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the priviledge [sic] of changing one letter to any other he wishes on | the priviledge [sic] of changing one letter to any other he wishes on | ||
each of his turns. (To be worked out.) | each of his turns. (To be worked out.) | ||
<br>Call from Stan of Athol. He was going over my rules for | |||
<u>THE GAME CUBE</u> and had a few questions - on places where I | |||
slipped and used the wrong word. I asked if the game rules | |||
were clear. He said that he was just looking for outright errors, | |||
but that it seemed clear. | |||
<br>Call S.P.I. to tell <u>Redmund</u> that I couldn't get my column in | |||
until next Tues. or Weds. Redmund not in and I was connected | |||
to <u>Kevin Zucker</u>. Asked to have Redmund call me if he couldn't | |||
live with this. | |||
<br>Was connected to <u>Howie Barasch</u> and he said there was a game, | |||
<u>IN$URANCE</u>, for me. The address was "Shriver Insurance Agency", | |||
1350 W. Northwest Highway, P.O. Box J, Mount Prospect, Ill. | |||
<br>Rcd. a copy of a game <u>CURTAINS</u> by <u>Maureen Moran</u>. Also a | |||
letter from her, mentioning <u>AGOG</u>, <u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u>, <u>SLEUTH</u>. | |||
<br>Looked at magazine section from last Sunday's <u>Times</u>. Ads for | |||
<u>THE CONTRACTING GAME</u> and <u>CARD CHES</u>. In book review section | |||
saw Pantheon ad for <u>THE GREAT MAZE BOOK</u> and <u>THE SECOND GREAT MAZE BOOK</u>. | |||
<br>Call from <u>Claude</u>. Told him of date with <u>Fabio Coen</u> on 12/17. He'll | |||
have some mat'l [material] from <u>DIABOLIC SQUARES</u> for me to show Fabio. | |||
<br>Made tentative date for his house on 12/13. | |||
<br>Rcd. 3rd quarter royalty report on <u>REALM</u> and <u>SIX PACK --</u>. Advance not made up. | |||
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(cont. from 12/4) [12/4] | |||
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send me his address. | |||
<br>Horn feels that rules for games, both mass market and simu- | |||
lations, don't give the flavor of the game. He thinks | |||
that they should be written in much greater style and length | |||
and then in codified form for reference. | |||
<br>I told him that I try to make my rules more readable, | |||
but that the manufacturers cut them to the bone, some- | |||
times making them ununderstandable. He was surprised | |||
that manufacturers don't give inventors a final look at the | |||
rules before publication. | |||
<br>The third edition of <u>THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS/GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING</u> | |||
<br>(cont. on 12/2) | |||