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12 TUESDAY - JUNE 1973 163RD DAY - 202 DAYS TO COME


Call from Leonard Willett (see yesterday). Returned the release form to the state.

Rcd. [received] a letter (in triplicate) from 3M concerning sale of SLEUTH, MONAD, and VENTURE in Europe. One to be signed and returned.
Rcd. [received] a letter from Mary Hilt with a repro of a column from SAN MATEO TIMES reviewing ODD OR EVEN.
Rcd. [received] a letter from J. McI. Cruickshank in Glasgow asking about obtaining a copy of AGOG.
Rcd. [received] a letter from Haar Hoolim. Sent me rules of STACK-UP.
Rcd. [received] THE GAMESLETTER (#58). Mentions INSIGHT, AMERI-CARD, SPE-LINGO, BASIS, LINGUISHTIK, STARLORD, STRATEGY ONE, DIPLOMACY, IMPERIAL CONQUEST, VICTORY AT SEA NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION, and others.

Called Felicia and she called me back. Told her about the 3M letter and I'll bring it to her Thursday for signing. I'll also bring the HONORABLE RELATIONS model.
VIEWLINE is back from Burt Huber. He is looking forward to other submissions. I suggested Ed-U-Cards as a possibility and Felicia agreed.
Bob Johnson promised to give us answers on every thing ASAP. No word yet on 3D BOXES.

Wrote the rules for HONORABLE RELATIONS.

Phil brought me THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE, LEE AT GETTYSBURG, and SPITFIRE. In the last one only the game board was included. He also brought me a pile of magazine-size plastic bags.


(cont. from 6/13) [6/14]


Baseball GAME that he is working on. It is played on a hex grid and the fielders, hitters, and ball all move with different "movement factors." Dice A die is shaken for errors depending on player's "error factor", etc.
I told him that some things similar, but less elaborate, had been done in the past and that I'd look them up before I came to Simulations next time. However, I haven't really kept up with everything that is being done with sports games.

To R.G.I. As soon as I came in Bob Gellman, before I said anything, called his lawyer. He left word with the secretary to have the PATTON contract taken care off of. He had a glossy of the PATTON fake-up and I took a
(cont. on 6/11)