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FEBRUARY 1974 - THURSDAY 28
59TH DAY - 306 DAYS TO COME

Dale's Phil mentioned that he saw an ad by Macy's for
THE ENERGY CRISIS GAME.

Rcd. a contract from AGOG together with a letter from Graeme Levin.
Rcd. a letter from Tom Atwater. He's like to show TRANSFORMATION
and HIT THE JACKPOT to Aladdin. Also Alex Randolph will be
in N.Y. in the middle of March and would like info on Capital Gains.
Rcd. a letter from Bob Abbott with new rules for ELVSIS.
Rcd. a statement from "Hoi-Polloi" for my 1973 earnings.
Call from Rick Lewis, the R.G.I. artist. He had a question
on the New Guinea map for MACARTHUR. I call Bob Gellman
will call me next week about going down to give it a final check.
Call from Mannie (Redmund's assistance - Redmund is out with flu). Space
problem, and we decided to leave out ALIEN SPACE and only use the
picture for OUTDOOR SURVIVAL.

(cont. from 2/27) [2/20]

2 starred tiles --- row score redoubled. There is a 5 point penalty for
not using your pc. with your opponents color on both sides. Neither
of us cared much for it.
Jerry said that Lakeside is returning the THE IMPUZZABLES.
Several weeks ago he heard Richard Moon, who writes the column for
the SAN MATEO TIMES, on a call-in radio program. Jerry called
in and spoke to him for awhile. He is a real square.
Told Jerry about what Alice McElhone told me about Aladdin.
Gave Jerry the article on BLOCKHEAD from TOYS TRADE NEWS (see 2/11).
Jerry has heard of a book that might be interesting to me -
CONTEMPORARY GAMES by Jean Beich.

Rcd. a letter from Carol Peterson with a letter from an EXECUTIVE DECISION
player.
Rcd. the booklet PATERSON'S WORM (plus a paid rcd.).

Rcd. the following repros of ALBION:
\#34. First part of SPACE SHOOTERS. Mention of a booklet for sale -
RULES FOR WESTERN GUNFIGHTS. Letter on STRATEGY I. Information
on BARBAROSSA, NAPOLEAN AT WATERLOO, LEIPZIG, ITALY, TAC3,
DIPLOMACY.
\#35. Second part of SPACE SHOOTERS. A simple game - SQUARRUMS
by V.R. Parton. Review of ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR II. Complaints about
LUFTWAFFE.
\#36. Rules for NEW BATTLESHIPS. Short review of U.S.N.. Rules for
JABERWOCKY CHESS by V.R. Parton. Review of S&T #29. Short article
mentioning expensive games, including TRAPPER, ZIGURAT, THE GAME,
and POLYOPTOMY. A war games roundup which I already reproduced.
Mention of a DIPLOMACY Variation - DIADOKHI. Mention of G&P.
\#37. Rules of SHOGI (pg. 5 missing). Rules of ATLANTICA. Articles on
(cont. on -3)