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'''16 MONDAY * APRIL 1973'''<br>
MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK * PATRIOTS" DAY (MASS. [Massachusetts]) * 106TH DAY * 259 DAYS TO COME
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Downtown for meeting with <u>Bob Gellman</u> and Rick Lewis. Figured
out how to prepare the <u>PATTON</u> and <u>HOLIDAY</u> material for
the F.A.O. Schwartz catalog. Rick will take care of that first
and then will work on the three board for the actual game.
Once he has them blocked out he will contact me and we'll
get together for me to look at them. We exchanged cards.
<br>When Rick left Bob & I went over the copy on the two
games. Also the equipment list for inclusion in the
F.A.O. catalog.<br>
Bob liked the way I prepared the Sicily map and the
"movement" cards. I told him that I could do the illustrations
for the <u>PATTON</u> rules in ink so that they could
be reproduced directly. In return I asked for a dozen
copies of <u>HOLIDAY</u> and a dozen of <u>PATTON</u>. Its a deal.<br>
I brought it up, and he will prepare a contract for <u>PATTON</u>.<br>
His meeting with <u>Reiss</u> last Monday was pleasant, but
Reiss declined to handle <u>PATTON</u>, <u>HOLIDAY</u>, and <u>MOVIE MOGULS</u>.
He thinks they are good games but he doesn't think the
size of the box is right for sale in stationery departments. Space
on the ground floor of the department stores is counted at
a much higher rate than the upper floors, where toy departments
are located. So they want small boxes. Bob said that
Brentano's tells him his size is just right.


To M.B. [Milton Bradley] and then upstairs to Lowe where <u>Mickie Mackay</u> now has
her office. Spoke to her awhile and took copies of <u>MANHUNT</u>,
<u>SUPER SPY</u> and <u>TRIPLE YAHTZEE</u>. Also took glossies of the first
two and she will have one sent for the last. The list price of
<u>MANHUNT</u> is "under $7.00," <u>TIPLE YAHTZEE</u> "under $3.50."<br>
<br>To <u>Felicia</u>. Told her that <u>Dick Harris</u> hadn't seen <u>CONTRACT</u>.
She rcd. [received] a letter from <u>Bill Dohrmann</u> that <u>PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOCKS</u> was
being returned. It was good, but they have something "stronger."<br>
<br>Told Felicia that I was coming along on <u>3D BOXES</u> and that I would
probably call her at the end of the week.
To Ain Plastics and found 11 1/8" red rods to use for <u>3D BOXES</u>
to use instead of the orange I bought before.
At the Berdicks got another copy of the ''<u>TIMES</u>'' article on games
of 4/8.
Called <u>Earl</u> and arranged to pick him up tomorrow.
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(cont. from 4/19) [5/24]
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Rcd. [received] a letter from someone who had originally asked
<u>Frank Armbruster</u>. He is trying to find a magazine -
''<u>COMPETITORS JOURNAL</u>''. Enclosed stamped envelope. <br>
[started 5/24]