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Mannie (or was it Carl) said that 3M was not only staying with | Mannie (or was it Carl) said that 3M was not only staying with | ||
games but was going ahead with new products, including some | games but was going ahead with new products, including some | ||
fancy and expensive wood items.<br> | fancy and expensive wood items.<br> | ||
Mannie told Phil that he'd like to develop staples that last | Mannie told Phil that he'd like to develop staples that last | ||
as long as the 3M games.<br> | as long as the 3M games.<br> | ||
Dynamic Design has excellent manufacturing facilities and probably | Dynamic Design has excellent manufacturing facilities and probably | ||
some of the Reiss games will be manufactured there. This will | some of the Reiss games will be manufactured there. This will | ||
take away some of Carl's authority.<br> | take away some of Carl's authority.<br> | ||
I mentioned <u>CONQUEST</u> (which I saw at his office). He saw an | I mentioned <u>CONQUEST</u> (which I saw at his office). He saw an | ||
ad for it in a chess magazine and sent for it. It came in a | ad for it in a chess magazine and sent for it. It came in a | ||
week.<br> | week.<br> | ||
<u>CARTEL</u> sold the best of all the new "Gamut" games - above 15,000. The | <u>CARTEL</u> sold the best of all the new "Gamut" games - above 15,000. The | ||
others - <u>INFINITY, MONTAGE</u> and <u>REALM</u> - sold about 12,500.<br> | others - <u>INFINITY, MONTAGE</u> and <u>REALM</u> - sold about 12,500.<br> | ||
Phil heard, from a source that wants to be kept secret, that S.P.I. | Phil heard, from a source that wants to be kept secret, that S.P.I. | ||
was over $100,000 in debt at the middle of 1973.<br> | was over $100,000 in debt at the middle of 1973.<br> | ||
When in London Phil got together with <u>Graeme Levin</u>. He is | When in London Phil got together with <u>Graeme Levin</u>. He is | ||
very optimistic about the future of <u>G&P</u>. He thinks | very optimistic about the future of <u>G&P</u>. He thinks | ||
there is a good chance that it will be available in the U.S. | there is a good chance that it will be available in the U.S. | ||
for individual copies. Reiss may be interested in the | for individual copies. Reiss may be interested in the | ||
distribution.<br> | distribution.<br> | ||
I said that I thought that Graeme was moving more | I said that I thought that Graeme was moving more | ||
into agenting, Phil said that Graeme claims to have | into agenting, Phil said that Graeme claims to have | ||
placed 8 games.<br> | placed 8 games.<br> | ||
Graeme speaks well of me. He is disappointed that I don't | Graeme speaks well of me. He is disappointed that I don't | ||
care for his <u>SPECULATE</u> more.<br> | care for his <u>SPECULATE</u> more.<br> | ||
Phil bought copies of <u>SIGMA FILE</u> and <u>MASTER MIND</u>. He | Phil bought copies of <u>SIGMA FILE</u> and <u>MASTER MIND</u>. He | ||
saw <u>AVIATION</u> which looked like a new game to him bit | saw <u>AVIATION</u> which looked like a new game to him bit | ||
probably is the same as the Gibson game I have. <s>Paid</s | probably is the same as the Gibson game I have. <s>Paid</s> | ||
Graeme will buy it and ship it to Phil and will send | Graeme will buy it and ship it to Phil and will send | ||
him others that he thinks are interesting.<br> | him others that he thinks are interesting.<br> | ||
The first issue of <u>G&P</u> was 35,000.<br> | The first issue of <u>G&P</u> was 35,000.<br> | ||
I forgot to ask Phil what was the status of Graeme's | I forgot to ask Phil what was the status of Graeme's | ||
effort to act as an agent for the "Gamut" games:- | effort to act as an agent for the "Gamut" games:- | ||
<u>CARTEL</u>, etc. | <u>CARTEL</u>, etc. | ||
He thanked me for the S.P.I. games I brought him on | He thanked me for the S.P.I. games I brought him on | ||
1/7.<br> | 1/7.<br> | ||
Told him that because of the disappointments with | Told him that because of the disappointments with | ||
Hallmark and with the p&p games I might look into going | |||
back to engineering - at least for a while.<br> | back to engineering - at least for a while.<br> | ||
He invited me to lunch sometime next week. Instead he'll | He invited me to lunch sometime next week. Instead he'll | ||
this Thurs. if he's not too busy. | this Thurs. if he's not too busy. | ||
In <u>TIME</u> an article in "Education" mentioned a game called | |||
<u>FUTURE</u>, played on a <u>MONOPOLY</u> type board. (Filed in '74 misc.) | In <u>TIME</u> an article in "Education" mentioned a game called | ||
<u>FUTURE</u>, played on a <u>MONOPOLY</u> type board. (Filed in '74 misc. [1974 miscellaneous]) | |||