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APRIL 1974 - TUESDAY 9
TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK - 99TH DAY - 266 DAYS TO COME

Call from Bernie Lane. On upstate gal, Mrs. Lilian Silver,
had an idea for an exhibit on puzzles and Xerox will
do it next January. John Rasor of Xerox wanted me to prepare
puzzles that the public will be able to solve using push buttons.
I told Bernie that I could be available to work on it and he'll
contact me with more definitive info.
He mentioned that Mrs. Silver had gotten some info on puzzles
from Martin Gardner.

Bernie suggested that a GAME based on starting your own
mail order business might be quite topical. He'll send me
some magazines trade magazines that should give me ideas.

Rcd. G&P #23. Article on CRIBBAGE boards. Description of HYBORIA.
a game in the vein of FEUDALIA and MIDGARD. Article and
Gamesview on MASTER MIND. Rules for OSMOSIS with mention
of AGOG. Rules for AVERAGES, a dart game. Three modern
CHESS variants - MODERN CHESS, HEXAGONAL CHESS, and CU-BONO -
brief rules. Ad for book MATHEMATICAL GAMES AND PUZZLES by
Trevor Rice. Ad for bookRULES OF HEXAGONAL CHESS by W. Glinski.
Gamesviews of BARRICADE, STOCKBROKER, TAU, and two books -
THE INDOOR GAMES BOOK, BRANDRETH'S BEDROOM BOOK. Article on
THE TOWER OF HANOI. Regular articles on DRAUGHTS and GO.
Ad for SEASTRIKE by "Wargames Research Group."

Letter from Phil Cohen. He rcd. the repros from
GAMES WITH PENCIL & PAPER that I sent him. He asked for
the names of the other games in the book. Asked if I had seen
Ralph Betza yet and suggested that he might be interested
in copies, and had a Xerox available.

Call from Bob Champer. I wanted to postpone our meeting till
late tomorrow but he couldn't make it. Left it at 10 A.M.
and stayed up till 1 A.M. finishing the MACARTHUR rules.

Call from Felicia. Her new client Steve (didn't get second
name) Radash saw TRIPPPLES and thought that it looked just like
VECTOR. Told her they were completely different.
He had an abstract game RUNAROUND (working title) that she
thinks is fun. There is a lot of luck involved.
He is impressed with me and would like to meet me.

The inventor of SPEED DASH!! (who has given her a $100 re-
tainer since sent her a new version based on he suggested
changes. She has a second set of the original to give to me.

Nancy Rosen of American Publishing spoke to her yesterday and
may be in next Tuesday.

Dorothy Shapiro was fired from Brentano's - on return from vacation.

HAVE YOU FILED YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX REPORT FOR 1973
AND ESTIMATED DECLARATION FOR 1974?