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6 Wednesday - August 1975
Transfiguration - 218th day - 147 days to come


Rcd. a registered pack from {Marek Penszko [address]
Sent me some folders by Lech Pijanowski - games: HARCABY, MURY, NAKRYWANKA, WIRÓWKA, KRATKOWNICA - puzzles: WĄŻ, KOLOROWY KWADRAT, MINI-KRZYŻÓWKA, TĘCZOWY KWIAT. He'll send me the rules for FOOTBALL when it is published in "Problemy." He'd like a copy of AGOG.
Rcd. a letter from Mike Abrams concerning his game BLOCK'N SCORE which he now calls BINARY. Enclosed a folder from "Simile II", which I am quite sure I already have. Also enclosed a repro of a letter he rcd. from Keith Tuggle. He wants my help in selling 3M. In looking for my review of BLOCK 'N SCORE I finally de- cided to make a listing of all the games I have re- viewed in S&T, and hung it with the reviews.
Call from Marilyn Nierenberg. She got my name from Mike Alber. She is working for a firm that is preparing a Craft Encyclopedia for Time-Life and would like to talk to me about preparing something on "Table Games." Will come here tomorrow to talk about it. Call from Jean Green of Fresh Meadows Bloomindales. She read me what she was writing on my appearance for my approval. Had her removed the word "Educational." She'd like me to come and look at a presentation there prior to my appearance.
Gave Dana a copy of FITTING AND PROPER to give to a girl friend who is bored in the hospital.
Call from Earl Perel about seeing a movie today. I couldn't make it. Spoke to Claude about our date Friday.


(cont. from 8/7) [8/7]


end of next week.
Call from Phil Orbanes. He was supposed to do a series of manipulative puzzles for "Reiss" based on having two fields joined together like glasses - to be called SPECTACULARS. I mentioned that Reiss already has a lot of similar puzzles - he said they want more. He has done a lot of work on paper which he'll pass on to me - and, if I want, I can give "Gamut of Games" an agents fee. I said I'd certainly be willing to discuss it. He called me back after talking to Manny Lefkowtiz. Its O.K. with them and I'll talk to them when I see them to look at the mold on THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME (Which I
(cont. on 7/31)