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17 Wednesday - September 1975
<br>U.S. Constitution Adopted 1787 - 260th day - 105 days to come
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Letter from <u>Haar Hoolim</u>. Sent me repro of box cover for <u>HOP-A-LONG</u>
and drawing of the board. Mentions [illegible word crossed out] <u>SEEJEH</u>, <u>LIVE AND LEARN</u>,
<u>FORCES</u>, <u>UP WITH THE KING</u>.
<br>Rcd. <u>SIGNAL</u> &#35;87. A.H. will issue <u>WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN</u> in a flat
box this fall; also a 2nd version of <u>TOBRUK</u> and <u>CAESER'S LEGIONS</u> -
based on but different from <u>EAGLES</u>.
Taurus is selling <u>RAIDER OF THE NORTH</u>, <u>BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC</u>,
<u>UNDERSEA WARRIORS</u>.
Review of <u>PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT GAME</u> (P.T.A.)
Mentions of <u>U-BOAT</u> (Tabletop Games); <u>AERIAL WARFARE</u> <s>the</s> set of rules
(Leicestor Micro Models Ltd.); <u>WORLD WAR II</u> (M. Dumdei);
<u>HITLER'S LAST GAMBLE</u> (Rand); <u>LEYTE GULF</u> (M. Dumdei);
Review of <u>JAGDPANTHER</u> &#35;10. Contains <u>MARINE!</u> Articles on
25 different games, including <u>SIXTH FLEET</u> and <u>ANZIO</u>.
Review of <u>S&T</u> &#35;51.
Review of <u>BATTLE PLAN</u> &#35;2. Tells the people behind Rand and gives
articles on <u>BULGE</u> and <u>MISSILE BOAT</u>.
Mention of <u>ANZIO</u> and <u>ANZIO BEACHHEAD</u> and <u>BATTLE OF MOSCOW</u>
(latter two by S.P.I. - but discontinued.)
<br>Brought the beam compass to <u>Claude</u>'s and left it with him. He
gave me the game <u>CASTELLO</u>. (Later discovered that one black piece
was missing. Put in one, of completely different shape, that I had
around.) Claude also gave me a sheet of wrapping paper with
"Breugel's" picture of active games. (Filed on shelf 34.) Loaned
me the Sept. <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>. (I can take out Martin's column, ex-
cept for the page that has part of an article on the back.)
Claude mentioned that in Strand he saw several copies of
<u>CONTEMPORARY GAMES:---</u>. The price was $28 but he wasn't
sure whether that was for one or both volumes.