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10/13
<br>October 1975 - Tuesday 14
<br>287th day - 78 days to come
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Completed letter to <u>John Gollon</u>. Enclosed info on <u>GAMBIT</u>,
<u>CROWN CHESS</u>, <u>ANGEL CHESS</u>, <u>CROMPTON'S CHESS</u>, <u>FREISCHACH</u>,
<u>WOLF-SCHACH</u>, <u>CHESKERS</u>, <u>CHESSWORD</u>. Also copied some of the
starting positions of <u>RAUMSCHACH</u> - from Maack's book. In
letter mentioned <u>AGOG</u>; <u>3-D CHESS</u>, <u>ORBITAL CHESS</u>, <u>CHANCELLOR CHESS</u>,
<u>THE GAME OF WAR</u>, <u>INTERFACE</u>; <u>V.R. Parton</u>; <u>ZONAL CHESS</u>;
<u>CHESS ECCENTRICITIES</u>; <u>S&T</u>; <u>TOGO</u>, <u>G&P</u>; <u>LES GRANDS AMIRAUX</u>,
<u>ADMIRALS</u>, <u>BATTLE STATIONS</u>; <u>LEVELER CHESS!</u>, <u>ASTRO-CHESS</u>,
<u>ZODIAC STAR CHESS</u>.
<br>Call from <u>Marilyn Nierenberg</u>. The editor has gone over my piece
for <u>THE FAMILY CREATIVE WORKSHOP</u> and it will be going over to Time/Life.
She'll send me a carbon copy to check and I can get any com-
ments to her within two weeks. She'll also send me the copy
of <u>MARIE-CLAIRE</u>.
<br>Called <u>Barbara Weinstein</u>. The Blowup of <u>VASARELY</u> was shipped to
Bloomingdale's. In fact everything is there, except that she is not
sure whether Bloomingdale's will supply the cardboard. I said I'll
bring some. She'll call me Thursday or Friday morning to make the
final arrangements.
<br>Call from Alice of "Gamut of Games". They tried to get a copy of
<u>A PLAYER'S GUIDE TO TABLE GAMES</u> but couldn't find one in the city
and Stackpole promised to send one - but didn't. She wanted the
plug about <u>CARTEL</u> (and <u>ACQUIRE</u>). I read <s>her the following</s> her
the final paragraph, as she copied it.
<br>Rcd. a letter from <u>Marek Penszko</u>. He'll send me the translation
of <u>FOOTBALL</u> and the other information in his next letter.
He asked about <u>HALMA</u> and <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u>, mentioning
<u>Martin Gardner</u>'s column.
He hasn't rcd. <u>AGOG</u> yet. He sent me another of Lech Pijanowski's
puzzles - <u>LABIRYNT</u>.
<br>Rcd. an envelope with a "Best regards" from <u>Ed Schifman</u>. Enclosed
copies of his letters to <u>Walter Luc Haas</u> and <u>Don Miller</u>; repro of
<u>Richard Moon</u>'s review of <u>PUSHOVER</u> and <u>TRIPPPLES</u>.
<br>Rcd. "Great Games Gallery Catalog" (from <u>John Stephenson</u>). Among
others, he lists "Political Satire Deck" with rules for
<u>POLITICAL SATIRE GAME</u>, <u>MASTERPIECE</u>, <u>GEOLOGICS</u>; <u>PAYDIRT</u>,
<u>SUPERSTAR BASEBALL</u>, <u>BOWL BOUND</u>, <u>TRACK!</u>, <u>GO FOR THE GREEN</u>,
<u>ELECTION X</u>, <u>PERQUACKEY</u>, <u>TENNIS</u> (P), <u>HARE AND TORTOISE</u>,
<u>TOTALLY</u>, <u>YESTERYEAR</u>, <u>FUNNY BONES</u>, <u>PANZER LEADER</u>, <u>4000 A.D.</u>,
<u>DIPLOMACY</u>, <u>OUTDOOR SURVIVAL</u>, <u>GAME OF NATIONS</u>, <u>RISK</u>, <u>TWIXT</u>,
<u>BALI</u>, <u>MAGNA TEASE</u>, <u>ULCERS</u>, <u>THE MAGNIFICENT RACE</u>, <u>WATERWORKS</u>,
<u>MASTERMIND</u>, <u>ORGANIZED CRIME</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>SEX CONNECTION</u>,
<u>MILLE BORNES</u>, <u>THOUGHTWAVE</u>, <u>RATRACE</u>, <u>FACTS IN FIVE</u>, <u>LONDON CABBIE</u>,
<u>221 B BAKER ST.</u>, <u>WEEKEND IN VEGAS</u>.
<br>(cont. on 10/13)