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19 TUESDAY - MARCH 1974 
ST. JOSEPH - 78TH DAY - 287 DAYS TO COME 
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BB brought SKYSCRAPERS to Felicia and WIRETAP to ESQUIRE.
Barbara Heine wasn't in and BB left it - without getting the
repros [reproductions] I asked her to get.

Spoke to Claude. He had an unpleasant meeting with Wexler
yesterday. He was supposed to bring MACABRE (I believe)
but brought something else instead and had to call Jaquie to
bring the correct game - holding Wexler up from supper. Wexler
started complaining how hard it was to sell abstract games. 
Wexler last year showed Claude a game with ping-pong balls
dropped in slots with the idea of making 3 in a row. It didn't
play and Claude suggested making the field larger and playing
for 4 in a row. This later became M.B.'s [Milton Bradley] CONNECT FOUR. When
Claude mentioned the occurrence Wexler denied that it had
ever happened. 
Made date for Claude and Anne to come for supper Thursday.
Called Earl and he'll come Thursday too.

Rcd. [received] a short letter from Alice McElhone. Mentioned the dodecahedrons
she was supposed to send me, Martin Gardner, ESQUIRE,
and TRIPPPLES. 
Rcd. [received] a letter from Graeme Levin covering almost all of the
points in the AGOG contract.

Rcd. [received] a letter from Lewis Pulsipher with info on subscription and
back numbers of SUPERNOVA. Mention that STARLORD is out of 
print. 
Also enclosed a copy of "Science Fiction and Fantasy Gaming
Information Sheet." This one is out of date he says but he
plans an update in May. Has listings in 3 classifications: 
1) DIPLOMACY variations: COSMIC DIPLOMACY, FOUNDATION or
THE MULE VS. THE GALAXY, DALARNA (I, II), GALACTIC DIPLOMACY,
HYBORIAN AGE DIPLOMACY, INTERSTELLAR DIPLOMACY (I-IV),
MORDER VS. THE WORLD (I-IV), THIRD AGE, WAR OF THE RINGS DIPLOMACY. 
2) Amateur games: ALRISHA (XIV), ASSASSIN, COLD WAR 2007,
EMPIRE, GALACTIC EMPIRE, GALACTIC PATROL, GALAXY, JETAN,
MIDGARD, MIDGARD II, NOVA, POROXIA V, QUADRANT XLII,
RAUMKRIEG, SOLAR WAR, SPACE WARGAMING, STELLAR WARFARE,
TACTICAL 4-D, WAR BETWEEN THE PLANETS, WAR OF THE EMPIRES,
WAR OF THE RING (I-III), XENO, XENO II, THE ASTEROID GAME.
3) Semi-Professional: 4000 A.D., ALIEN SPACE BATTLE MANUAL,
LENSMAN, NEBULA 19, CHAINMAIL (booklet), STAR TREK BATTLE MANUAL,
SPACE CENTURIANS (I and V), STARLORD, SECOND GALACTIC WAR.

Rcd. [received] March TOYS. Interview with Randolph Barton. Mainly on
the material shortage. Also some discussion of the development
into very high price dimensional, electronic games. 
Nothing else new.

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19 TUESDAY - MARCH 1974
ST. JOSEPH - 78TH DAY - 287 DAYS TO COME

BB brought SKYSCRAPERS to Felicia and WIRETAP to ESQUIRE. Barbara Heine wasn't in and BB left it - without getting the repros [reproductions] I asked her to get.

Spoke to Claude. He had an unpleasant meeting with Wexler yesterday. He was supposed to bring MACABRE (I believe) but brought something else instead and had to call Jaquie to bring the correct game - holding Wexler up from supper. Wexler started complaining how hard it was to sell abstract games.
Wexler last year showed Claude a game with ping-pong balls dropped in slots with the idea of making 3 in a row. It didn't play and Claude suggested making the field larger and playing for 4 in a row. This later became M.B.'s [Milton Bradley] CONNECT FOUR. When Claude mentioned the occurrence Wexler denied that it had ever happened.
Made date for Claude and Anne to come for supper Thursday. Called Earl and he'll come Thursday too.

Rcd. [received] a short letter from Alice McElhone. Mentioned the dodecahedrons she was supposed to send me, Martin Gardner, ESQUIRE, and TRIPPPLES.
Rcd. [received] a letter from Graeme Levin covering almost all of the points in the AGOG contract.

Rcd. [received] a letter from Lewis Pulsipher with info on subscription and back numbers of SUPERNOVA. Mention that STARLORD is out of print.
Also enclosed a copy of "Science Fiction and Fantasy Gaming Information Sheet." This one is out of date he says but he plans an update in May. Has listings in 3 classifications:
1) DIPLOMACY variations: COSMIC DIPLOMACY, FOUNDATION or THE MULE VS. THE GALAXY, DALARNA (I, II), GALACTIC DIPLOMACY, HYBORIAN AGE DIPLOMACY, INTERSTELLAR DIPLOMACY (I-IV), MORDER VS. THE WORLD (I-IV), THIRD AGE, WAR OF THE RINGS DIPLOMACY.
2) Amateur games: ALRISHA (XIV), ASSASSIN, COLD WAR 2007, EMPIRE, GALACTIC EMPIRE, GALACTIC PATROL, GALAXY, JETAN, MIDGARD, MIDGARD II, NOVA, POROXIA V, QUADRANT XLII, RAUMKRIEG, SOLAR WAR, SPACE WARGAMING, STELLAR WARFARE, TACTICAL 4-D, WAR BETWEEN THE PLANETS, WAR OF THE EMPIRES, WAR OF THE RING (I-III), XENO, XENO II, THE ASTEROID GAME. 3) Semi-Professional: 4000 A.D., ALIEN SPACE BATTLE MANUAL, LENSMAN, NEBULA 19, CHAINMAIL (booklet), STAR TREK BATTLE MANUAL, SPACE CENTURIANS (I and V), STARLORD, SECOND GALACTIC WAR.

Rcd. [received] March TOYS. Interview with Randolph Barton. Mainly on the material shortage. Also some discussion of the development into very high price dimensional, electronic games.
Nothing else new.

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