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Rcd. a card stating that the person "formerly" known as | Rcd. [received] a card stating that the person "formerly" known as | ||
Joel Gaines is now "formally" Prince Djoli Kansil. | Joel Gaines is now "formally" [illegible strikeout] Prince Djoli Kansil. | ||
Played 2-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u> with BB. Played well even with 2 . | Played 2-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u> with BB. Played well even with 2. | ||
The ending was a little slow with buying permitted only with a double. | The ending was a little slow with buying permitted only with a double. | ||
And with a high number it was too much money. Later thought of | And with a high number it was too much money. Later thought of | ||
allowing buying with any total up to 12. With a 13 or higher a player | allowing buying with any total up to 12. With a 13 or higher a player | ||
may not buy. When only 1 player has 4 cards left, 4 more | may not buy. When only 1 player has 4 cards left, 4 more | ||
throws should be plenty. | throws should be plenty. | ||
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(cont. from 2/25) | (cont. from 2/25) [2/26] | ||
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Picked up a copy of ''<u>TOY FAIR WORLD</u>'' (Feb. 25, 1973). Alabe has | Picked up a copy of ''<u>TOY FAIR WORLD</u>'' (Feb. [February] 25, 1973). Alabe has | ||
3 new games - <u>REWORD</u>, <u>BIG DEALER</u>, and <u>MAT OCA</u>. (Didn't see | 3 new games - <u>REWORD</u>, <u>BIG DEALER</u>, and <u>MAT OCA</u>. (Didn't see | ||
this until Fair was over. I'll have to go to suite 1005 at 200 5th | this until Fair was over. I'll have to go to suite 1005 at 200 5th | ||
to look at it.) <br> | to look at it.) <br> | ||
Picked up ''<u>TOY TRADE NEWS</u>'' (Sunday, Feb. 25, 1973). Mentions | Picked up ''<u>TOY TRADE NEWS</u>'' (Sunday, Feb. [February] 25, 1973). Mentions | ||
R.G.I./Athol Game Co. and <u>HOLIDAY</u>, <u>MOVIE MOGULS</u>, & <u>PATTON</u>. | R.G.I./Athol Game Co. and <u>HOLIDAY</u>, <u>MOVIE MOGULS</u>, & <u>PATTON</u>. | ||
To 3M room | To 3M room and while waiting for Keith on the phone took | ||
two copies of the catalog (which I later discovered was the | |||
same as last year's).<br> | |||
Upstairs to <u>Keith</u>. Showed him <u>HABITAT</u>. He thought | |||
it was attractive, but wondered if more than one solution might | |||
be preferable. They have three solutions for <u>HECTIX</u>. He | |||
took it with him. <br> | |||
Played part of a game of <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u> and he liked it | |||
a lot. Took the box and I'll send the rules. (Signed a | |||
disclosure form for the two of them.) <br> | |||
They are going to put <u>GO</u> in a "classic" bookshelf and I | |||
believe <u>BACKGAMMON</u> too. He asked my opinion of games | |||
that they could put up in "do-it-yourself" form. They | |||
thought of <u>CHESS</u> and I added <u>BACKGAMMON</u>, but there | |||
probably aren't any others that people would bother with. I told | |||
him about the flop of <u>GAME INVENTOR' S KIT</u>. <br> | |||
They are thinking of a line of p & p games - a shrink wrapped | |||
pad - to sell under $1. They wondered if the games in ''<u>AGOG</u>'' | |||
were in public domain. I told him they are now mine <s>but</s> | |||
and are covered by copyright. They would rather not pay | |||
royalties but will if they have to. I told him that I had | |||
worked on p & p. games for another (unnamed) company and | |||
that I had a contractual prohibition from sellig p & p | |||
games to other companies. I couldn't do anything for 3M under | |||
my own name. I told him about my small-equipment games, | |||
such as <u>TAKE-A-WORD</u> and <u>SUPER-TAC-TOE</u>. Made a date for | |||
8:15 for breakfast on Wednesday to talk about it more. <br> | |||
Keith said that they keep hearing rumors about Hallmark and | |||
asked if I had anything with them and are they coming out? | |||
I said that I had two which are supposed to for stationery | |||
show but I've been disappointed before. | |||
(cont. on 1/28) | |||