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16 WEDNESDAY - APRIL 1975
106TH DAY - 259 DAYS TO COME

Finished S&T column with BARRIER, TOTALLY, CONQUEST, and KEEP QUIET.

Earl Perel here for supper. He brought me a copy of his letter to PLAYBOY suggesting that I do a column for them - and their answer to him. He also brought an announcement of a sum seminar on "Geodesic Domes" sponsored by "New York Center for World Game Studies" and signed by R. Buckminster Fuller. (All filed in Earl Perel folder.)

Played BANDITO with Earl, BB, and Dale. Altho they worked hard, and long at stopping me from getting the last jackpot, the game came to a definite end as others picked up the required cards.

Later played 2-hand with BB and it worked very well.

Before Earl came I made a table of "Bonuses" varying with the number of players. It seems just about right.

About 5 got a call from Fay Hartog asking how I was coming on the galleys for BEYOND TIC-TAC-TOE. Told her that I didn't get them. She mailed them, 1st class, on Monday. Told her I'd call tomorrow after the mail came.

(cont. from 4/17) [4/17]

- A.H. [Avalon Hill] - THE GENERAL, 1776
- Game Designer's Workshop - CHACO
- Conflict Game Co. - BAR-LEV. (Editor's note that Game Designer's
Workshop has taken over Conflict.) KASSERINE PASS, VERDUN.
- Rand Game Associates - LEE VS MEADE, INVASION: SICILY.
- Liberator Games - Biggest black eye to hobby.
- Histo Games - 3 unusual games (not named).
- Battleline Publications - WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN.
- Gamma Two Games - [illegible strikeout] 1812.
- Wargame Research Group - DECLINE AND FALL, SEASTRIKE.
- Jedko Game Co. - THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN
- Simulations Design Corp. - CONFLICT mag.
- PANZERFAUST Mag.
- The Third Millenia - BATTLEFLAG Mag. & several games (not named).
Reader's Reviews of SARATOGA 1777 (Rand), AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (SPI), INVASION: SICILY (Rand), BORODINO (SPI), BARBAROSSA (SPI), RIFLE-MUSKAT (Simulations Design Corp.)

Took copy of S&T #44 (2 copies actually). Feature game is FREDERICK THE GREAT, with an article. Ad for BLUE & GRAY, quadrian article. Ads for PANZER '44 and MECH WAR '77.

In briefings the following are covered: EARLY PACIFIC BATTLES, GLOBAL WAR (SPI), MISSLE BOAT (Rand), OMAHA BEACH (Rand), PANZERLEADER (A.H.) [Avalon Hill], SIXTH FLEET (SPI), STELLAR CONQUEST (Meta- gaming concepts); RAILWAY RIVALS, POLICE STATE, BEAT THE MARKET,

(cont. on 4/14)