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Created page with "12 THURSDAY - DECEMBER 1974<BR> 346TH DAY - 19 DAYS TO COME ---- Pathmark had more 5x3 index cards at 25¢. Bought 20. Rcd. x'mas cards from <u>George Bredehorn</u>'s and <u>Stan Chess</u>. Rcd. letter from <u>Eric W. Naiburg</u> about having my agent sell his <u>VECTOR</u> and <u>CARAPACE</u>. Call from <u>Bob Champer</u>. In connection with <u>WASHINGTON</u>, he took out a book from the Queens library - "Major Battles & Campaigns of the American Revoluti..."
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Pathmark had more 5x3 index cards at 25¢. Bought 20. | Pathmark had more 5x3 index cards at 25¢. Bought 20. | ||
Rcd. x'mas cards from <u>George Bredehorn</u>'s and <u>Stan Chess</u>. | Rcd. [received] x'mas [Christmas] cards from <u>George Bredehorn</u>'s and <u>Stan Chess</u>. | ||
<br>Rcd. [received] letter from <u>Eric W. Naiburg</u> about having my agent | |||
Rcd. letter from <u>Eric W. Naiburg</u> about having my agent | |||
sell his <u>VECTOR</u> and <u>CARAPACE</u>. | sell his <u>VECTOR</u> and <u>CARAPACE</u>. | ||
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from this and also from "West Point Atlas of American Wars." | from this and also from "West Point Atlas of American Wars." | ||
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(cont. from 12/13) [12/13] | (cont. [continued] from 12/13) [12/13] | ||
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transported from one spot to another." | transported from one spot to another." | ||
<br>She told me that when George showed all his things to MB [Milton Bradley] | |||
She told me that when George showed all his things to MB [Milton Bradley] | |||
they offered him a job, even tho they didn't take any of his things. | they offered him a job, even tho they didn't take any of his things. | ||
From G&R she hears that Kontrell is going out of the game business. | <br>From G&R she hears that Kontrell is going out of the game business. | ||
<br>She hears that <s>Eric</s> <u>Enio Racinelli</u> is out at D.D.I. | |||
<br><u>Bob Reiss</u> has been sending her inventors. Nothing good so | |||
far. | |||
<br>She hears that <u>Jesse Hurley</u>, who invented and put out | |||
<u>ZODIAC STAR CHESS</u> is suing S&R. (About what?) | |||
<u>Ed Schifman</u> came in. <u>Felicia</u> asked him about <u>B-O-C-Q</u>. He didn't | |||
<u> | have it - no one told him to bring it. He didn't remember the | ||
details, but only <u>BRACKET</u> was found to be of interest. He'll | |||
write with more info. | |||
<br>He had a model (with a heavy aluminum board) of | |||
<u>PUSHOVER</u>. It looked good. It will be introduced in Feb. '75 [February 1975] and | |||
will list for $4.95. I asked Ed if they had the rules for the | |||
solitaire included. He made a note to check. | |||
<br>He had a model of his game <u>BARRIER</u> which is | |||
also due for introduction in Feb. '75 [February 1975]. The | |||
two rows in the center are hollow to allow | |||
placement of 16 directional tiles. Each | |||
player has 8-7 of each direction - and | |||
they are place alternately in any | |||
open position. | |||
[drawing of 8x8 board with checkers placed on alternating spaces of the top three and bottom three rows. The middle two rows are filled completely with directional tiles. There is a drawing of two pieces below the board, flipped 180 degrees from each other (one is "upside down")] | |||
<u> | Play is similar to <u>CHECKERS</u> but all | ||
spaces are used. A "man move forward, | |||
straight or diagonally. A "crown" is | |||
obtained by turning the transparent man upside down, when | |||
the opposite end is reached. A crown can move is [in] any of | |||
the 8 directions. A pc. [piece] on one of the "barrier" spaces must | |||
move or jump only in one of the two directions indicated. | |||
A man can move backwards or sideways from a barrier space. | |||
Jumping is as in checkers, but is not forced. | |||
<br>Played a game with him and it played quite well. | |||
<br>He also had a model for his game <u>QUADRANT</u>. There are 64 | |||
<br>(cont. [continued] on 12/11) | |||