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6 WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 1972
12/5 <br>
'''6 WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 1972'''


34ST DAY - 25 DAYS TO COME
341ST DAY - 25 DAYS TO COME


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At a bazaar BB arranged to meet <u>Edith</u>. Edith gave her
a bag of plastic pcs. [pieces] with a groove that were
unfinished buttons. I'll keep them for possible
game parts. [there is a drawing of a circle with two lines diagonally from right-top to left -bottom]


Wrote up the rules for <u>FREE FORM</u>. Made a new set
At a bazaar BB arranged to meet <u>Edith</u>. Edith gave her  <br>
of the cards for <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>, but did not put contact on
a bag of plastic pcs. [pieces] with a groove that were  <br> 
unfinished buttons. I'll keep them for possible  <br>
game parts.  <br>
[there is a drawing of a circle with two lines diagonally from right-top to left -bottom]
 
Wrote up the rules for <u>FREE FORM</u>. Made a new set <br>
of the cards for <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>, but did not put contact on <br>
the back or trim the corners. <br>
BB typed the <u>FREE FORM</u> rules.
BB typed the <u>FREE FORM</u> rules.
<u>Fred Feucht</u> called. He has not been successful in getting to  <br>
see <u>Marshall Lucas</u> of M.B. However, Urban Systems contacted  <br>
him. When <u>Bob Hallowell</u> was trying to salvage Gametime he  <br>
presented the idea of p. & p. games to them. Now they  <br>
are interested. At first Fred suggested our flying to Bos-  <br>
ton to see <u>Dick Rosen</u>. But <u>John Deegan</u>, who now runs  <br>
the game part of Urban Systems will be in town this  <br>
week. I suggested getting his opinion before flying to  <br>
Boston - at considerable expense.
Fred contacted Urban Systems and set up a date with  <br>
Deegan for 10 A.M. this coming Friday. I asked which  <br>
games he had there:- <u>WILDCAT</u>, <u>AIR BATTLE</u>, <u>SWORDSMAN</u>,
and <u>TAKE-A-WORD</u>. Told him I might bring another.
Called <u>Phil Orbanes</u> to tell him about Fred's call. I asked  <br>
what he thought about showing <u>SUPER-TAC-TOE</u> to Urban  <br>
systems and he said that since we hadn't heard from  <br>
<u>Herb Hochstetter</u>, I could go ahead.
When he seemed not too interested in the Urban Systems  <br>
deal I reminded him that I-Q was my 25% agent. He [illegible word crossed out]  <br>
apologized.
Phil rcd. [received] a letter from <u>Joel Gaines</u> about <u>REALM</u>. He is now  <br>
quite enthusiastic. The one thing he didn't care for was draw-  <br>
ing cards for a starting postition.
Phil would like to eliminate having the 16 "chips" and  <br>
engraving the numbers on the board. He suggested each  <br>
player choosing 3 starting spaces alternately. I was  <br>
afraid that this would become stereotyped - especially  <br>
with the same two players. I suggested players choosing <br>
the spaces but prohibiting two spaces in the same <br>
row or column. Phil liked that idea.
When talking with <u>Fred Feucht</u>, we spoke a little about <u>Bob
Hallowell</u>. I asked about getting <u>MANHATTAN MADNESS</u> back <br>
from Bob. Fred said he was pretty sure he had it, Fred <br>
that is.
<u>Arthur</u> called. He was in touch with <u>Ned Strongin</u>. He had a check
from Hasbro on [illegible word crossed out] <u>BALANCE OF POWER</u>. It is for about half of
what originally was promised. Hasbro goes ahead with the  <br>
(cont. on 12/5)