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September 1975 - Monday 22
265th day - 100 days to come

Working on game diary.
Rcd. a letter from Graeme Levin. ORGANISMS has been rejected by one company - but he is showing it to another.
Rcd. a letter from Warren Buell saying he'd be in N.Y. on 10/1, 10/2, and 10/3.
Called Paddington Press to ask for a review copy of THE WAY TO PLAY. [illegible words crossed out] Woman in charge not in. Left my number - but no call back.

(cont. from 9/23) [9/23]

deal with Henry Szwarce [illegible word crossed out] for her to cut her share of IMAGE - which she hears is doing well in Europe.
It looks as if her and Herb Roth's deal with RUMMIKUB will be profitable. It looks as if Macys will be putting in a big order. The only thing she is worried about is that Moses Goldman won't have the production ready in time. He was supposed to bring in 6 samples today - but only brought 2.
She hears from Keith Tuggle that they may be looking at P&P games in January. Told Felicia that I saw their previous P&P games remaindered in Job Lot. She said that they were all dogs - and that Keith admits that now.
I asked, and she said that my games came back from Hallmark. However they lost Connor's TROTTER and she can't get Bob Johnson to answer letters on it. She also can't get any answers about the Springbok games.
2nd call from Felicia. She spoke to Elizabeth Brower and she will put in the request for SSAE for those wanting an answer from me.
In the TIMES she read that Christian Thee, a game inven- tor, is suing Parker for $20,000,000. He claims that they studied his game and then returned it- then came out with MASTER MIND MASTERPIECE, which is the same games- he says. Randolph Barton states that they looked at hundreds of art games, but that MASTERPIECE was devel- oped by Marvin Glass.
She asked if - since I met all the game inventors - I know Thee. No, and if I do I'll watch myself. She will be flying to Springfield for a day at M.B., mainly to meet their new advertising setup (??). But
(cont. on 9/21)

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