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4 Tuesday - November 1975
<br>Election Day - 308th day - 57 days to come
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Rcd. a copy of <u>SCRABBLE PLAYERS NEWSPAPER</u> (Vol. 3/No. 5)
<br>Call from <u>Felicia</u>. Don't remember (if she told me) how it came about
but she was talking to Aladdin's ad agency about the errors
that I found in the <u>BALI</u> rules. She asked me to write to them
pointing out what I found to be wrong, and the one to write to is:
<br><u>Alidor Belskis</u>
<br>Vice President, William Hart Adler, Inc.
<br>1 Concourse Plaza
<br>4711 Golf Road
<br>Skokie, Ill. 60076
<br><u>Bud Thomas</u> called about the letter Felicia wrote - that Harold of Rap-
paport's ordered all the Aladdin games, but only got <u>INTERSECTION</u>.
He said the jobber is concentrating on sending <u>TRIPPPLES</u> (???)
<br>The <u>Scotts</u> are thrilled with the new distribution idea of the West
Virginia company. She'll explain about it next time we get together.
<br>Sent one copy of the "contract letter" back to 3M. (see 11/1.)
<br>Call from <u>Claude</u>. In Sunday's <u>TIMES</u> he saw a big ad by M.B. for some-
one with game, production, graphic, and a lot of other kinds of
experience. He said he left the ad at home and I called Anne for
more details - but Claude had it with him.
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(Cont. from 11/5) [11/5]
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Phil Orbanes had a prototype of a game <u>THE SECRET GAME</u> that he did. He
thinks that it is a good game, but he is afraid that it is too close to
<u>ELEUSIS</u>. There are a number of cards with different "laws" and
one of the players takes me and looks at it. The other players
(it is a children's game) visit his country and if they break
the "laws" they are sent to jail. Object is to discover the
"laws". He told me his scoring system, but I don't remember it.
<br>Phil wanted to talk about various game companies and was surprised
that I thought that M.B. games have been better than P. games for
the last couple of years - but didn't contradict me.
<br>Phil bought a copy of <u>SLEUTH</u> for the office collection.
<br><u>Al Zygier</u> had some questions about my <u>SLY</u> corrections. Cleared them
up with him.
<br>Just as I was leaving I noticed a copy of <u>SIMULATION/GAMING/NEWS</u>,
but didn't have the time to look at it.
<br>Letter from <u>Wade E. Philpott</u>. In a visit to <u>Martin Gardner</u> he saw
a letter from <u>Wesley Hosken</u> about <u>TOWERS</u>. He asks if I have a
later address for Hosken.
<br>In Dana's room noticed a box with a pattern that would make
interesting game equipment. There are squares divided into 3
<br>(cont. on 11/3)