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9 Wednesday - July 1975
<br>190th day - 175 days to come
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Rcd. [received] letter from <u>David Parlett</u>. Mentioned <u>THE DOMINO BEAD GAME</u>,
and other games of <u>DOMINOES</u>; <u>G&P</u>, <u>David Pritchard</u>;
<u>BRIDGE</u>, <u>CHESS</u>; <u>AGOG</u>, <u>HAGGLE</u> with a suggested variation;
an unnamed 3-hand board <u>GAME</u> he invented; <u>COMBINATION</u>,
<u>Graeme Levin</u>; <u>MAH JONG</u>, <u>RUMMY</u>, <u>PINOCHLE</u>.


Rcd. <u>SIGNAL</u> #82. Conflict Games announces <u>YALU</u> and <u>JERUSALEM</u>.
Nothing else new.
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(cont. from 7/10) [7/10]
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certain spaces can get "dots" from the dispenser. Colored balls are
kept to complete assignments but a clear ball loses all the balls.
Players can get an opportunity to look at the opponent's assignment
cards and can try to beat them to completing it. Different
cards have different values and most points when all are
used wins. (Rough idea.)
<br><u>THE WILD WILD WEST!</u> Didn't get the play. The gimmick is a turn
table into which pictures of outlaws are inserted. When spun
they end up against the rewards which vary from 0 to a high
figure. (Felicia loves this one.)
<br>THE CINCINATI KID</u>. Didn't see this. It is a gambling game that
E.S. Lowe is looking at. I asked what is the gimmick that will
show up on TV. It is a special dice shaker.
<br>Alan tells her that <u>THE MAGNIFICENT RACE</u> is very popular with
his friends. Incidentally in his game <u>THE CINCINNATI KID</u> there
is a built-in opponent, similar to the one in Parker's game,
Felicia told me.
<br>Felicia has two manuscripts (non-game) with <u>Harvey Gardner</u>
of Fawcett. She spoke to him about me and <u>AGOG</u>. He likes
it very much, but it is too esoteric for them. He might be
interested in my doing something else for them. She asked about
my contract with Pantheon. No problem. I said that I'd
be glad to discuss it with him whenever she sets up a date.
<br>She said she gets 10% on books. Fine with me.
She asked about the article for <u>"DAISY"</u> Magazine. Told her
that I was thinking about it, but I am somewhat discouraged.
She understood. The gal at "Daisy" is on a long vacation
so there is no hurry.
<br>She said that a new client would be showing her a three handed
<u>CHESS</u> game. I asked if it by <u>Robert Zubrin</u>. Yes. An important
acquaintance of hers is a friend of Zubrin's father and he,
the father, is coming to see her.
<br>She asked if the game was any good. Yes - if there is any
market for a <u>CHESS</u> variant. She agreed that none had ever
been a success. She said that she was glad that I had come in.
Also that I hadn't lost my interest in games. If I had,
what would she do.
<br>I asked about <u>RUMMIKUB</u>. It was promised by <u>Moses Goldman</u>
<br>(cont. on 7/7)