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23 Wednesday - July 1975
204th day - 161 days to come

Rcd. another registered letter from Haar Hoolim. Mentions DOUBLE, UP WITH THE KING, THERE AND BACK, LIVE AND LEARN, UP; MASTERMIND (which apparantly [sic] OrDa is putting out now. Enclosed rules, repro of board, and 3 cards for TAKE TEN, a children's game. Mentions DODGEM, THREE MUSKETEERS, and THOUGHTWAVE. Discussed his CAPTURING, THE GAME OF STACKS, also BANKO variations - CENTRE COLUMN, LAST TAKE. Also enclosed another postcard.
Call from Felicia. She was taken to lunch by Jack Waldvogel of the "Fred Atkins Organization." He purchases games for some 50 dept. stores. He was interested in learning about games and she told him about my S&T column. She wanted the address and sub. price. Gave them to her but warned her that my column in much too short. She reminded me that she'd like a copy to have on hand. She said that she pushed the Aladdin games with Waldvogel. He complained that he had difficulty getting BALI (I think she told me this). I told Felicia that I ran into Bud Thomas yesterday and that he is probably going to be around today. She's thinking of con- tacting him - but most of her dealings have been with Shep Bently.
Made a drawing of the ZODIAC STAR CHESS board - to send to S.K. Howard.
By U.P.S. got a copy of the finished BEYOND TIC TAC TOE. With a short letter from Fabio Coen.

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Wrote to Mr. Rodimach. Mentioned DARN CLEVER, FREE FOR ALL, and FOREIGN INTRIGUE. Wrote up "Find the Lie" Variation for DARN CLEVER and enclosed it on a separate sheet.
Called Fabio Coen to thank him for the copy of BEYOND TIC TAC TOE, at present he doesn't even have one for himself. I brought up the matter of the next book - whether another book with tear-out sheets is wanted. Yes - unless I have other ideas. Not at present, but I'd like to discuss the idea of tear-out sheets for solitaire "Game. Also I have to get together with Barbara Weinstein. He'll call me on 8/5 and we'll set a day for both.
Before falling asleep thought of the name FUN FOR ONE as a working titled for the next Pantheon book.