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Rcd. a statement of my 1973 3M earnings - $14,535.53. | Rcd. [received] a statement of my 1973 3M earnings - $14,535.53. | ||
(checked out correctly.) | (checked out correctly.) | ||
While looking at the ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'' issue rcd. on 1/17 I noticed | While looking at the ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'' issue rcd. [received] on 1/17 I noticed | ||
items about <u>NEW TOWN</u> and <u>ZZIZZ</u>, a pencil and paper word | items about <u>NEW TOWN</u> and <u>ZZIZZ</u>, a pencil and paper word | ||
game with "a chess like character that should appeal to one | game with "a chess like character that should appeal to one | ||
who | who really wants a game that's a purely intellectual test." Later | ||
sent Reader Service Card for it. Also, noticed <u>UP 'N ON</u> by | sent Reader Service Card for it. Also, noticed <u>UP 'N ON</u> by | ||
Munro and added that to the card. | Munro and added that to the card. | ||
<u>Al Richter</u> showed me a book ''<u>CREATIVITY TRAINING</u>'' by Werner | <u>Al Richter</u> showed me a book ''<u>CREATIVITY TRAINING</u>'' by Werner | ||
Kirst & Ulrich Dickmeyer (Peter J. Wyden, Inc./N.Y.). It has | Kirst & Ulrich Dickmeyer (Peter J. Wyden, Inc./N.Y.). It has | ||
some "games" in the broadest sense. <br>Played 4-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>. Adela won with Al very close | some "games" in the broadest sense. | ||
<br>Played 4-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>. Adela won with Al very close | |||
behind. It was more fun than I remembered. <br> | behind. It was more fun than I remembered. <br> | ||
Later thought of adding 27 more cards to make a total of | Later thought of adding 27 more cards to make a total of | ||
108. These would allow trading, both individual and for | 108. These would allow trading, both individual and for | ||
all; auctioning; one time stops on another player taking a | all; auctioning; one time stops on another player taking a | ||
particular company card; counteraction to the Genius; and | particular company card; counteraction to the Genius; and | ||
others. One of these is drawn at the end of each player's | others. One of these is drawn at the end of each player's | ||
turn. The trading coming from a double on the white dice | turn. The trading coming from a double on the white dice | ||
will be eliminated. In the end portion - after all of the | will be eliminated. In the end portion - after all of the | ||
cards have been taken - only 2 dice should be thrown to get | cards have been taken - only 2 dice should be thrown to get | ||
the price for taking a card. With a throw of 2 thru 5 | the price for taking a card. With a throw of 2 thru 5 | ||
you pay and don't get the card. With 7 or 11 don't pay and get | you pay and don't get the card. With 7 or 11 don't pay and get | ||
the card. With other number pay and get the card. (This | the card. With other number pay and get the card. (This | ||
averages out to $7,230 for a card.) | averages out to $7,230 for a card.) | ||
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(cont. [continued] from 1/31) [1/30] | |||
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on table can be rearranged in any way as long as all | |||
cards are in valid melds. First to play out wins. This seems | |||
to be a simplification of <u>CAROUSEL</u>. <br> | |||
Felicia said that <u>Bob Johnson</u> said the <u>SPECTRUM</u> is still being tested. | |||
He said that they didn't like <u>HARDHAT</u> and are returning | |||
it. Felicia will try it with Ed-O-Cards. M.B. [Milton Bradley] is developing | |||
all card games in house and will not pay royalties on them. <br> | |||
Felicia asked me what I thought we should do with <u>LOTTERY</u>, | |||
<u>THE 31ST HEX</u> and <u>PUSHOVER</u>, but never came to any conclusion. <br> | |||
And Felicia told me that she had heard from Bob Abbott. He | |||
put too many conditions on the art work, his name, etc. for | |||
her to bother with his games. She hears that Graeme | |||
Levin has placed <u>EPAMINONDAS</u> with a very small English | |||
company. She asked what I thought of it and I said it was | |||
just an expansion of <u>CROSSINGS</u>. <br> | |||
BB later told me that Felicia mentioned that 3M is having | |||
difficulties getting paper. Ali mentioned that Alan | |||
is very jealous of me. // Felicia told me that <u>Bill Tyler</u> is looking for | |||
"bargains" to stock Brentano's. He wanted to throw out the 3M games, but <u>Dorothy</u> yelled. | |||