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JUNE 1975 - WEDNESDAY 4
155TH DAY - 210 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. PLAYTHINGS Directory Issue.

Rcd. letter from David Parlett. He likes my DOMINO BEAD GAME. Mentions David Pritchard, my column on the American scene, RUMMY, MAH JONG. Enclosed specs for two proposed series: inventors write about their ideas, games our parents played.

Rcd. letter from Walter Luc Haas. Mentions BEYONG TIC-TAC-TOE!, EUROPA, SPIELBRETT, HARE AND TORTOISE, THE LONDON CABBIE GAME, S&T, MOVES, WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN, AUSTERLITZ, BULL RUN, 1812, EL ALAMEIN, FLIGHT OF THE GOEBEN, FOXBAT AND PHANTOM, GRENADIER, KOREA, KURSK, LEE MOVES NORTH, THE MARNE, MUSKET AND PIKE, RIFLE & SABRE, SOLOMONS CAMPAIGN, SPITFIRE, WORLD WAR III, BLUE & GRAY, CHARIOT, LEGION, MECH WAR '77, PANZER '44, VIKING, YEOMAN, GLOBAL WAR, MODERN BATTLES, CONTIGO, HALLO BOSS, PLAYBOSS.

Enclosed a Ravensburger catalog. Nothing in it I haven't seen before.

Caught up with game diary again.

(cont. from 6/5) [6/5]

asked if Richard Berg had left THE GAME OF YOUR FUTURE for me. Not yet. Told Howie I'd bring CONFRONTATION for Richard when I bring my column.

Took 3 copies of S&T #50. Game is BATTLE FOR GERMANY. Work in progress mentions WORLD WAR I, FAST CARRIERS, NAPOLEONIC QUADRIGAME, THE ISLAND WAR, MODERN BATTLES, BLUE & GRAY (II), THE OIL WAR, SORCERER. Briefings includes KINGMAKER, FREDERICK THE GREAT (SPI), BLUE & GRAY (I), THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR (Jagdpanther), WAR OF THE WORLDS II (Rand), GOTCHER, BARRIER, TOTALLY, CONQUEST, WAR GAMES THROUGH THE AGES, 1792-1859 by Donald Featherstone. Notice that errata and modification sheets for GLOBAL WAR and WORLD WAR III will be ready by July 15. Took a TANK! expansion kit.

At dad's called BB and she said that Felicia had called. BB told her that I was at Scribner's but didn't tell her why.

Called Felicia. Told her that Scribner's was interested in AGOG.

Felicia said that she would try to find the names of the five books she mentioned on 6/3.

She said that the editor of DAISY, the girl scout magazine, is excited about the game articles (see 6/3).

Moses Goldman has a question on RUMMIKUB. She'll have him call me tomorrow.

POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER bounced at Gabriel. No particular reason. A company in Wisconsin is looking for games which she finds refreshing.

She rcd. a nice letter from John Lawless of Hasbro.

Ed Schifman sent her forms for TOTALLY, INTERSECTION, and PUSHOVER so that they can be included in the edition coming, of THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS/GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING. She'll

(cont. on 5/31)

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