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9 WEDNESDAY - MAY 1973
129TH DAY - 236 DAYS TO COME
Rcd. the OPERATION GREIF rules with uncut counters. The
game uses THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE board. (Put the material in
the box of that game.)
Send a copy of the NINE OF SWORDS solution to Klara Karlan.
Rearranged part of the "game room." Took the 4 "Bekins Boxes" from
under the table and put together 8 new ones, and put them
against the narrowest shelfs.
Wrote to Earl Doherty. Invited him, Alfons, & Martindale
here on 5/20. Mentioned KGB, CHESSWORD, and
THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME.
In thinking of possible things to show them thought
of SPECTRUM. Looked over my notes, thought of starting
the game with the towers inverted - the large one on
top.
(cont. from 5/10) [5/21]
were missing) - Abt. $5, WINIT - abt. $7, and FINESSE - abt $7.
Apologized for not thanking him for sending MAD-CAPS.
These are still in the line - abt $1.25. The games were invented
by his father Chester Andrews (Czestaw Andrzejewski). Told him
that the packaging did not seem in keeping with the price. Said
I'd review FINESSE and probably mention WINIT. Asked him to
send me glossies.
While with Andrews representatives of [illegible strikeout]
{Synthetic Plastic Novelties, Inc.,
{[illegible strikeout] 323 West 39th St.
{New York, N.Y. 10018
{LA 4-0600
Stopped by. Took their card. I can buy 36 boxes of 200
chips - 10 colors - for 70¢ each. (Later spoke to Claude and
he'd like 12 boxes.)
- To lunch with Marvin Kaye and 2 fellows who read his
book A TOY IS BORN. They are interested in marketing a toy,
or in licensing it. Talked in general about the problems
involved. Ate at Japanese Restaurant.
Marvins telephone number {Marvin Kaye
{LE 5-6310
- G&R. Nothing new. Just said hello.
- Dynamic Games. Nothing there I didn't know about.
- Harold Deakin there. Said hello, but he was busy, said
I'd try to be back.
- Urban Systems. Nothing new in games.
- Itemation. Spoke to man there. He has 3 games he thinks I
would be interested in:- SET POINT, SUPERGROUP, and
STAMP COLLECTORS GAME. He'll give me copies Thursday.
- Lawson & Lawson. Took a catalog sheet and saw the following:-
(cont. on 5/8)