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Created page with "10 Monday - September 1973 <br>253rd day - 112 days to come ---- Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a letter from <u>Burt Huber</u> together with their rules for <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>. In the letter he says that they have kept the play the same but have substituted a mythical feudal society instead of the numbers and hope I will be satisfied. He is sending her several copies of <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u>, <u>FITTING & PROPER</u>, and <u>CUBITS</u>. <br>We..."
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 they have kept the play the same but have substituted a mythical
 feudal society instead of the numbers and hope I will be satisfied.
 He is sending her several copies of <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u>, <u>FITTING & PROPER</u>,
-and <u>CUBITS</u>.
+and <u>CUBITS</u>.<br>
-<br>We decided that I would look at the <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>
+We decided that I would look at the <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>
 rules when I bring <u>PUSHOVER</u> and <u>THE 31ST HEX</u> to Felicia next
 Monday, at 2. Incidentally, Burt promised to give us an answer
 within 30 days for the two puzzle-games.
-Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u>
+Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u>. He apologized for not calling last Friday,
+but he didn't have any questions on the p&p games.<br>
+Told him that "a manufacturer" had told me that Reiss was
+taking over D.D.I. and that Reiss and Mag-Nif had split.
+Also that I hadn't let on that I knew.<br>
+The takeover of D.D.I. is definite. It will be handled as a
+separate entity under National Paragon with the existing
+management. <u>Carl Eisenberg</u> will have little or nothing to do
+with it.<br>
+Hoi Polloi is expanding. They are setting up a factory in this
+country for assembling games, etc. They are setting up
+a factory in Puerto Rico for producing wood products.<br>
+They are looking for wood items to use their new
+factory. They want things to sell between $1 and $5.
+They want things that consist of cut pcs. [pieces] - a maximum
+of 24 - that can be tumble finished. They can be silk
+screened with a maximum of 3 colors.<br>
+Phil has sold them two items. <s>One is a</s> Both are
+manipulative <u>PUZZLES</u>. One called <u>RUNNER UP</u> is an
+inclined plane with a ball to run up it. The other is a spiral
+incline with a ball to run up it. He is getting $500 each
+for these (or rather "Gamut of Games" is). He considers it as
+a "finder's fee" for things that are in the public domain.
+If he comes up with an original concept he will expect royalties.
+(Later learned that these were plastic - not wood.)<br>
+He is working on a <u>GAME</u> using 24 pcs. [pieces] as shown [box with an "X" in it], with
+all possible combinations of 3 colors. Another idea is a
+<u>STRATEGO</u> type <s>game</s> <u>GAME</u> without a board.<br>
+I told him about <u>THE WORM TURNS</u> and he thinks it
+would be suitable.<br>
+As a possibility I asked about a word <u>GAME</u> using wooden tiles.
+He said that he was thinking of that. I said that then I wouldn't
+continue with my idea. He said by all means for me to continue, and
+let Hoi Polloi take the better one. I said that I-Q should deinitely
+get a cut of any of these games. He appreciated my saying
+that, and said that we'd discuss the amount later.<br>
+On the plastic items, Hoi Polloi will be coming out with 6 - $1.50
+items, all packaged the same way - similar to Mag-Nif's "Mental
+Hang Ups." Phil has two of his things included. (Royalties?)<br>
+(cont. on 9/9)