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27 SATURDAY * OCTOBER 1973
300TH DAY * 65 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. [received] an envelope from Pierre Berloquin with clippings from 8 issues of LA REVUE DU JOUET. Looked thru them. Also a short note from Pierre.
Janvier 1972: LA PÉTANQUE, MISSION APOLLO; "Coffret de Douze Jeux" including LES PETITS LAPINS, LES ROBINSONS, LES SOLDATS DE BOIS, LA CHASSE AUX TIGRES, LES CHEVAUX SAUVAGES, LE HALMA, LA RONDE FOLLE, LE BOOMERANG, (THE L GAME - see 11/2/67), LE SOLITAIRE, TU TRICHES!, LE RAMIRO, LE 505, KIM-BAC, RUGBY SUR TABLE.
Mars Avril 1972: ORDINO CARTE, MÉDITERTANÉE JEU DE HAUTE STRATÉGIE (Probably the same as ROME ET CARTHAGE; LE COMPTE EST BON; PLEIN GAZ; LA CLEF SAVANTE.
Mai 1972: TIPP-KICK; BALL MASTER, PUCK MASTER; JEU DE LA BOURSE; LE COUP D'OEIL; LES FUGITIFS; RALLYE CONCORDE.
Juin 1972: BUT; CHOCOLAT; PORTAIT-MASSACRE; ORDINO TRAIN.
Septembre 1972: FASCINATION; STRINGO; LA PART DU LION; MAGELLAN.
Janvier 1973: LEXIDATA; COLIMACON DES ANIMAUX OU DES LÉGUMES; LES VILLAGES; FOOTBALL DE TABLE SUBBUTEO; RUGBY DE TABLE SUBBUTEO, GRAND JEU DES MOTS CROISES NATHAN.
Mars Avril 1973: TRI-LASTIC; MOTAMOT; AUTOUR DU MONDE; LA CONQUE TE DU PÉTROLE; LES BLINDÉS; PRENEZ - LES VIVANTS; "Coffret de Jeux de mots" including LA MÉTAMORPHOSE DES MOTS, LES MOTS CACHÉS, ATOUT-MOTS, L'ESCALADE DES MOTS, LES MOTS COLORÉS, LES MOTS ACROSTICHES, PAR ICI LA SORTIE!, LA RONDE DES MOTS, LA PECHE AUX MOTS, LA SECRET DES MOTS, TU M'INTÉTRSSES!, PELE_MELE DES MOTS, BATAILLE CROISÉE,, BON VOYAGE, LE TEMPS DES MOTS;
Mai 1973: LES CORSAIRES, LE PETIT POUCET, COCAGNE, LA BELLE OCCASE [Illegible strikeout] (DEALER'S CHOICE).

At bazaar in Freeport bought some packaging tape and 5 speedball pens.

Played POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER with Horns. They really liked it.

Rcd. [received] from Bob Gellman two copies of the PATTON contract and two copies of a new HOLIDAY contract. Also enclosed a voided contract for each.

(Cont. from 10/28) [10/29]

talk to him informally.
I asked him if he had placed PENTOMINOES and SWEEP with Hallmark as well as Alex' MOEBIES. Yes. He has some kind of clause in his contracts which could allow him to [illegible strikeout] place his games in Europe, but I didn't get the details.
As for the 3M games in the Common Market, Tom thinks they should be much more competitive now that they are being manufactured in Germany rather than Italy.

[Started 10/29]