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11/4
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<br>November 1975 - Wednesday 5
<br>309th day - 56 days to come
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To <u>Bob Gellman</u>. Brought him the rules - with diagrams for
<u>THE GAME CUBE</u>. He was happy with them - but I tried to convince him to
read them over, or have someone else do it - I might have had a blind spot.
He said he'd try.
<br>Bob told me to send him a bill for the $500.
<br>When Bob bought Itemation's assets he acquired a giant checker game, with
the right to use a mold for the giant checkers. But somehow the mold
ended up with a "mechanic's lein" and was sold to Cardinal. The heads
of Cardinal are friends of <u>Douglas Polumbaum</u>, but Bob took it philo-
sophically. He asked if I knew a supplier of giant checkers - there
would be a good "finder's fee." Unfortunately - no.
<br>Bob had a game there - <u>CARD CHES</u>. It was put on independently and
the inventor - an advertising man - and he approached Bob about
selling it. Bob suggested Brentanos on his own. The fellow didn't
connect at Brentano's but has sold the 500 he had manufactured to
various stores. Now he wants to put out another 5000, which Bob told
him was quite a gamble. I borrowed the set to get repros at
S.P.I. <s>A</s>
<br>Also borrowed <u>ENERGY CRISIS GAME</u> to reproduce. Looked at <u>SET POINT</u>
but it didn't seem that the board would reproduce in black and
white, and it was complicated, so left it for another time.
<br>To S.P.I. <u>Howie Barasch</u> saw the TV ad for Ideal's <u>TANK COMMAND</u>
and was surprised that they are advertising it for an adult audi-
ence. He wonders if they made any surveys of the war game poten-
tial, and if he could get it from them. Told him that Ideal is
usually very secretive. We both felt that ads like that would
help S.P.I. when potential war gamers saw how childish that
Ideal game is.
<br>Made repros of the material for <u>CARD CHES</u> and <u>ENERGY CRISIS GAME</u>.
Spoke to <u>Jim Dunnigan</u>. He was interested in sales of <u>PATTON</u> and
<u>MACARTHUR</u>. Told him about 10,000 for former and less for latter.
<br>The N.Y. area rep who handles A.H. is going to drop them and
take S.P.I. - <s>his suggestion</s> he approached S.P.I. Jim will
put about a dozen games in bookshelf boxes - and with mounted
boards - for this operation.
<br>Jim mentioned that Howie had a copy of A.H.'s <u><s>FIGHT</s>BEAT INFLATION STRATEGY</u>.
Checked with Howie; he has it at home to play with <s>wife</s> his
wife. He got it personally from Randy Reed I believe.
<br>In talking with Jim I mentioned that it must gall A.H. to
send him royalties. He agrees. He has made about $30,000 on
<u>PANZERBLITZ</u> - the best seller.
<br>Took another copy of <u>FAST CARRIERS</u>. Also three copies of <u>MOVES</u> no. 23.
Called BB and she said that there was a call from <u>Al Zygier</u>.
<br>To R.G.I. to return <u>CARD CHES</u> and <u>ENERGY CRISIS GAME</u>.
<br>To "Gamut of Games." While waiting for <u>Phil Orbanes</u> to get out
of a conference looked at <u>THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT</u> and
<u>THE SENSUOUS GAME</u> and later asked for, and got, copies,
<br>(cont. on 11/4)