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<br>22 Monday - January 1973
'''22 MONDAY * JANUARY 1973'''<br>
<br>22nd Day - 343 Days to Come
22ND DAY * 343 DAYS TO COME
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Rcd. [received] a letter from <u>PLAYTHINGS</u> with a questionaire directed towards
Rcd. a letter from ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'' with a questionaire directed towards<br>
toy wholesalers or retailers. (Discarded.)
toy wholesalers or retailers. (Discarded.)<br>
<br>Rcd. the 4th quarter royalty statement and check for $11.26 from  
<br>Rcd. the 4th quarter royalty statement and check for $11.26 from <br>
<u>Tom Atwater</u> - for <u>ODD OR EVEN</u>, <u>TEMPO</u>, <u>INTERPLAY</u>, <u>TRANSFORMATION</u>.
<u>Tom Atwater</u> - for <u>ODD OR EVEN</u>, <u>TEMPO</u>, <u>INTERPLAY</u>, <u>TRANSFORMATION</u>.<br>
<br>Rcd. the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts (2) and a note from <u>Bob Johnson</u>.
<br>Rcd. the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts (2) and a note from <u>Bob Johnson</u>.<br>


Called <u>Felicia</u> to tell her that I rcd. the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts. Bob had told
Called <u>Felicia</u> to tell her that I rcd. the <u>FOCUS</u> contracts. Bob had told<br>
me to sign it and return it to <s>her</s> him without saying that Felicia<br>
should sign it. And there was no provision for her signature on the<br>
contract. She said to send it back but to call Bob's attention to the<br>
fact that she should sign it too. After she hung up I looked at the<br>
other Hallmark contracts and they were all the same. Some she had<br>
signed and others not.<br>
Told her that I hadn't heard from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. Felicia called <u>Ruth</u><br>
in Texas to tell her the "good news" about <u>HOLIDAY</u>.<br>
 
Called <u>Bill Eckhart</u> in G.A.F. to ask about <u>VIEWLINE</u> and <u>JUNGLE RACE</u>.<br>
Out for the rest of the day. Supposed to be in tomorrow.<br>
 
Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. The contract with Athol was signed Friday.<br>
He mentioned his call to Felicia and said that he had told her that he had told<br>
me not to say anything until it was definite.<br>
<br><u>HOLIDAY</u> will be shown at Toy Fair - just the final artwork of the box.<br>
<br>He wants the <u>PATTON</u> game from me but there is no big hurry. By the<br>
beginning of May will be O.K. We both agreed that we don't want anything<br>
nearly as complicated as an A.H. [Avalon Hill] game or a Simulations. He met<br>
someone who was an A.H. "freak" but said that <u>1914</u> was completely<br>
unplayable.<br>
He wants to be at the Stationery Show but can't afford a whole booth.<br>
He's thinking of contacting Jed Gaines about sharing one. He asked<br>
me if I knew how <u>MYWORD!</u> did at X'Mas. Told him that I see Jed but I<br>
don't ask him about business.<br>
Bob asked me if I had any other games on the shelf, like <u>HOLIDAY</u>. Told<br>
him I had all kinds of things, and we'll go over them after Toy Fair<br>
and work on the '74 line. I asked about <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u>. That will be for '74.<br>
Bob said that Urban Systems is now trying to get out of games. They have<br>
been hit by Judgements over <u>THE GODFATHER GAME</u> and<br>
<u>THE HOWARD HUGHES GAME</u>. Bob wondered if any of their games would<br>
be worth taking over. I told him that <u>SMOG</u> was their best game.<br>
But we both had doubts about sales potential for ecology games.<br>
Took his new address: <br>
{<u>Bob Gellman</u><br>
{Rm. 356, 200 5th Ave.<br>
{(924-7575)<br>
I'll drop by in the near future to look at the <u>HOLIDAY</u> box.<br>
 
Called <u>Fred Feucht</u>. He apologized for not telling me about the Urban<br>
Systems deal. He said that he heard from them last week<br>
that there was a problem in their stock issue, but it was <br>
definitely not dead. But in any case it makes coming out with new<br>
things this year impossible. They still like the idea of the<br>
(cont. on 1/20)