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July 1975 - Wednesday 2
183rd Day - 182 Days to Come

To S.P.I. Spoke in general to Jim Dunnigan.
Gave Howie Barasch copies of PATTON and MACARTHUR. He said that they might find them helpful in the game that they are developing for the army (which Jim went down to Fort Benning in Ga. [Georgia] to discuss. They are getting $25,000 for the game I believe he told me.)
Took duplicate copies of the following games: PANZER '49, SINAI, CHARIOT, MECH WAR '77. Also a copy of MODERN BATTLES - CHINESE FARM, GOLAN, WURZBURG, MUKDEN.
Howie gave me a letter from George C. Raiselis, who says he enjoyed AGOG and my past columns. Listed 32 Parker [Parker Brothers] games he has that date before 1960 and asked if I could add to the list. (Sent S.A.S.E.)

To Reiss and spoke to Manny Lefkowitz. Took my model of THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME. Told him that Harry Lorayne was supposed to contact me on 7/9. He thought that was excessively long (after he stalled for so long).
He was too busy to talk about FIGHT CITY HALL. He said he is still working on this year's line, so he can't think about next year's yet.

Rcd. [received] letter from Walter Luc Haas. He wants copies of BLUE & GRAY and MODERN BATTLES. Also 2 copies of the SPI catalog. Asked about WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN.

Went over the S.P.I. duplicate games and marked them on my list, that I carry in my wallet.

While downtown I went to Brentano's. Saw FUZZ ROULETTE. Players move along a path around the edges, by luck getting promoted from patrolman up - or by luck getting demoted. At the end of each year - time around the board - players collect points according to their rank. Some spaces also cause winning or losing of points. //They had ORGANIZED CRIME.

Went through my 5x3 files and found 57 more pre-60 Parker games. Looked a little at the Parker Archives material but decided not to include these in my letter to Raiselis.

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