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-Letter from <u>Graeme Levin</u>. Will see that I get ''<u>G & P</u>'' #9 & #10. <br>
+Letter from <u>Graeme Levin</u>. Will see that I get ''<u>G & P</u>'' #9 & #10.
-Will get to <u>TREK</u> as soon as possible. Will look into the  <br>
+Will get to <u>TREK</u> as soon as possible. Will look into the
 situation with ''<u>AGOG</u>''.
-Started thinking about the "Permissions" on the Random House <br>
+Started thinking about the "Permissions" on the Random House
-statement and called Richard B. Morin (see 2/3) to <br>
+statement and called Richard B. Morin [illegible strikeout] (see 2/3) to
-ask him about it . It was for permission to use parts of the <br>
+ask him about it. It was for permission to use parts of the
-book. I asked him if it would be too much trouble to look up <br>
+book. I asked him if it would be too much trouble to look up
-which publication(s) were given the permission. He will <br>
+which publication(s) were given the permission. He will
 have soeone look it up and have them call me, within a week.
-Mel Bernstein here with his wife, Betty, to show us his <br>
+Mel Bernstein here with his wife, Betty, to show us his
-game <u>SARACEN</u>. The board was attractive and the basic spaces <br>
+game <u>SARACEN</u>. The board was attractive and the basic spaces
-were diamond shaped. The <s>object was for th</s> two hand game <br>
+were diamond shaped. The <s>object was for th</s> two hand game
-was between the Saracens and either the English, French, or <br>
+was between the Saracens and either the English, French, or
-Austrians. The object is to occupy two special spaces out of <br>
+Austrians. The object is to occupy two special spaces out of
-on the Saracen side or two spaces on the side representing <br>
+on the Saracen side or two spaces on the side representing
-the starting space of the Crusaders. Moves are determined by <br>
+the starting space of the Crusaders. Moves are determined by
-the turn of cards, and drawing a card of own color gives another <br>
+the turn of cards, and drawing a card of own color gives another
-draw. Certain cards <s>allow</s> cause every piece on a players <br>
+draw. Certain cards <s>allow</s> cause every piece on a players
-side to move. (There are a lot of complications but no really <br>
+side to move. (There are a lot of complications <s>th</s> but no really
-new play principles. I am not attempting to put down any of  <br>
+new play principles. I am not attempting to put down any of
 the details.) <br>
-I suggested A.H. but Mel tried them and they are not using
+I suggested A.H. [Avalon Hill] but Mel tried them and they are not using
-any new sources.
+any new sources. Showed him <u>FEUDAL</u> as the reason that 3M
+would not be interested. I told him I'd talk to Felicia about it
+and let him know whether she is interested. <br>
+Bill Sullivan, at Simulations (a researcher - Dale tells me) gave Mel
+<u>Phil Orbanes</u>' number as well as mine, but told Mel to watch out for
+Phil. I told Mel he had no reason to worry. He'll call Phil, altho I
+told him that there probably wasn't much chance.
+During day called <u>Odette Willis</u> and changed our date at Felicia's to
+Thursday at 2. Checked it with <u>Felicia</u>. Then called <u>Claude</u>
+and set up Thursday at 4 for him to show her <u>UPSTAGE</u>.
+----
+(cont. from 2/8) [2/8]
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+them easier to follow. I'll go there at 12:30 on 2/15 to look
+at the rules, and the company will get <s>me</s> us lunch.
+Played 2-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u> with BB. Played quite well. I thought
+that BB was way ahead but it ended quite close. The ending with the
+-11 etc. seemed fine - not that it lasted very long. A point that
+came up - a player with a double does not have to tread out of
+classification if he does not have more than one of any classification.