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10/24
10/22
10/20
31 WEDNESDAY * OCTOBER 1973
HALLOWE'EN * REFORMATION DAY * 61 DAYS TO COME

On Canal St. bought stick-on labels to use on file folders for temporary filing of games in progress, correspondence of limited duration, etc.
On Broadway bought some "Lily cups" for a GAME (see 10/23).
At Marboro bought LANGUAGE ON VACATION by Dmitri A. Borgmann. Looked for THE LAS VEGAS EXPERTS GUIDE TO CRAPS, BLACKJACK, CARD GAMES but couldn't find it at once and didn't bother asking.

To S.P.I. Spoke to Jim a few minutes. Got four copies of S & T #40 and ran off 8 copies of my column. Also ran off 4 copies of the article in WORLD Magazine.
Asked Jim about getting a room for game testing on a Friday. Can't promise me a whole room, but can promise a table.

To Felicia, bringing sandwiches and coffee,Jack Baryy and two bigger shots from Owens-Illinois were there before. Jack and Felicia tried to sell them on 3D BOXES but they just didn't go for it. One objection - the difficulty of placing the horizontals. This could be remedied by placing the towers further apart. I said that I didn't want to make another model and Felicia agreed. She'll show it to M.B. [Milton Bradley] next. It will be a couple of weeks since she is very busy. In the meantime I will prepare pcs. [pieces] in 4 colors and work out rules for 4 players. Incidentally, the O-I people said that it would be just right for Leisure Dynamics (Lakeside).
They did take MINEFIELD and another item I don't know. They are sending advanced and are giving 5% even tho she, because of the high cost of materials, hinted she'd take less.
Told Felicia that I had the "Lily cups" and would work on a GAME.
A messenger delivered a box with ECLIPSE, OVER 'N OVER, PAIR OFF, and POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER - no letter. I told Felicia that I'd like to know what his reason for returning them was. Felicia called and then let me speak to him. He said that he, Stubmann showed them at a meeting with the sales people etc. in which the that had been set up to consider children's toys, so they just weren't attuned to them and rejected them without any study. He personally said they were all good items and showed a lot of talent.
He suggested that they be resubmitted, 2 at a time, the first two in about 2 weeks. They will have a better chance if submitted to Mr. Greenberg or Mr. Frankel at 200 Fifth Ave. It is a matter of ego and he, Stubbman, doesn't give a damn as long as we all can make some money on them.
Since plastic is so expensive and hard to get he suggested redoing POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER in cardboard, covering them with shiny colored paper. ECLIPSE should be done in a smaller version and should have a tray for keeping the layers in place.
When resubmitting the items Felicia should she say that they were seen by Mr. Stubbman who returned them to us
(cont. on 10/24)

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English 10/24
10/22
10/20
31 WEDNESDAY * OCTOBER 1973
HALLOWE'EN * REFORMATION DAY * 61 DAYS TO COME


On Canal St. bought stick-on labels to use on file folders for
temporary filing of games in progress, correspondence
of limited duration, etc.
On Broadway bought some "Lily cups" for a GAME (see 10/23).
At Marboro bought LANGUAGE ON VACATION by Dmitri A. Borgmann.
Looked for THE LAS VEGAS EXPERTS GUIDE TO CRAPS, BLACKJACK, CARD GAMES
but couldn't find it at once and didn't bother asking.
To S.P.I. Spoke to Jim a few minutes. Got four copies of S & T #40
and ran off 8 copies of my column. Also ran off 4 copies
of the article in WORLD Magazine.
Asked Jim about getting a room for game testing on a Friday.
Can't promise me a whole room, but can promise a table.


To Felicia, bringing sandwiches and coffee,Jack Baryy and two bigger shots from Owens-Illinois were there before. Jack
and Felicia tried to sell them on 3D BOXES but they just didn't
go for it. One objection - the difficulty of placing the horizontals.
This could be remedied by placing the towers further apart.
I said that I didn't want to make another model and Felicia
agreed. She'll show it to M.B. [Milton Bradley] next. It will be a couple of weeks
since she is very busy. In the meantime I will prepare pcs. [pieces] in
4 colors and work out rules for 4 players. Incidentally, the
O-I people said that it would be just right for Leisure Dynamics
(Lakeside).
They did take MINEFIELD and another item I don't know. They
are sending advanced and are giving 5% even tho she, because
of the high cost of materials, hinted she'd take less.
Told Felicia that I had the "Lily cups" and would work on a
GAME.
A messenger delivered a box with ECLIPSE, OVER 'N OVER,
PAIR OFF, and POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER - no letter. I told Felicia
that I'd like to know what his reason for returning them was.
Felicia called and then let me speak to him. He said that he, Stubmann
showed them at a meeting with the sales people etc. in which
the that had been set up to consider children's toys, so they
just weren't attuned to them and rejected them without
any study. He personally said they were all good items and
showed a lot of talent.
He suggested that they be resubmitted, 2 at a time, the
first two in about 2 weeks. They will have a better
chance if submitted to Mr. Greenberg or Mr. Frankel at
200 Fifth Ave. It is a matter of ego and he, Stubbman, doesn't
give a damn as long as we all can make some money on them.
Since plastic is so expensive and hard to get he suggested
redoing POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER in cardboard, covering them
with shiny colored paper. ECLIPSE should be done in a
smaller version and should have a tray for keeping the
layers in place.
When resubmitting the items Felicia should she say that
they were seen by Mr. Stubbman who returned them to us
(cont. on 10/24)
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