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25 THURSDAY-OCTOBER 1973 | 25 THURSDAY-OCTOBER 1973<br> | ||
298TH DAY- 67 DAYS TO COME | 298TH DAY- 67 DAYS TO COME<br> | ||
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Rcd. a letter from <u>Peter Pearce</u> with info on <u>GREATSHAPES</u>, | Rcd. a letter from <u>Peter Pearce</u> with info on <u>GREATSHAPES</u>,<br> | ||
<u>SNOW CRYSTALS</u>, and <u>NETRESULTS</u>- with a glossy of the latter. | <u>SNOW CRYSTALS</u>, and <u>NETRESULTS</u>- with a glossy of the latter.<br> | ||
Also rcd. a package with new "branches" - the 3 colors - for <u>NETRESULTS</u>. | Also rcd. a package with new "branches" - the 3 colors - for <u>NETRESULTS</u>.<br> | ||
Rcd. a letter from <u>R. Stephan Harman</u> of American Greetings with | Rcd. a letter from <u>R. Stephan Harman</u> of American Greetings with<br> | ||
glossies (2 of the same) of <u>NIX</u>. | glossies (2 of the same) of <u>NIX</u>.<br> | ||
<u>Felicia</u> called (while I was outside painting) and told BB that | <u>Felicia</u> called (while I was outside painting) and told BB that<br> | ||
<u>IMAGE</u> did much better than last year. | <u>IMAGE</u> did much better than last year.<br> | ||
<u>Jim Dunnigan</u> called to say that S.P.I. did better this September | <u>Jim Dunnigan</u> called to say that S.P.I. did better this September<br> | ||
than any other month ever. They're having a party tonight | than any other month ever. They're having a party tonight<br> | ||
to celebrate and I'm invited. (Didn't go because of painting.) | to celebrate and I'm invited. (Didn't go because of painting.)<br> | ||
Remembered that Jim told me last time I was in that he rcd. | Remembered that Jim told me last time I was in that he rcd.<br> | ||
about $8,500 in royalties from A.H. but they kept him waiting | about $8,500 in royalties from A.H. but they kept him waiting<br> | ||
about 2 months. | about 2 months.<br> | ||
Called <u>Issy Rothman</u> and made a date for 11/9. He'll arrange | Called <u>Issy Rothman</u> and made a date for 11/9. He'll arrange<br> | ||
to pick up Earl, Claude, and Anne. | to pick up Earl, Claude, and Anne.<br> | ||
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(cont. from 10/26 [10/30]<br> | |||
more cards to each player at the beginning and players can<br> | |||
plan their play so as to create strings of cards to play at one<br> | |||
time.<br> | |||
He also went to Munich to visit a fellow who is translating<br> | |||
<u>ABBOTT'S NEW CARD GAMES</u> into German for publication there. He<br> | |||
is the one who was instrumental in having Bob's <u>EGGHEAD</u><br> | |||
put out in Germany. He also conducts a TV program and<br> | |||
Bob appeared on it. He was asked if he makes a living<br> | |||
from inventing games and he said the Sid Sackson, the<br> | |||
inventor of <u>ACQUIRE</u>, was the only one he knows who makes<br> | |||
any money on games.<br> | |||
He gets together with a mensa group that likes to play games<br> | |||
other than <u>CHESS</u> and <u>BRIDGE</u>. They are <u>ACQUIRE</u> fans.<br> | |||
He enjoyed the meeting at S.P.I. and would like to do it again.<br> | |||
Told him I'd try to set something up.<br> | |||
[started 10/30]<br> | |||