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to buy out S.P.I. They don't want to sell out, but Beth is
to buy out S.P.I. They don't want to sell out, but Beth is
preparing a proposal to try and get them to finance
preparing a proposal to try and get them to finance
<br>GAMES</u>. She went to 200 Fifth and, after being refused
<u>GAMES</u>. She went to 200 Fifth and, after being refused
any info in one place she went to another saying she was
any info in one place she went to another saying she was
writing a report for school. The fellow she spoke to said  
writing a report for school. The fellow she spoke to said  
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<br>She gave me a letter from <u>Donald A. Curry</u>, who is looking  
<br>She gave me a letter from <u>Donald A. Curry</u>, who is looking  
for an 8-level <u>CHESS</u> variant invented by Ervin G. Kogbetli -
for an 8-level <u>CHESS</u> variant invented by Ervin G. Kogbetli -
antz, and written up by <u>LIFE</u> Magazine in the early '50s.
antz, and written up by <u>LIFE</u> Magazine in the early '50s [1950s].
<br>Made repros [reproductions] of the following game rules sent to me by Haar
Hoolim (since he would like to have them back): <u>BRAINY BLOCKS</u>,
<u>TAKE ALL</u>, <u>STACK-UP</u>, <u>BITSBITSBITS</u>, <u>Q-SETS</u>, <u>SPELLBOUND</u>, <u>MATTIX</u>,
<u>LET ME THINK</u>, <u>STOP 'M</u>, and <u>BARRICADE</u> (2 versions).
<br>Made repros [reproductions] of the following Dutch pamphlets for my father to translate: -
<u>TRIO</u>, <u>HET GERAM'S WERELD SCHAAKSPEL</u>, <u>NEO-SCHAAK</u>,
<u>HANDLEIDING VOR HET "NOVO-SHAAKSPEL"</u>. I tried to reproduce
<u>SCHADA</u> but it wouldn't give anything readable.
 
To <u>Felicia</u>. Told her about the <u>INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW</u> and gave
her a copy of the program and the market survey report.
<br>She spoke to Bob Johnson and the computer has come up with a
summary of the sales of <u>FITTING AND PROPER</u>, etc. "They
are quite happy with the orders so far."
<br>She still hasn't gotten a <u>PATTON</u> contract from R.G.I.
<br>Felicia showed me three games from a new client. He has heard
of me (but didn't know about <u>AGOG</u>) and would like to meet
me. He told her that he had devised a <u>GAME</u> based on induction
and, as far as he knew, no others existed.
<br><u>Alan M. Newman</u> [address and telephone number]
 
<u>HIGH RISE</u> - A <u>MONOPOLY</u> takeoff where players build their
rental property by getting chips that represent steel and
concrete. Plastic pcs. [pieces] that stack represent the floors. I felt that
there was nothing really new, and that it was all a matter of
<br>(cont. on 6/30)