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Created page with "9 SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 1974 40TH DAY - 325 DAYS TO COME ---- Decided to do the following 3 games for my next <u>S&T</u> column and looked over them: <u>OUTDOOR SURVIVAL</u> (played some solitaire), <u>BUSINESS STRATEGY</u>, and <u>ALIEN SPACE</u>. Called <u>Bob Champer</u> and called off date on 2/13 to work on <u>MACARTHUR</u>, will set another after Toy Fair. Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. I'll bring in <u>MACARTHUR</u>boards on 2/11 and he'll have Rick, the a..."
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9 SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 1974 | 9 SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 1974<br> | ||
40TH DAY - 325 DAYS TO COME | 40TH DAY - 325 DAYS TO COME<br> | ||
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Decided to do the following 3 games for my next <u>S&T</u> column and | Decided to do the following 3 games for my next <u>S&T</u> column and<br> | ||
looked over them: <u>OUTDOOR SURVIVAL</u> (played some solitaire), | looked over them: <u>OUTDOOR SURVIVAL</u> (played some solitaire),<br> | ||
<u>BUSINESS STRATEGY</u>, and <u>ALIEN SPACE</u>. | <u>BUSINESS STRATEGY</u>, and <u>ALIEN SPACE</u>.<br> | ||
Called <u>Bob Champer</u> and called off date on 2/13 to work on <u>MACARTHUR</u>, | Called <u>Bob Champer</u> and called off date on 2/13 to work on <u>MACARTHUR</u>,<br> | ||
will set another after Toy Fair. | will set another after Toy Fair.<br> | ||
Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. I'll bring in <u>MACARTHUR</u>boards on 2/11 and | Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. I'll bring in <u>MACARTHUR</u> boards on 2/11 and<br> | ||
he'll have Rick, the artist there. | he'll have Rick, the artist there.<br> | ||
At the <u>Laurence</u>s played <u>OUTDOOR SURVIVAL</u> with | At the <u>Laurence</u>s played <u>OUTDOOR SURVIVAL</u> with Phil and Eliott.<br> | ||
Not great. played 5-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>, including Eliott. | Not great. played 5-hand <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>, including Eliott.<br> | ||
The "Forced Trade" cards didn't work out. The "pick and choose" | The "Forced Trade" cards didn't work out. The "pick and choose"<br> | ||
with a 6 on red die did. Annette and Phil couldn't agree on a | with a 6 on red die did. Annette and Phil couldn't agree on a<br> | ||
trade at end, I'll have to go back to some kind of forced buy. | trade at end, I'll have to go back to some kind of forced buy.<br> | ||
Told Dave that I'd give them a copy of <u>HOLIDAY</u>. | Told Dave that I'd give them a copy of <u>HOLIDAY</u>.<br> | ||
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(cont. from 2/10) [2/11] | (cont. from 2/10) [2/11]<br> | ||
meeting me at the <u>INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW</u> last June. (I told him | meeting me at the <u>INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW</u> last June. (I told him<br> | ||
about the check bouncing.) | about the check bouncing.)<br> | ||
<u>Bob Gellman told me (and Felicia too when I called to tell her about Kohner) | <u>Bob Gellman</u> told me (and Felicia too when I called to tell her about Kohner)<br> | ||
that a fellow at Craft Master was an <u>ACQUIRE</u> fan and wanted to | that a fellow at Craft Master was an <u>ACQUIRE</u> fan and wanted to<br> | ||
meet me. Went there and signed 5 sheets for him to send to people | meet me. Went there and signed 5 sheets for him to send to people<br> | ||
who he had turned on to the game. His name - George M. Marlowe. Also | who he had turned on to the game. His name - George M. Marlowe. Also<br> | ||
took a card from Robert J. Rand of Craft Master - and said hello to Bob | took a card from Robert J. Rand of Craft Master - and said hello to Bob<br> | ||
Engel. Then back to pick up the <u>MACARTHUR</u> boards. | Engel. Then back to pick up the <u>MACARTHUR</u> boards.<br> | ||
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Met <u>Marvin Kaye</u> at Press Room. He has separated from his wife.<br> | |||
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Played <u>500 RUMMY</u> with my folks.<br> | |||
Called <u>Phil Orbanes</u> to check about the p&p games. He'll get <s>on</s><br> | |||
an answer from Mannie in time for me to talk to <u>Keith Tuggle</u> next<br> | |||
week. He is not sure but he thinks we will each get $2,850 for<br> | |||
the first <s>bath</s> batch - <u>WORDPLAY</u>, etc.<br> | |||
He asked me to pick up game catalogs for him.<br> | |||
Claude called to check on the acceptance of <u>ECLIPSE</u>.<br> | |||
[Started 2/11]<br> | |||
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(<s>started</s> cont. from 2/16) [2/25]<br> | |||
Owens-Illinois, who wanted a subscription to <u>S&T</u>. Gave<br> | |||
the information to Kit, who wrote out an invoice.<br> | |||
At my father's played <u>500 RUMMY</u>.<br> | |||
[drawing of arrow up and arrow down] [Started 2/25]<br> | |||
Jim Dunnigan said that A.H.'s [Avalon Hill] <u>1776</u> is horribly long.<br> | |||