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9/22
<br>9/21
<br>23 Tuesday - September 1975
<br>First day of autumn - 266th day - 99 days to come
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Wrote to <u>Warren Buell</u> telling him we'll try to hold 10/1, 10/2,
and 10/3 open for his convenience.
<br>Rcd. "Edmund Scientific Co." catalog 761. Nothing new in
games.
<br>Rcd. 1976 "Childcraft" catalog. Lists the following games
and puzzles: <u>SPARE-TIME-BOWLING</u>, <u>PERFECTION</u>, <u>QUIBIC</u>,
<u>TENNIS, ANYONE?</u>, <u>SYNTACTICS</u>, <u>PACHINKO</u>, <u>KEEP QUIET</u>, <u>KLIK</u>;
<u>THINK A DOT</u>; <u>JABBLE</u>, <u>CORNERED</u>, <u>THOUGHTWAVE</u>, <u>CHA-CHA-CHA</u>,
<u>INSTANT INDECISION</u>, <u>MASATER MIND</u>, <u>CONCENTRICITY</u>, <u>A-MAZE-ING</u>,
<u>TURNABOUT</u>.
<br>Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She read me a letter from <u>Elizabeth Brower</u>
concerning "Let's Play a New Game" which she loves. And
about <u>BEYOND TIC TAC TOE</u>, which she liked enough to take home
with her (which Felicia says she rarely does). She had two
criticisms. If <u>VASARELY</u> had been put last instead of first, all
of the other games would be on two facing pages. Also the
diagram in <u>VASARELY</u> wasn't consistant [sic] with play in only that
cube. She'll probably review the book, mentioning these faults.
<br>In her letter she asks if I'd be willing to answer letters on
my article. Yes, if a SSAE is enclosed. Felicia thought that was
a good idea.
<br>There was some reference to the "Girl Scout Leader" and we
weren't sure whether <s>there</s> the article would also be run there
or whether there would be a reference to it.
<br>She thanked Felicia for getting two such fine articles (the
one on herbs) for minimal payment. (It is $50 and Felicia
asked and I said sure, we would split it $25 - $25, like
Eileen did.)
<br>She had a long meeting with <u>Shep Bentley</u> and basically he is op-
tomistic about the game program. He thinks that <u>TOTALLY</u> will
do very well. They admitted that <u>INTERSECTION</u> was their fault
(which doesn't help us much). They are sorry that they don't
have TV ready for <u>PUSHOVER</u> (??) Felicia said that she never
cared for it. As far as she knows, they haven't made any
foreign editions of <u>BALI</u>, but they are sending the U.S. edition
overseas in answer to orders.
<br>She learned that our next royalty report will be in December.
I asked if Aladdin is looking for new games. Not at present.
She has heard that <u>Irving Kossoff</u> is leaving Brentanos. This may
mean that the Aladdin games can get in Brentanos. Kossoff ban-
ned them after fighting with their salesman- even tho he loved
<u>BALI</u>.
<br>Told her that I saw <u>ACQUIRE</u> discounted in the Value House catalog.
She asked when we could get some money from <u>Bob Gellman</u>.
Told her normally not until next January, but she could try to
contact him- that he has been so busy that I have had dif-
ficulty talking to him.
<br>She is short of money again and is thinking of making a
<br>(cont. on 9/22)