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MAY 1975 - WEDNESDAY 21
141ST DAY - 224 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. an envelope with a plastic base for holding a cardboard pc. with a note saying that Bob Gellman says this part is available in any quantity.

Rcd. NOST-ALGIA #181. Phil Cohen mentions Bill Rawlings' book; TEEKO, NULL, GO-MOKU, REN-JUU, GIVEAWAY CHESS, gives challenges in CROSSING CHESS, SURGE CHESS, LINES OF ACTION, CYLINDRICAL GO, DOUBLEMOVE GO, DYNAMO CHESS, O/R CHESS, DOUBLEMOVE CHESS, BEROLINA CHESS, BEROLINA GRID CHESS, REVERSI, CYLINDRICAL REVERSI, ULTIMA, REINCARNATION CHESS, 58-POSITIONS TEEKO, CROSSINGS, CONVERSION CHESS, TRANSCHESS, BICOLOR CHESS, NIGHTRIDER CHESS, discusses THE L GAME; Mentions V.R. Parton, SPITE CHESS, Ralph Betza, COLUMBIA CANNON TRANSCHESS.

Reb Orrell mentions some "combination" games: SCOTTISH KNIGHT RELAY (SCOTTISH CHESS + KNIGHT RELAY CHESS); GIVEAWAY BEROLINA PAWN CHESS (GIVEAWAY CHESS + BEROLINA PAWN CHESS); BEROLINA PAWN DOUBLEMOVE CHESS (BEROLINA PAWN CHESS + DOUBLEMOVE CHESS).

Ralph Betza gives info for following a XIANG QI game in Chinese. Ad for CONQUEST, with a new $2 set.

To Stationary Show.

- To Felicia's booth to tell her about FOUR-ARMED BANDIT and Ron Weingartner. He already saw her and told her there would be an answer in 3 or 4 weeks. She gave me ad sheets for PUSHOVER, BARRIER, TOTALLY, INTERSECTION. Alice McElhone visited Felicia. She is not happy with TRIPPPLES being discounted. She has started a small ad agency.

RUMMIKUB is now priced at $15. It's not moving. Felicia is not happy with the box the artist she recommended came up with, but Moses and Sol seem satisfied.

- Invicta. Took MASTERMIND "Story" folder. The gal gave me a review copy of PRESSUPS. (Box a little beat up, but otherwise o.k.) This is the same game as BASIS 10. She also gave me rules for ZONE X - rough but complete.

- Gameophiles. Ran across Felicia there. Peter Yaspin, who did COLORATION, is a new client of Felicia's.

- G&R. I ran across someone from there (who knew me altho I didn't recognize him) who said that I should look at the new pad & pencil games they were handling. Did and they were just standards.

Ron Sokolec of Franklin Merchandising was there and we had a very pleasant talk. Gave him a copy of S&T #47 column with KGB and THE GAME OF NATIONS. He will send me copies of FACE OFF and LAND GRAB. He said that RATRACE was their best seller; he thought that PAYDAY was a knock off of it but I said it was different - and not nearly as good. He is thinking of someday putting out a humorous monster game, something like the movie "Young Frankenstein." However he doesn't want to do anything that would hurt Bob Gellman's CREATURE FEATURES. I told him that I'd see the picture and to contact me if he ever wants me to work on such a game.

- ALPSCO. Nothing new.

- Straus'. RGI games were listed as being there, but they weren't.

(cont. on 5/22)

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