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6/30
<br>6/29
<br>July 1975 - Tuesday 22
<br>203rd day - 162 days to come
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Rcd. a postcard from <u>Steve Wilson</u> asking whether I had
rcd. the material he sent me on <u>REVERSI</u> and other material.
Rcd. a letter from <u>S.K. Howard</u>. He enclosed the rules for
<u>CROMPTON'S CHESS</u> (4 page booklet). Mentioned <u>BEAT THE MARKET</u>
and <u>Richard Berg</u>. He'd like repros of the following:
<u>ZODIAC STAR CHESS</u>, <u>5-5</u>, <u>TANGLE</u>, <u>PHALANX</u> (Whitman), <u>HANNO</u>
(by E.P. White), <u>AJEDREZ MODERNO</u> (booklet by G.V. Maura),
<u>RULES OF TOTAL CHESS AND OF QUADRUALENT TOTAL CHESS</u> (by C. Beatty);
<u>CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER</u>, <u>ENDURING SPIRIT OF DASAPADA</u>,
<u>IDEA FOR A PERSONAL GAME</u> (last three by <u>V.R. Parton</u>). Mention of
<u>THE WARLORD</u>, <u>JET CHESS</u>, and a <u>CHESS variant</u> played on an 8x8x8
field that was advertised in <u>CHESS LIFE & REVIEW</u>. Some game
ideas and things that have come out that are similar: <u>GO</u> variant,
<u>ROSETTE</u>, <u>G & P</u>, <u>CHECKERS III</u>, <u>DELTA</u>, <u>HEXAGO</u>, <u>HEX-TRIANGO</u>,
<u>TRIANGO</u>, <u>AMERIGO</u>, <u>SIT AND THINK</u>.
<br>To Lakeside and got the following "ballpark" figures: <u>ROYAL KISMET</u> -
$5.00, <u>FOUR LETTER WORDS</u> - $7.00, <u>TILT</u> - $6.50, <u>GALLOPING GHOST!</u> -
$7.00, <u>DOUBLE CROSS</u> - $7.50.
To Invicta and got the suggested list for <u>PRESSUPS</u> - $2.95. Told
the girl that I got that at stationery show, but not <u>ZONE X</u>.
She didn't have a copy on hand and said she'd send me one.
Left a card. List price of <u>ZONE X</u> is $6.75.
To M.B. and the "ballpark" figures for: <u>JET WORLD</u> - $8.00, <u>TANK BATTLE</u> -
$8.00, <u>STAKE OUT</u> - $8.00, <u>SKIRMISH</u> - $5.50, <u>BODY LANGUAGE</u> - $7.00,
<u>PIZZA PIE</u> - $5.50, <u>WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS GOLF</u> - $5.50,
<u>WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS AUTO RACING</u> - $5.50, <u>WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS TENNIS</u> - $5.50.
<br>To R.G.I. <u>Bob Gellman</u> off on vacation. Said hello to Stan. Noticed that
at Bob's desk there were a number of Itemation games. Had
Stan run off repros of the rules and copied the board on the back
of one repro - <u>STAMP COLLECTORS GAME</u>.
<u>KUNG FU</u> was there too, but I didn't look at it. Stan seemed a
little annoyed with me.
<br>way out of 200 5th met <u>Bud Thomas</u>. I asked him how
things were going. He said that it was hard work getting every
order but they were working hard at it.
I asked him when he was returning to Nashville. Probably
Thurs. Asked him to tell <u>Ed Schifman</u> that I rcd. his letter
and would be sending the <u>INTERSECTION</u> model to him this week.
I asked if he thought there was a possibility of redoing the
game but he said that was Ed's department.
<br>To S.P.I. Took 3 copies of <u>S & T</u> &#35;51. "Work in Progress" mentions
<u>OIL WAR</u>, <u>ISLAND WAR</u> Quadrigame, <u>PUNIC WARS</u>, <u>INVASION OF AMERICA</u>,
<u>BLUE & GRAY II</u>, <u>DIXIE</u>, <u>WAR IN THE WEST</u>, <u>WESTWALL</u> Quadrigame,
<u>STAR SOLIDER</u>, <u>THIRTY YEARS WAR</u> Quadrigame, <u>NORTH AFRICAN</u> Quadrigame,
<u>WURZBURG</u>, <u>BATTLE FOR GERMANY</u>, <u>AN LOC</u>, <u>TWENTIETH CENTURY</u>. Ad for
<u>NAPOLEON AT WAR</u> Quadrigame including <u>MARENGO</u>, <u>JENA-AUERSTADT</u>,
<br>(cont. on 6/30)