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12/18 
DECEMBER 1974 - TUESDAY 17 
351ST DAY - 14 DAYS TO COME
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Call from Felicia. Bob Johnson is coming tomorrow to
spend hours with her. She asked about the date of the
FOCUS contract. (Later I found that it was 1/12/73 and I called
her back.

Told her that I will be doing another book and also that it is o.k. for
me to do a book on request from another publisher.

She told me about an article in the TIMES in the form of a letter
to Santa complaining about, among other things games with 
names like DIPLOMACY, INFLUENCE, ACQUIRE, TREACHERY, GO FOR BROKE,
BLITZKRIEG, and STONEWALL.

She rcd. an attractive gift from Keith Tuggle of a box full of various
3M products.

At Post Office mailed PATROL, STARFORCE, and STRATEGY I to
Walter Haas - $1.90.

From Adele's TIMES mag. of 21/15 took an article "Crazy in Toyland."
All about toys except for a short mention of THE GAME OF LIFE
(M.B.) [Milton Bradley] (Discarded.)

Rcd. a holiday card from the Richter's.

Rcd. a catalog from Lou Zocchi with a very complete listing of
war games and books including: CONFLICT Mag.;
TRIPLANETARY, CHACO, CORAL SEA, TORGAN, DRANG NACH OSTEN!,
UNENTSCHIEDEN!, NARVIK, EAGLES; A.H. [Avalon Hill] games; DUNGEONS & DRAGONS,
OLD WEST, COLONIAL SKIRMISH WARGAME, Polyhedra Dice,
BATAAN THE BATTLE FOR THE PHILIPPINES; Command Series (Rand)
games; WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN, NAPOLEON, SEVEN DAYS BATTLES,
QUEBEC 1759, WAR OF 1812, FLETCHER PRATT'S NAVAL WARGAME 
(Book); 4-WAY CHESSBOARD; LENSMAN; SURIBACHI, OMAHA BEACH, 
DESERT RATS, SHILOH, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, GRAF SPEE, PBI,
SALERNO, EMPIRE ONE, THE BATTLE OF HELMS DEEP, SIEGE, STARLORD,
EAGLE DAY, 1944, HANNIBAL, ROMMEL, VERDUN, OVERLORD,
BAR-LEV, KASSERINE PASS, SPI Games; BATTLE OF BRITAIN, 
FLYING TIGERS II, BATTLEWAGON SALVO, ALIEN SPACE,
DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. Also mentions of MESSERSCHMITTS & MUSTANGS,
THE STAR TREK BATTLE GAME, MINUTE MAN, GALAXY INVASION,
GETTYSBURG BRIGADES, and FORMULA ONE RACING GAME. Also a 
separate ad for STELLAR CONQUEST.

Rcd. TOYS (Dec.). Ad for BLOCK-OFF saying it can be played either in
a variation for the "thinking man" or one for the "daring man." 
In a feature article on games and Aladdin representative says they
are introducing four new items. Richard D. Christianson of 3M
expects an increase of at least 10% in game sales in '75.

Rcd. an envelope (15¢ postage due) from Phil Orbanes. In it was
some "Gamut of Games" stationary and a copy of a letter [illegible strikeout]
from a purchaser of THE SIX PACK OF PAPER AND PENCIL GAMES. She 
liked the games, but the illustrations for SPY are missing. I
checked and they were missing. Called Phil and he knows. He
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12/18
DECEMBER 1974 - TUESDAY 17
351ST DAY - 14 DAYS TO COME

Call from Felicia. Bob Johnson is coming tomorrow to spend hours with her. She asked about the date of the FOCUS contract. (Later I found that it was 1/12/73 and I called her back.

Told her that I will be doing another book and also that it is o.k. for me to do a book on request from another publisher.

She told me about an article in the TIMES in the form of a letter to Santa complaining about, among other things games with names like DIPLOMACY, INFLUENCE, ACQUIRE, TREACHERY, GO FOR BROKE, BLITZKRIEG, and STONEWALL.

She rcd. an attractive gift from Keith Tuggle of a box full of various 3M products.

At Post Office mailed PATROL, STARFORCE, and STRATEGY I to Walter Haas - $1.90.

From Adele's TIMES mag. of 21/15 took an article "Crazy in Toyland." All about toys except for a short mention of THE GAME OF LIFE (M.B.) [Milton Bradley] (Discarded.)

Rcd. a holiday card from the Richter's.

Rcd. a catalog from Lou Zocchi with a very complete listing of war games and books including: CONFLICT Mag.; TRIPLANETARY, CHACO, CORAL SEA, TORGAN, DRANG NACH OSTEN!, UNENTSCHIEDEN!, NARVIK, EAGLES; A.H. [Avalon Hill] games; DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, OLD WEST, COLONIAL SKIRMISH WARGAME, Polyhedra Dice, BATAAN THE BATTLE FOR THE PHILIPPINES; Command Series (Rand) games; WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN, NAPOLEON, SEVEN DAYS BATTLES, QUEBEC 1759, WAR OF 1812, FLETCHER PRATT'S NAVAL WARGAME (Book); 4-WAY CHESSBOARD; LENSMAN; SURIBACHI, OMAHA BEACH, DESERT RATS, SHILOH, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, GRAF SPEE, PBI, SALERNO, EMPIRE ONE, THE BATTLE OF HELMS DEEP, SIEGE, STARLORD, EAGLE DAY, 1944, HANNIBAL, ROMMEL, VERDUN, OVERLORD, BAR-LEV, KASSERINE PASS, SPI Games; BATTLE OF BRITAIN, FLYING TIGERS II, BATTLEWAGON SALVO, ALIEN SPACE, DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. Also mentions of MESSERSCHMITTS & MUSTANGS, THE STAR TREK BATTLE GAME, MINUTE MAN, GALAXY INVASION, GETTYSBURG BRIGADES, and FORMULA ONE RACING GAME. Also a separate ad for STELLAR CONQUEST.

Rcd. TOYS (Dec.). Ad for BLOCK-OFF saying it can be played either in a variation for the "thinking man" or one for the "daring man." In a feature article on games and Aladdin representative says they are introducing four new items. Richard D. Christianson of 3M expects an increase of at least 10% in game sales in '75.

Rcd. an envelope (15¢ postage due) from Phil Orbanes. In it was some "Gamut of Games" stationary and a copy of a letter [illegible strikeout] from a purchaser of THE SIX PACK OF PAPER AND PENCIL GAMES. She liked the games, but the illustrations for SPY are missing. I checked and they were missing. Called Phil and he knows. He

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