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16 SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 1974
320TH DAY - 45 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. a letter from Ed Schifman. Mentioned PUSHOVER, INTERSECTION, THE BRAIN GAME, TAKEOVER!.

Made a board, set of cards, square cardboard pieces for JACK POTS 8. Took 7/8" chips for markers.

Played with the Laurence's. Used 14 cards with 4-marker configurations and 8 with the 5-marker configurations, Put 2 of the latter in each of the pools - "Sevens" and "Doubles." Played until 5 of latter were used, and kept reusing the 4-marker cards. It was rather long and didn't build to a climax.

Showed them INTERSECTION and TOTALLY. They said that the packaging was lousey. BB agreed, at least about INTERSECTION - and then brought down THE SIX PACK OF PAPER AND PENCIL GAMES to show them something even worse. (I felt very depressed.)

(cont. from 11/17) [11/18]

(III) She wrote to Ron Weingartner of E.S. Lowe telling him that I had a great "Lottery" game (THE WINNING TICKET). Told her that JACK POTS 6 is coming along very well, that I can finalize it when she lets me know he is coming in. Suggested that SHAPE & SHATTER would be good to show him. She agreed.

Three calls from Bob Gellman about WEEKEND IN VEGAS. I told him that in WASHINGTON it will be difficult to give him the equipment until the game is devised. By the end of the year is o.k. Told him that I rcd. the box blurb and it was o.k.

On TV saw a Jerry Lewis ad for HASBRO's HIGH STAKES. It is similar in concept to WEEKEND IN VEGAS. [Started 11/18]

(cont. from 11/20) [11/21]

Jerry D'Arcey, in his call, told me that he is getting a large consulting fee for working on an electronic GAME similar to ODYSSEY - but about half the price. (Confidential.) [Started 11/21]