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<br>Martin Luther born 1483 - 314th day - 51 days to come
<br>Martin Luther born 1483 - 314th day - 51 days to come
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Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u>.
Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u>. He asked if I had the rules for his game
of <u>CAR-TEL - THE GAME OF 12 KINGDOMS</u>. Looked thru the box with
his (and Jim's) games and found it. His set was spoiled when
a box he had in the basement of his apartment house was
flooded by a washing machine. He asked me to send him the
rules; he is working on something in which he can use some of
the ideas, he thinks. (Didn't get any details.)
<br>We discussed the new companies that have tried to make it in games
and the only one that looks like it will last is A.H., which does
it with their war games - not their general line. And, of course, there
is S.P.I. Phil said that what is keeping "Gamut" going is the
magic. What a company needs, we both agreed, is one or more
staples that go on year after year.
<br>In the discussion, 3M came up and Phil said he'd love to get the
line if 3M gives it up. He said that <u>ACQUIRE</u> is the best of
all the new games - including his own.
<br>Phil has been studying what sells and he feels that an important
thing to have the title tell the buyer something that they can
connect with. <u>REALM</u> is bad in this connection. [illegible word crossed out]
<u>CAREERS</u> is good. And <u>RISK</u> is not bad.
<br>I asked if Phil had a subscription to <u>SIMULATION/GAMING/NEWS</u>. Yes,
but the one I saw there on 11/5 was the first one he rcd.
<br>They rcd. the final comments on <u>SLY</u> from Amway and the money should
be along in a month or so. In any case Phil said that he would see
that I get the $500 this year.