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Call from <u>Felicia</u>. Letter from <u>Burt Huber</u>. Their legal department<br>
Call from <u>Felicia</u>. Letter from <u>Burt Huber</u>. Their legal department
insists that from now on we send documented proof of <br>
insists that from now on we send documented proof of
"first use of name" with any new things submitted. I don't<br>
"first use of name" with any new things submitted. I don't
understand exacty what they want.
understand exactly what they want. <s>, and</s> Felicia was a little
annoyed with the world in general, and snapped that she did.<br>
<u>CUBITS</u> is the best selling of their <s>ga</s> puzzle-games, but
they are having difficulties supplying the dice. She said
that my games are just too intellectual to sell. I said that
undoubtedly <u>CUBITS</u> is selling best because it looks like the most
for the money.<br>
Some professors have sent her some ideas for puzzle games.
They want models and want someone to make them up
in cardboard. Felicia asked if I'd be interested. Quite possibly.
Discussed my fee and I'll ask $15 an hour or
possibly take a cut of their royalties.<br>
They sold <s>one or two</s> a few items to Ideal and got a
flat fee of $200 each.<br>
Told her that I rcd. the contracts from <s>Ideal</s> <u>Bob Gellman</u> -
<u>PATTON</u> and <u>HOLIDAY</u>.
 
Letter from <u>Tom Atwater</u> with check for $29.56 for <u>ODD OR EVEN</u>,
<u>TEMPO</u>, and <u>INTERPLAY</u>, and a report on <u>TRANSFORMATION</u>.<br>
He will show <u>HIT THE JACKPOT</u> on the west coast and then later
later to Germans. The Germans may be interested in an
"economic" game. He asked if I have one of [or] if <u>CARTEL</u> is
any good - and available for common market.<br>
There was a "New Games Show" in San Francisco on weekend of
10/20 and it was a smash hit. ''<u>SPORTS ILLUSTRATED</u>'' will do
6 pages on it.
 
Letter from <u>Graeme Levin</u>. Mentioned <u>PLOY</u>, <u>SLEUTH</u>, <u>DIPLOMACY</u>,
<u>MONTAGE</u>, ''<u>AGOG</u>'', <u>THE SIGMA FILE</u>, <u>G & P</u>, <u>ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ</u>.
 
Rcd. [received] a letter from Warner Associates about the game <u>SPLIT</u>.
 
At Klein's bought 10 boxes - 25" x 13" x 11" - $1.00 each.
 
Rcd. [received] <u>THE SIGMA FILE</u> (finally).<br>
Rcd. [received] ''<u>SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES</u>''. Among many others contained
<u>SCARNEY POKER</u>, <u>POKINO</u>, or <u>POKE</u> (without giving me credit)
<u>RAMINO</u>, <u>BANKER'S RUMMY</u>, <u>MISSISSIPPI RUMMY</u>, <u>FORTUNE RUMMY</u>,
<u>JERSEY GIN</u>, <u>ANTIBRIDGE</u>, <u>DARDA</u>, <u>JULEPE</u>, <u>SCARNEY BACCARAT</u>,
<u>YABLON</u>, <u>CARD CRAPS</u>, <u>MAU-MAU</u>, <u>SKARNEY</u>, <u>SKARNEY GIN</u>, <u>DOCTOR VIDETTI</u>,
<u>SCARNEY DICE</u>, <u>TEEKO</u>, <u>SCARNEY</u>, <u>FOLLOW THE ARROW</u>, <u>MOKO</u>,
<u>THE MATCH GAME</u>, <u>RAT-FINK</u>. <s>SKARNEY</s>
 
Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a call from <u>Bob Johnson</u> who told her that
the games were going great and not to be disappointed by
the 3rd quarter royalties. They didn't start shipping until the
9th month.<br>
(cont. on 10/28)