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14 TUESDAY - JANUARY 1975
14TH DAY - 351 DAYS TO COME

At game store off Via [illegible strikeout] Nazionale (spelling) bought BUSINESS (for 3,500 Lire). Catalog of "Alma Giochi" listed, among others ALTA FINANZA, GUARDIE E LADRI, K-21, MASTER, LA SFIDA DEI CORSARI, LA CONQUISTA DEL WEST. Bought AUTO MARKET (3,000 L.). Catalog of "Elyart Italiana" listed, among others, L'U-BOOT, UNA GIORNATA ALL'IPPODROMO, GIRO D'ITALIA, FACCIO LA MIA PATENTE, RE-S-C-OP.

At "VEBI-Giocattoli" bought PICCOLE DONNE (4,600 L.). By "Alma" - ads for, among others, SESTO-GRADO, CAPITANI DI VENTURA, IL GIOCI DELLE REGIONI, COMMANDER. Bought GUARDIE E LADRI (3,200 L.) by "Alma." Bought MASTER (3,500 L.) by "Alma." bought CIACK: SI GIRA! (4,600 L.) by "Alma."

Rcd. a telephone call from Oliver Howes, lawyer for Parker Bros. in the MONOPOLY, ANTI-MONOPOLY lawsuit. Dana told him i'd call on 1/20. His number is 682-4590. He'd like info on what I wrote in AGOG.

Rcd. a copy of SPIELBRETT (#1 / 74). Long article on BACKGAMMON. Article on "Psychospiele" with SENSIS, GUSS, CARISO. "Wort-und sprachspiele" with WORTWEXEL, LETRA-MIX, CODICOD. "Wurfel - , Glucks-und Knobelspiele" with DOWN & OUT, KNIFFEL, TOWER, CORONA, KERLETT, RISIKO, WATERLOO, MORRA. "Sportspiele" with REGATTA, THINKING MAN'S GOLF, SPEED CIRCUIT. "Wirtschaftsspiele" with DAS BORSENSPIEL, EXECUTIVE DECISION, PLAYBOSS, HALLOBOSS. Article on MAH JONGG. "Strategische Spiele" with TRIMULA, FEUDAL, SAMURAI (SHOGI), TRICOLOR, PAGODE, GO, GO-BANG, ISHI, REVERSI, SERATA, XERXES. "Familienspiele" with CLUEDO, SUPERHIRN (MASTERMIND), AVALANCHE, 1000 KILOMETER, HI SPOT.

(cont. from 1/15) [2/18]

is "Gamut of Games." She said that she knows about that and it is consulting work, which is o.k. Then she became abusive and I walked out.

To "Gamut of Games" and got the list price for THE 6 PACK... ($7.00). He said that Reiss had made a mistake is calculation the royalty on the combination pack of VEGAS 13, etc. and that more money was due us.

- S&R. Spoke to Lee Tiffany and told him that I probably would be doing a column for G&P. He said that the English publishers of SCRABBLE allow G&P's column on the game but S&R doesn't approve of it. They may sue if the magazine is distributed in the U.S.

He said that a couple that is putting out a new U.S. game magazine visited him. He asked if I knew anything about it. No.

Didn't get a chance to look at ESCAPE FROM THE CASBAH, DUPLICATE CROSSWORD GAME, and SCORING ANAGRAMS since I had an

(cont. on 1/13)

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