Scripto · Sackson Portal

Return to revision history

--- Revision as of 11:37:38, 18 February 2026 by Sball

Created page with "10 THURSDAY - MAY 1973<br> 130TH DAY - 235 DAYS TO COME<br> ---- Rcd. card from <u>Don Miller</u>. He rcd. the three games (<u>STRATEGY I</u>,<br> <u>PHALANX</u>, <u>DARK AGES</u>) I sent on 5/1. Also the seven copies<br> of <u>MOVES</u>. If not too late, he wants me to mention<br> that renewals to <u>G&P</u> are $8.50 and $16.00 - 50¢<br> higher than new subscriptions.<br> Rcd. the material I sent to <u>Lech Pijanowski</u> <s>back</s> on<br> <u>THE PROPAGANDA..."
+++ Revision as of 16:07:17, 24 March 2026 by Lboland
--- This revision marked as completed.
+++ This revision marked as approved.
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 THURSDAY - MAY 1973<br>
-TH DAY - 235 DAYS TO COME<br>
+TH DAY - 235 DAYS TO COME
 ----
-Rcd. card from <u>Don Miller</u>. He rcd. the three games (<u>STRATEGY I</u>,<br>
+Rcd. [received] card from <u>Don Miller</u>. He rcd. [received] the three games (<u>STRATEGY I</u>,
-<u>PHALANX</u>, <u>DARK AGES</u>) I sent on 5/1. Also the seven copies<br>
+<u>PHALANX</u>, <u>DARK AGES</u>) I sent on 5/1. Also the seven copies
-of <u>MOVES</u>. If not too late, he wants me to mention<br>
+of <u>MOVES</u>. If not too late, he wants me to mention
-that renewals to <u>G&P</u> are $8.50 and $16.00 - 50¢<br>
+that renewals to <u>G&P</u> are $8.50 and $16.00 - 50¢
 higher than new subscriptions.<br>
-Rcd. the material I sent to <u>Lech Pijanowski</u> <s>back</s> on<br>
+Rcd. [received] the material I sent to <u>Lech Pijanowski</u> <s>back</s> on
-<u>THE PROPAGANDA GAME</u> back, undelivered. (?)<br>
+<u>THE PROPAGANDA GAME</u> back, undelivered. (?)
-Call from <u>Odette Willis</u> The material she sent to me on<br>
-<u>L'ANNEAU ENCHANTE DE TOM TIT</u> was returned to her. She<br>
+Call from <u>Odette Willis</u> The material she sent to me on
-sent it to 1827 instead of 1287. She'll send it again.<br>
+<u>L'ANNEAU ENCHANTE DE TOM TIT</u> was returned to her. She
-Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. It looks like the buyer response to<br>
+sent it to 1827 instead of 1287. She'll send it again.
-<u>PATTON</u> is about 3 times that for <u>HOLIDAY</u>. For the histor-<br>
-ical material he'd like about 8 single spaced typewritten sheets.<br>
+Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. It looks like the buyer response to
-As soon as Rick Lewis has the preliminary artwork ready on<br>
+<u>PATTON</u> is about 3 times that for <u>HOLIDAY</u>. For the historical
-the boards we'll including <u>Bob Champer</u>, get together to go over<br>
+material he'd like about 8 single spaced typewritten sheets.
-them. 3 weeks from now if o.k. for rules.<br>
+As soon as Rick Lewis has the preliminary artwork ready on
-Wrote to <u>Don Laycock</u>. Apologized for not writing sooner and<br>
+the boards we'll, including <u>Bob Champer</u>, get together to go over
-invited him to visit us when he is in the U.S.<br>
+them. 3 weeks from now if o.k. for rules.
-With Claude & Anne to Dale's new apt. Noticed that Phil had<br>
-a few copies of <u>DIPLOMACY</u>. I asked and he'll send me a copy<br>
+Wrote to <u>Don Laycock</u>. Apologized for not writing sooner and
+invited him to visit us when he is in the U.S.
+With Claude & Anne to Dale's new apt. [apartment] Noticed that Phil had
+a few copies of <u>DIPLOMACY</u>. I asked and he'll send me a copy
 from Simulations.<br>
-At <u>Claude</u>'s played 4-hand <u>SPECTRUM</u> using the ideas of last<br>
+At <u>Claude</u>'s played 4-hand <u>SPECTRUM</u> using the ideas of last
-night and from the notes (in old diaries) I looked at last<br>
+night and from the notes (in old diaries) I looked at last
-night. Claude didn't like the idea of each player<br>
+night. Claude didn't like the idea of each player
-having a different color set-up since it made it harder to<br>
+having a different color set-up since it made it harder to
-play defensively. He also suggested removing the towers<br>
+play defensively. He also suggested removing the towers
-as they were completed so that things didn't get so con-<br>
+as they were completed so that things didn't get so
-gested.<br>
+congested.<br>
-Gave Claude the check for his share of 1st quarter<br>
+Gave Claude the check for his share of 1st quarter
 <u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u> royalties.<br>
-Claude suggested cutting the corners off some sizes of the<br>
+Claude suggested cutting the corners off some sizes of the
-<u>SPECTRUM</u> pieces so that they can be easily identified.<br>
+<u>SPECTRUM</u> pieces so that they can be easily identified.
 ----
-(cont. from 5/11) [5/21]<br>
+(cont. from 5/11) [5/21]
-p&p games. I took a sheet with the rules of the 5 of them:-<br>
+----
-<u>WORDPLAY</u>, <u>VEGAS 13</u>, <u>CHINESECHEK</u>, <u>NINE TACTOE</u>, <u>DAM-IT!</u> They are<br>
+p&p games. I took a sheet with the rules of the 5 of them:-
-sold $2 each or $7 for a package of all 5. We get 4¢ for<br>
+<u>WORDPLAY</u>, <u>VEGAS 13</u>, <u>CHINESECHEK</u>, <u>NINE TACTOE</u>, <u>DAM-IT!</u> They are
-each individual game. By proportion we should get 14¢ on the<br>
+sold $2 each or $7 for a package of all 5. We get 4¢ for
-package. Carl suggested giving us 10¢, Phil will try for 12¢.<br>
+each individual game. By proportion we should get 14¢ on the
+package. Carl suggested giving us 10¢, Phil will try for 12¢.
 Phil said that <u>TURNABOUT</u> was done by <u>Gini Scott</u><br>
-- Computer Games. Took a catalog. New is <u>COMPUTAMATIC SOCCER</u> and<br>
+- Computer Games. Took a catalog. New is <u>COMPUTAMATIC SOCCER</u> and
 <u>COMPUTAMATIC RUGBY</u>, <u>COMPUTAMATIC TENNIS</u>, <u>COMPUTAMATIC BOWLING</u>.<br>
-- Andrews Games. Met <u>Steve Andrews</u>. He gave me copies of the<br>
+- Andrews Games. Met <u>Steve Andrews</u>. He gave me copies of the
 following games :- <u>POLISH DOMINOES</u> (later discovered that the rules<br>
-(cont. on 5/9)<br>
+(cont. on 5/9)