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14 Wednesday - August 1974
226th day - 139 days to come

Rcd. [received] a card from the Bredehorn's. Nothing on games.

Rcd. Aug. [August] TOYS. Ad for TEE UP "A Game of Chance Not Golfing Skill." Ad for CONCENTRIC CHESS/CHECKERS. New lists SHOPPING and BLOCK-OFF.

Call from Felicia, after her conference with Jim Kelso and the lawyer from Aladdin. They suggested a starting royalty of 3% but she said 3 1/2% and they agreed. This is for the first 200,000 sold. (I asked if this is per year - no, total.) Then 300,000 copies the rate is 4 1/2%. Then to 500,000 copies the rate is 5%. (What happens after 500,000?)
They also have connections with manufacturers in Europe and Japan. The 5% royalty will be split 2 1/2% each.
They will definitely have TOTALLY-- ready for October. It will contain a timer and they are aiming at a $6 price. They will try to have INTERSECTION (which they like very much) ready for October also.
They promise to do TV advertising, altho they can't get it ready by this year. They will send Felicia a listing of their ads for TRIPPPLES. Incidentally, they have bought TRIPPPLES outright - except for a small royalty.
We will get an advance of $1500 for each of the four games. They will be put on one contract, which will probably be sent to Felicia by the end of this week.
Felicia showed them B-O-C-Q and (I believe) they weren't very impressed. I asked if I should be getting things ready to show them. Felicia said they are working on the 1975 line now and the, which they have on hand. They won't be looking for the 76 line for a while.
Among the other things they have, they like SHINGLES, but it doesn't fir their present production. My FREE FORM, SPECTRUM, FOREIGN INTRIGUE, and SPACE are still being considered - and Felicia didn't rush them.

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