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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. [received] 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. [received] a holiday card from the Richter's.

Rcd. [received] a catalog from Lou Zocchi with a very complete listing of war games and books including: CONFLICT Mag. [magazine]; TRIPLANETARY, CHACO, CORAL SEA, TORGAU, 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. [received] TOYS (Dec. [December]). 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 [1975].
Rcd. [received] 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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