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FEBRUARY 1975 - MONDAY 10
41ST DAY - 324 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. G & P #33. Feature article on HARE AND TORTOISE. Ad for 4
games by Edward de Bono, L-GAME, CONTACT, HI-LO and
WORD AUCTION, GO article. Article by R.C. Bell on Japanese
game KARUTA and its predecessor KAI-AWASE. "Gamesviews of
EXECUTIVE DECISION, SEASTRIKE, FLUTTER, SAFARI ROUND UP, and
a book - CARD GAMES. Article on CHESS books. Rules for Eric Solomon's
AGGRESSION. Reader's game CLAYMORES AND KILTS and an ad for a
packaged version - THE HIGHLAND CLAN BATTLE GAME. Forum discussion of
L-GAME. David Parlett's rules for 2-hand, 4-hand, and advanced
NINETY NINE. Another ad for LOGICA. SCRABBLE column. BISMARK in Paulette's col.
Rcd. a letter from Howard Thompson of "Metagaming Concepts concerning
STELLAR CONQUEST. Also mentioned Lewis Pulsipher.

Preparatory to meeting at Felicia's looked at SHAPE & SHATTER, LOTTERY
(making some notes on material I don't think I have on file), and
FOREIGN INTRIGUE (finally locating all the latest info in the box).
Went over my new Italian games and took rules for the following to get
repros: CIACK: SI GIRA!, BUSINESS, ALTA FINANZA, GUARDIE E LADRI,
PICCOLE DONNE, MASTER, AUTO MARKET.

To Felicia. Alan Newman there. I found the missing stops on SPACE BOXES and
added the missing pcs.
Ron Weingartner & Jim Houlihan there for E.S. Lowe. Showed them the following.
JACK POTS 6. Played part of a game and they want it sent.
TRAVEL AGENT (Alan's). A spinner indicates a city and player's bid for
a ticket to that city using a bidding die with two faces from $100 to $600.
Ties are eliminated. At other times (don't remember details) cities are
chosen and players with ticket to that city can collect. Each player
has a "Bump"# and if two or more players want to sell a ticket, low number
wins. Bump #'s are rotated with play of special cards. These cards
also increase cost of tickets for deluxe, etc. Players have 5 in hand and
can play as many as desired. Cities are grouped in trips and if one is
spun, all can be sold together. (Rough idea.) They weren't interested.
RIGHT ANGLES. No.
B-O-C-O. Send rules.
LOTTERY. No.
Felicia spoke to Bob Johnson and he promised an answer on FOCUS by Thurs.
Carla Hagan was there on some other business. She was interested in
games on consumer buying. Told her about THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS /.
GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING. She'll call me to see if there is
anything in there. She also gave me her number: Caroline Hagen,
Young & Rubicam International Inc., 285 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017 -
953-2072.
Weingartner & Houlihan told me that Terry Seymour had been fired.
With Alan Newman to Press Room. Registered. Alan would like me to
leave KLONDIKE at Felicia's for him to pick up. I also want to get a
copy of 6 PACK OF PAPER & PENCIL GAMES to him.
In a display room saw boxes & boards for POWER BROKER (Hasbro),
BLACK GOLD (Magic Rainbow), and BEAT INFLATION (Cardinal). Also some
S.P.I. games. Also the Aladdin games, including BARRIER and PUSHOVER,
(cont. on 2/8)