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9/14
15 Monday - September 1975
Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement - 258th day -107 days to come

Rcd. PLAYTHINGS (Sept. '75). Feature article on board games. Pictures shown of the following (plus some action, spots, magic items, etc.): THE BARNSTORMER GAME (Marx), 99 (Broman Percepta), NUMBERS UP (M.B.), LUCKY BREAK; TWIXT, WEEKEND IN VEGAS (R.G.I.), MASTERMIND (Invicta), CREATURE FEATURES (Athol - R.G.I.), BARRIER (Aladdin), COLORATION (Gameophiles), ELECTION (Educational Games), THE AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL GAME (U.S. Game Systems), O-SHLEMIEL (originals only), TRI-OMINOS (Pressman), FACES (Art Fair); TENNIS ANYONE (Franklin Merchandising), SHERLOCK HOLMES GAME (Cadaco), WARRI (Boneil Products); THE DIAMON HEAD GAME (Gamut of Games), M*A*S*H GAME (Trans- ogram); SCRABBLE (S&R), CHANGE THE WORD GAME (Marlon Creations), QUADTRIPLE (Eltron), CATCHPHRASE (Edu-cards), SPELLBOUND (Hasbro); U.S. HISTORY CHEXX (Chem Chexx Co.), THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTCTION CARD GAME (Whitman), WFF'N PROOF (Wff'n Proof), THE GREAT CITY GAME (Gameophiles), PAY DAY (P.), TANK BATTLE (M.B.), 1776 (A.H.), SAM'S HOOLIGAN, BLOCK-OFF. Also SPACE HOP (Teaching Concepts).
Ad for STANDOFF, FOUR THOUGHT, CATCHPHRASE, WORDFORWORD, TAKETEN.
Ad that "Toy Fair" will be from 2/22 to 2/25 and the hotel will be the Americana.
Article "Manufacturers Speak Out on Games" with statements by the following: Lyle D. Hurd (Coach House), Louis Goebel (S&R), Lee P. Gelber (Invicta), Clayton C. Atkinson (P.), J. Robert S. Conybeare (Marx), Douglas R. Bolton (Cadaco), W.G. Carlson (Tomy), William G. Gaspero (Western Printing), William L. Garrity (Schapher), Shepherd Bentley (Aladdin), R.A. Kerr (Cosom), John W. O'Donnell (M.B.).
News article on the five Edu-Cards games.
"Toy Products" showed QUADRTRIPLE and THE UNGAME (Au-Vid).
News article that Waldemar von Zedtwitz had appointment Phil Orbanes president and Carl Eisenberg v-p of "Gamut of Games."
Ad for TENNIS ANYONE and THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME.
Full page ad for "Gamut of Games."
Ad for FACES (Art Fair) - "A Game of Character Analysis from Facial Features."
Ad for SAM'S HOOLIGAN (Classic Games). Ad for BLOCK-OFF and QUADTRIPLE (Eltron). Picture of President Ford getting a copy of SPIRIT OF AMERICA-THE BICENTENNIEL GAMES.
Rcd, NOST-ALGIA #184. Phil Cohen gave a rule change in COLLISION; proposed change in HIP; and end game in PARITY; two annotated games of LOA Chess variants lists a game of BILLIARD - Grout & Rawlings.
Card from Jim Scully announcing another baby.
Wrote to "World Publications" about COMPLETE SPORT SOURCE DIRECTORY. Mentioned G&P and Don Miller as U.S. agent; S&T and MOVES; THE GENERAL; SIMULATION/GAMING/NEWS and Gini Scott; Don Miller with THE GAMESMAN and THE GAMESLETTER; NOST-ALGIA and NOST; EUROPA and Edi Birsan as U.S. agent. Also mentioned associations for BRIDGE, CHESS, GO, BACKGAMMON, and SCRABBLE.
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