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1 Tuesday - July 1975
<br>Dominion Day (Canada) - 182nd Day - 183 Days to Come
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Call from <u>Manny Lefkowitz</u>. They have decided to go ahead with
<u>THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME</u>. <u>Harry Lorayne</u> will be leaving
town tomorrow, so Manny asked me to call him.
<br>Called Harry. He will be back in town on 7/9 and then will go to
Europe before the end of the month. I said that I'd pick up the model
this week and have the preliminary rules written by the time he
gets back. He'll call me as soon as he gets back.
<br>2nd call to check on the financial details. Reiss will give Harry
10% royalties. We will split this .8 to him and .2 to me. We both agreed
that we prefer to have Reiss send us separate checks. I
asked and Harry said he is getting a $1500 advance. Also a claude
that if the game is not out in 6 months it goes back to Harry.
<br>Called Manny and told him I'd pick up the model tomorrow. I told him
about the separate checks, but he said nothing has been signed
yet.
<br>I asked if he had done any thinking about <u>FIGHT CITY HALL</u>.
No, but he'd like to talk about it when I come in tomorrow.


Rcd. [received] a letter from <u>Ray O'Farrell</u> of Nelson (Australia). Thanked me
for my letter and has sent a xerox to <u>Peter Carr</u>. (No answer req'd. [required])
Rcd. from Scribner's <u>SIXTH BOOK FO MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS FROM SCI AM</u>.
While looking at the chapter that contained <u>FOCUS</u> saw a mention
of a game <u>ZIG-ZAG</u>. Looked through my files but couldn't find
it. I'll have to check with <u>Martin Gardner</u>.
Wrote to <u>Haar Hoolim</u>. Mentioned <u>STEPPING STONES</u>, <u>G&P</u>;
<u>KING OF THE CASTLE</u> (with my reconstruction of the board), <u>FOCUS</u>;
<u>ARROWS</u>, <u>Martin Gardner</u>; <u>THERE AND BACK</u>, <u>UP WITH THE KING</u>;
<u>HIDE AWAY</u>; <u>Robert Abbott</u>, <u>CHECKERS</u>, <u>PLOY</u>, <u>CHESS</u>, <u>EPAMINONDAS</u>,
<u>CROSSINGS</u>; <u>BANKO</u>; <u>LIVE AND LEARN</u> (after playing some by myself),
<u>FORCES</u>, <u>TURNOVER</u> (after finding an error in his solution).
At <u>Dave Horn</u>'s showed him how to play <u>ALL FIVES</u>. He was interested
in learning a more interesting domino game.
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(cont. from 7/3) [7/21]
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Wrote to <u>Ron Sokolec</u> asking about <u>Earl Doherty</u>'s <u>FACE OFF</u>
and <u>LAND GRAB</u>.
<br>Wrote to <u>Jerry Brown</u> asking about the "Paper Back Games" -
<u>THE JOY OF SIX</u>, <u>DIRTY OLD MAN</u>, <u>THE MEANEST GAME IN TOWN</u>,
<u>THE WORDSPELL CHALLENGE</u>, <u>CAST YOUR LETTER TO THE WIND</u>,
<u>REAL PERSONALITY STAND UP</u>, <u>THE HOT SLOT PAYOFF</u>,
<u>MAKE YOUR DOLLAR HOLLAR</u>. Also <u>SUPER CRIBBAGE</u>.
<br>Wrote to <u>Steve Curtis</u> asking about <u>THE SEX CONNECTION</u> and
<u>221B BAKER ST.</u> Sent repro [reproduction] of column with <u>AIRPORT</u>.
<br>Wrote to <u>Clyde Peters</u> of Stackpole Books asking for a review
copy of <u>A PLAYER'S GUIDE TO TABLE GAMES</u> by <u>John Jackson</u>. Also
<br>(cont. from 6/30)