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MAY 1974 - THURSDAY 9
129TH DAY - 236 DAYS TO COME

Started drawing up diagrams for the games to show< to Fabio Coen next Monday. (I didn't name five of them until Saturday, fo but for convenience I'll use the names now.) Drew up SPRINGER and played with BB using the small wood squares instead of coloring in the spaces. First to touch all four edges wins. It played quite well and I made a few changes and completed the drawing.
Drew up MONDRIAN and started MIRO.

Called Claude to tell him that I had bought the 9/73 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. We discussed a farewell party for Earl and after a call to Issie Rothman and another call to Claude it was set for 5/17 at Issie's.

(cont. [continued] from 5/14) [5/20]

This is his company - he is president - and he handles a line of games & puzzles put out by "Target Abroad, Ltd." which is a subsidiary of the Japanese "Tenyo Co., Ltd." Took sheets: [illegible strikeout] "Piet Hein Collection" - ROULETTE, SOLITAIRE, KALAHA, TOWER, SOMA, CHINESE CHECKERS, CON-TAC-TIX (HEX), MORRA, POLYTAIRE, PYRAMYSTERY, TRIPLE CROSS, QRAZY QUBE, NIMBI, L-GAME (not all of these are by Hein, of course), ELECTRO - two different puzzles (No. 1 & 2) with wire and cords. "Mental Game" - a series of 6 manipulative puzzles, "Solid Puzzles" - a series of 4. BEAT THE COMPUTER - a series of 9 puzzles.
Carl said that the company wants more puzzles for the ELECTRO series and pays royalties. I said that I'd need copies of the two they have already as a guide. He said to pick them up Weds. [Wednesday] I asked for other types of puzzles and he said he'd look at those. I'll bring EVEN WORSE Weds. [Wednesday]
He gave me his business card and his home card:
{Carl J. Eisenberg
{102-25 67th Drive (275-9772)
{Forest Hills, New York 11375
He asked me not to say anything to Phil Orbanes.
- Intellect Games. Spoke to Steve Brodie and Roland Jarvis - the chairman. They showed me HARE AND TORTOISE. Each player has a certain number of "carrots." Move by expanding carrots - 1 for 1 space, 3 for 2 spaces, 6 for 3 spaces, etc. Get new carrots by moving backwards - 10 per space. (Very rough idea.) ELECTION seems as if it offers a lot of choice.
I told them about my problems about placing the "Traffic Jams" in CABBIE. Roland said that what was done was a compromise, but not a very good one. I mentioned that some of the cards from my copy of STOCKBROKER were damaged. Arranged to pick up the cards from a set they have on display on Weds. [Wednesday] Steve will bring me HARE AND TORTOISE and ELECTION when ready.
(cont. [continued] on 5/3)

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