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6 Saturday - December 1975
340th day - 25 days to come

Letter from Alister Wm. Macintyre. Had info on two games they are working on: SPACE RACE TRACK - and elaboration of THE RACE TRACK GAME; R&D SPACE GAME.
Sent a view map for ASSASSIN! that they are test. Sent info on SPIDER WEB - by Chad Warwick. Sent rules for HIGH SKYLINE by Richard D. Young who did BRASS TACTICS.
Sent 2 copies of CROSS THEME PUZZLE no. 3. (A rough one.) On envelope he wrote "P.S. Did I write you about game "PROGRESS"?
At bazaar in Flushing armory bought box of paper fasteners for 35¢ and box of 12 bic pens for $1.00. Also bought a package of colored felt markers for 25¢ but threw them away because they were dried out.
X'Mas card from Mary Hilt. Mentioned that Mike Klalt is the new "Product Development Mgr." at Stancraft.
Because of the magazine mention, MASTERMIND came up in the conversation. I played some games with Dave Horn. I showed THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT and Phylis Saperstein wanted to play it. She and I were the only ones. Barbara mentioned a wilder game that I show had showed her. I thought that it was OFFICE PARTY, but it wasn't. After com- pany left realized that it was THE SEX CONNECTION. Harold asked where he could buy a copy of BEYOND TIC TAC TOE, and I gave him a copy.

(cont. from 12/7) [12/10]

BALI was included. Yes. She asked me for a repro. The Aladdin people tell her that there will be lots of TV for TOTALLY and PUSHOVER, beginning next year.
In a conversation last month Dick Harris told her that, at least for some period, E.S. Lowe was selling better than M.B. [Milton Bradley] E.S. Lowe almost took Alan Newman's THE CINCINATTI KID.
Felicia gave me two copies of DAISY magazine with my article and a review of BEYOND TIC TAC TOE. Also a copy of GIRL SCOUT LEADER mentioning my article. Also a "thank you" note from LIZ BROWER Liz Brower.
She gave me a copy of THREE PLAYER CHESS, altho I told her I had one. She also gave me a copy of CAR TRAVEL GAMES (to give as a gift to some kid). She rcd. a number of them, since they were repackaged. (offered me two, but I only had room for one.)
Herb Roth was in for a while. "Gamut of Games" came up in the conversation. I mentioned that magic is what carried them this year. Herb said "they were in a lot of trouble."
To "Gamut of Games." Phil Orbanes was in the mood to talk and I stayed quite a while. Notes on our conversation: Carl Eisenberg had some kind of an idea for a project (?) and they got to-
(cont. on 12/5)

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