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25 THURSDAY-OCTOBER 1973<br> | 25 THURSDAY-OCTOBER 1973<br> | ||
298TH DAY- 67 DAYS TO COME<br> | 298TH DAY- 67 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Rcd. [received] a letter from <u>Peter Pearce</u> with info on <u>GREATSHAPES</u>, | |||
<u>SNOW CRYSTALS</u>, and <u>NETRESULTS</u>- with a glossy of the latter. | |||
Also rcd. [received] a package with new "branches" - the 3 colors - for <u>NETRESULTS</u>. | |||
Rcd. [received] a letter from <u>R. Stephan Harman</u> of American Greetings with | |||
glossies (2 of the same) of <u>NIX</u>. | |||
<u>Felicia</u> called (while I was outside painting) and told BB that | |||
<u>IMAGE</u> did much better than last year. | |||
<u>Jim Dunnigan</u> called to say that S.P.I. did better this September | |||
than any other month ever. They're having a party tonight | |||
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. [received] | |||
about $8,500 in royalties from A.H. [Avalon Hill] but they kept him waiting | |||
about 2 months. | |||
Called <u>Issy Rothman</u> and made a date for 11/9. He'll arrange | |||
to pick up Earl, Claude, and Anne. | |||
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(cont. from 10/26 [10/30] | |||
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more cards to each player at the beginning and players can | |||
more cards to each player at the beginning and players can | plan their play so as to create strings of cards to play at one | ||
plan their play so as to create strings of cards to play at one | time. | ||
time. | |||
He also went to Munich to visit a fellow who is translating | He also went to Munich to visit a fellow who is translating | ||
<u>ABBOTT'S NEW CARD GAMES</u> into German for publication there. He | <u>ABBOTT'S NEW CARD GAMES</u> into German for publication there. He | ||
is the one who was instrumental in having Bob's <u>EGGHEAD</u | is the one who was instrumental in having Bob's <u>EGGHEAD</u> | ||
put out in Germany. He also conducts a TV program and | put out in Germany. He also conducts a TV program and | ||
Bob appeared on it. He was asked if he makes a living | Bob appeared on it. He was asked if he makes a living | ||
from inventing games and he said | from inventing games and he said that Sid Sackson, the | ||
inventor of <u>ACQUIRE</u>, was the only one he knows who makes | inventor of <u>ACQUIRE</u>, was the only one he knows who makes | ||
any money on games.<br> | any money on games.<br> | ||
He gets together with a mensa group that likes to play games | He gets together with a mensa group that likes to play games | ||
other than <u>CHESS</u> and <u>BRIDGE</u>. They are <u>ACQUIRE</u> fans.<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. | He enjoyed the meeting at S.P.I. and would like to do it again. | ||
Told him I'd try to set something up. | Told him I'd try to set something up. | ||
[started 10/30] | |||
[started 10/30] | |||