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MAY 1976 - WEDNESDAY 12
133RD DAY - 233 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. THE GENERAL (Vol. 12, No. 6). Article on the Civil War with a number of scenario additions to CHANCELLORSVILLE, with rule changes. Article on STALINGRAD Scenario Strategy. Article on adding weather rules to PANZERBLITZ and PANZER LEADER. Sample game of WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN.
Discussion of games to be played, companies exhibiting, and other events at "Origins II". Ad for THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. Full page discussion and ad for the A.H. version of KINGMAKER. Some letters on TOBRUK, and another on pbm PANZER LEADER. "Reader Buyers Guide" for TOBRUK. Ad for MR. PRESIDENT. In small ad someone offered $5 for a clear picture or drawing of the DISPATCHER board. Rcd. a letter from Walter Luc Haas. Mentions TOTALLY, PUSHOVER, INTERSECTION, ACQUIRE, SLEUTH, BAZAAR, PATTON, MACARTHUR, TRANSFORMATION, and asks about my other games. Wants to hear from me. Enclosed a carbon copy of a letter he sent to Ed Schiffman mentioning TRIPPPLES, PER PLEXUS, BARRIER, G & P, EUROPA, Graeme Levin, BARRIER, COURIER, CROSS PURPOSES, INTERSECTION, UP & ADD 'EM, JOKER (Mag.).
Rcd. vol. #18 of FAMILY CREATIVE WORKSHOP. Has article on "street games".

In connection with Phil Orbanes telling me about gimmiks (see 5/3) [illegible crossed out] started thinking about an old idea of mine. Each player has three magnets, colored red, white, and blue. With finger on blue magnet, push white, to push red. Four raised identical paths lead to a center pit. First to push their red magnet into the pit wins. Action GAME.

Call from Carl Eisenberg. He wanted to "pick my mind" concerning a company that might be interested in taking over "Gamut of Games" - either for anactual takeover or to use the interest to raise more financing. I said that unfortunately companies were going out of business rather than expanding. He asked me some questions on Aladdin and I said they were quite active in licensing overseas. He asked who was in charge of games there and I told him someone new that I haven't met - Kirk. He also asked who was above Tom Shaw at A.H. Told him Erik Dott - also that A.H. has taken over so many things, that I doubt whether they could digest more now.
I asked about the game CARTELS that Phil told me about. He has a copy, but since he intends to sue he can't let me have it. He will run repros for me tho.
Told Carl that I had picked up copies of PUZZLE TOWN, SURPRISE ATTACK, STRIKE IT RICH to review.

Called Felicia [illegible crossed out] service told me to call 929-2777 - which turned out to be Herb Rotrh's number. Felicia said that she doesn't want the Scotts to get any further into her business. Even tho Joe Scott prepared the contract that I witnessed the signing of, her lawyer says that it is all on her side.
Felicia has a date set up with Dick Conner. They may do interesting things together.
She told me of her trip to Ideal yesterday. She and Alan Newman showed his game ROCKY MOUNTAIN PROSPECTOR. It has a verticle gimmik with beads going down to determine strikes. Jules Cooper told her that they had
(cont. on 5/10)

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