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24 FRIDAY - JANUARY 1975
24TH DAY - 341 DAYS TO COME

Letter from Bob Johnson. Mentions FOCUS, the bibliography I sent him, and the Springbok games I requested (FITTING & PROPER and THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS). Also the rules changes I sent (RED LETTER) and mentioned (DIGIT and PE-LING).

Letter from Ed Schifman with a repro of the INTERSECTION "Special Document." It wasn't corrected from the ambiguous one I originally rcd. He enclosed a covering letter and his new card.

Looked at TOTALLY and INTERSECTION sets I rcd. on 1/20. None of the corrections we had previously spoken about were taken care of.

Called Ed, collect. Not at his desk and left word for him to call me.

Rcd. ALBION #50. Reviews of HARE AND TORTOISE and ELECTION X, with mentions of CABBIE and STOCKBROKER. Review of CONFRONTATION [Philmar], with mention of CONFRONTATION [Orbanes]. Discussion of press releases in DIPLOMACY. Review of THE PENINSULAR WAR, with mentions of Gamma Two, PATTON (and me). Mention of a new Gamma Two Game - NAPOLEON; "Conflict Games" and CONFLICT magazine. Article on NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION, BATTLE PLAN, and TIME TRAP. Review of EAGLE DAY. Review of HOTEL. Review of KINGMAKER. Mention of OIL DISTRIBUTION - BRITISH ISLES, EUROPA, and a German game store. Mention of GUERILLA - short review. Hints for SEASTRIKE. Some suggestions for PANZERARMEE AFRIKA. Mention of MY GAME FOR 2000AD AND AFTER by V.R. Parton. Comments on SNIPER and MAH JONG. Review of HANDBOOK OF GAMES AND SIMULATION EXERCISES. Mention of the A.H. [Avalon Hill] mail order games: JUTLAND, CHANCELLORSVILLE, ANZIO; new official rules for STALINGRAD. Mini-reviews of SARATOGA 1777, INVASION: SICILY, NAPOLEON'S LAST CAMPAIGNS, CAMBRIA 1917, with mentions of LEE VS MEADE, MISSLE BOAT, and OMAHA BEACH. Mention of CARTEL, INFINITY, REALM, MONTAGE, and THE 6 PACK OF PAPER & PENCIL GAMES. Mention of John Scarne and his TEEKO, SCARNEY, and FOLLOW THE ARROW. Reviews of PANZER LEADER, THE THIRD REICH, and BASKETBALL STRATEGY. Mention of S.P.I.'s TANK!, OPERATION OLYMPIC, COMBINED ARMS, WOLFPACK, SIXTH FLEET, FREDERICK THE GREAT, TWENTIETH CENTURY, STARFORCE: ALPHA CENTAURI, and PATROL. Review of TRIPLANETARY with mention of NARVIK, TORGUA, and CORAL SEA. Mentions of FRIEDLAND 1807, STARSHIP COMBAT, and MASTERMIND. Discussion of WIN, PLACE & SHOW. Listing of all games mentioned in ALBION /#1 thru #49. Plug for MIDWEST GAMING REVIEW with mentions of CA, INDIAN CHESS, SINAI, EAGLES, SARATOGA 1777, TRIPLANETARY. Announcement of Don Turnbull's upcoming newsletter - PHOENIX. 3 supplements of game rules and a map for the third: WOLF PACK, LANDWEHR, and BURMA 1944 - THE MARCH ON INDIA. Also a price list from David Gwyn Watts. (WOLF PACK is by Tony Jones.)

Call from Claude. He asked if the name SUCCESS has been used.

(cont. on 1/23)

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