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14 SUNDAY - APRIL 1974 | 14 SUNDAY - APRIL 1974<br> | ||
EASTER DAY - 104TH DAY - 261 DAYS TO COME | EASTER DAY - 104TH DAY - 261 DAYS TO COME<br> | ||
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Went thru all the boxes in the basement to review what I had there. | Went thru all the boxes in the basement to review what I had there.<br> | ||
Played a little of <u>HEX-MATCH</u> solitaire myself. With 5 open pcs. it is | Played a little of <u>HEX-MATCH</u> solitaire myself. With 5 open pcs. it is<br> | ||
fairly easy. I'll have to try it with 4. | fairly easy. I'll have to try it with 4.<br> | ||
Brought the <u>Horn</u>'s a copy of <u>TRIPPPLES</u>. Played a game with | Brought the <u>Horn</u>'s a copy of <u>TRIPPPLES</u>. Played a game with<br> | ||
Laurie - with Dave helping her. | Laurie - with Dave helping her. <br> | ||
Played 4-hand <u>HEX-MATCH</u> and Barbara said she liked it at least as | Played 4-hand <u>HEX-MATCH</u> and Barbara said she liked it at least as<br> | ||
much as <u>SHAPE AND SHATTER</u>. | much as <u>SHAPE AND SHATTER</u>.<br> | ||
Showed <u>EVEN WORSE</u> to Dave. He worked on it for awhile, but didn't | Showed <u>EVEN WORSE</u> to Dave. He worked on it for awhile, but didn't<br> | ||
get it. | get it.<br> | ||
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(cont. from 4/15) [5/22] | (cont. from 4/15) [5/22]<br> | ||
I had to cut the meeting short to miss the rush hour. | I had to cut the meeting short to miss the rush hour.<br> | ||
Tom will probably come to visit tomorrow morning. | Tom will probably come to visit tomorrow morning.<br> | ||
Before meeting Tom I went to the following: | Before meeting Tom I went to the following:<br> | ||
- Shirt Pocket Games. Only standards. | - Shirt Pocket Games. Only standards.<br> | ||
- Golden's. Among others had <u>PAIR UP - PEEL OFF</u>, <u>DOWN THE HATCH</u>, | - Golden's. Among others had <u>PAIR UP - PEEL OFF</u>, <u>DOWN THE HATCH</u>,<br> | ||
<u>FANTASY</u> - "A game for Heads", <u>GUZZLE</u>, <u>SIP & STRIP</u>, and | <u>FANTASY</u> - "A game for Heads", <u>GUZZLE</u>, <u>SIP & STRIP</u>, and<br> | ||
<u>BOTTOMS UP</u>. This is a college graduation race. Move by dice. Also | <u>BOTTOMS UP</u>. This is a college graduation race. Move by dice. Also<br> | ||
answer questions, and "requests"" from the other players. (Very rough idea.) | answer questions, and "requests"" from the other players. (Very rough idea.)<br> | ||
- International Games. Spoke to Ed Akeman and he said that <u>UNO</u> | - International Games. Spoke to Ed Akeman and he said that <u>UNO</u><br> | ||
was selling well. I took a duplicate copy of <u>UNO</u>. I asked for | was selling well. I took a duplicate copy of <u>UNO</u>. I asked for<br> | ||
a glossy and he asked for a tear sheet. List price - $4.00. | a glossy and he asked for a tear sheet. List price - $4.00.<br> | ||
- April House. The new names for the Sports Illustrated games | - April House. The new names for the Sports Illustrated games<br> | ||
are <u>PAYDIRT!</u> (Football), <u>BOWL BOUND</u> (Football), <u>GO FOR THE GREEN!</u> | are <u>PAYDIRT!</u> (Football), <u>BOWL BOUND</u> (Football), <u>GO FOR THE GREEN!</u><br> | ||
(Golf), <u>PENNANT RACE</u> and <u>TRACK MEET</u>. | (Golf), <u>PENNANT RACE</u> and <u>TRACK MEET</u>.<br> | ||
- Un-Com'mon Games. Spoke to <u>Alice McElhone</u> again. She said<br> | |||
that someday she'd love to handle some of my games. I said<br> | |||
I'd love it too.<br> | |||
She is now handling <s>CHALLENGE</S> <u>CONQUEST</u> and the price is now $6.95<br> | |||
list. I asked about a glossy and she'll bug him for one.<br> | |||
She gave me a copy of <u>SKIP-BO</u>. The inventor claims that<br> | |||
100,000 have been sold already.<br> | |||
<u>Irving Kessoff</u> is the new game buyer at Brentanos and<br> | |||
<u>Bert Holtzman</u> will take over <u>Dorothy Shapiro</u>'s job.<br> | |||
She says that some games will be shown at the "American<br> | |||
Bookseller's Convention" in Washington. She'll keep an eye open for<br> | |||
things of interest to me.<br> | |||
- Roylon. The fellow there was not empowered to give me review copies<br> | |||
but let me look at the display. The company is now located at<br> | |||
226 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10001. <u>DEAL-A-TILE</u> - Tiles with card sym-<br> | |||
bols. Didn't seem to be any particular rules. <u>NUM-SKILL</u> - this is the<br> | |||
same as <u>MATTIX</u>. <u>TAKE ALL</u>, <u>SPELL BOUND</u>, <u>ON GUARD</u>, <u>STACK-UP</u>. The<br> | |||
above are all Or-Da games and I have info on them. <u>CROSS WISE</u><br> | |||
has the Roylon name. There is a large x'word layout in plastic. 2 play<br> | |||
and each has a book of definitions and tries to fill in as many<br> | |||
as possible spaces with pencil of his color.<br> | |||
- Game Capers. Showed <u>EVEN WORSE</u> and <s>he reme</s><u>Carl Eisenberg</u> re-<br> | |||
(cont. on 4/13)<br> | |||