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16 Friday - March 1973 75th Day - 290 Days to Come

To Simulations. Met with Bob Champer. Discussed my idea for the PATTON mechanism. He pointed out, and I checked, that the dice use was a little similar to that in QUÉBEC 1759. But not e- nough to worry about. [illegible word crossed out]

We agreed that he would work on "The Battle of the Bulge" while I worked on "Sicily." We'll get together next week and check them out. Then we'll work on "France" together.

Bob found a history of World War I and II for me. I repro- duced the section on "Sicily." // Gave Bob check for $50.

Phil F. gave me copies of: AUSTERLITZ, MUSKET & PIKE, KOREA, RIFLE & SABER, AMERICAN REVOLUTION. (Later discovered that I already had AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) In RIFLE & SABER the "Turn Record Chart" seems to be missing, also in MUSKET & PIKE.*

Ran off 3 repros of a game I found on the bulletin board - AWOL - A GAME FOR LOSERS.

Sal talked to me about a game idea he had - RIP-OFF. He spoke to Jim D about it and if they take it it will be for a flat fee. Sal once spoke to Phil Orbanes about it and Phil was interested at that time in working with him. I said I'd check with Phil (but I forgot when we did get together).

Took a copy of S&T to give to Phil.

  • At later time spoke to Jim D, and he said they weren't really necessary and listing

them was a mistake.

To Felicia's. Gave her $30 check for PATTON. Looked at LOTTERY and it was in good shape. Looked at MAVERICK COUNTRY and decided that it really wasn't good enough to show to Lake- side. She appreciated my decision. She thought the name LADY LUCK was O.K.

To "Gamut of Games," Played I Went over my corrections in REALM and INFINITY. Phil made notes and also kept the copies I marked up. He'll fix them up and then get them to me for a final check.

Played INFINITY with Phil, Djoli, and Nick.

BB rcd. [received] a call from someone in a school and gave her my number at "Gamut." She is setting up a career conference at the Jr. H.S. (I believe) and wanted me to talk about career opportunities in Games. (She got my name from Mike Albers.) I told her that I really didn't know about opportunities in game companies and that I would have to be very negative about free-lancing. She thanked me.

Phil made out a contract for my work on REALM - 3¢ a game. He wanted to put a 5-year cut-off on the contract, but Djoli said 5 years.

Went with Djoli to visit Waddimir Waldimir Van Zedwitz (Wad Waldy Waldy). Supper at the Carlyle Hotel. Then to Djoli's room to test MONTAGE with Nick a girl friend of his. Wally kibitzed. Played one game and part of a second, but I had to go back to the office to get my things, I left them there thinking we were coming back.

Before this Djoli and Waldy talked about their feeling that INFINITY was too complicated. I said that I thought it [illegible word crossed out]

(cont. on 3/15)

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