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December 1976 - Sunday 12
Third Sunday of Advent
347th day - 19 days to come


in a bazaar at New Rochelle armory bought JERUSALEM SHEL ZAHAV- 50¢.
Played HAUNTED HOUSE with the Horns. They didn't like it, nor did BB.


(Con. from 12/11) [12/16]


Article on MONOPOLY, ANTI-MONOPOLY, Ralph Auspach - with a men- tion of GHETTO from BUSINESS WEEK. Article on OIL WAR, S&T, and Jim Dunnigan, with no source identification. Article on Adult Games with FEUDAL, EXECUTIVE DECISION, LUFTWAFFE, EVENTS, HIGH-BID, STOCKS & BONDS, SCRABBLE, CHESS, CHECKERS, BACKGAMMON, WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS, MONOPOLY, ANTI-MONOPOLY, CHUG-A-LUG, LIE, CHEAT & Steal, XAVIER'S GAME, RRIB-BIT, SEDUCTION, COMPATABILITY, CHUTZPAH, CREATURE FEATURES, SUPERGROUP, MOVIE MOGULS, ORGANIZED CRIME, CIRCULATION, PAY DAY, THOUGHTWAVE, CABBIE, DIET, STOCKBROKER, PETROPOLIS, 97 - with no source identification. Full page ad from Psychology Today for THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME, BODY TALK, THE CITIES GAME, COMPATIBILITY. Article on MONOPOLY, ANTI-MONOPOLY, etc. from L.A. Times. Article on BACKGAMMON from L.A. Times. Article on MONOPOLY, PAYDAY, and THE MAGNIFICENT RACE from Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Article on CALCULATOR SQUARES and CHECK OUT from Wall Street Journal. Picture of Prince and Princess Djoli Kausil - probably from a Hawaiian tourist paper. Article on war games with mention of SKIRMISH and Tom Shaw, from San Francisco Chi San Francisco Chronicle. Article on SCRABBLE, with mention of CRISS CROSS as its original name, from Wall Street Journal. Article on "House of Games" with RATRACE, ULCERS, PROJECT CIA, Jack Hirsch. (These are from '75 and '76.)
Rcd. card from Don Miller, with short note.
While I was out BB rcd. call from Gene Harmon in Chicago. He'll call again tomorrow. He rcd. a call from Felicia. She saw COUNTERSTRIKE on TV last night. Spoke some more about Jules Cooper's authority being taken away at Ideal.
[started 12/16]


(cont. from 12/17) [12/29]


party for the whole staff. Talking to a few people, including Jim Dunnigan. Ate a lot, including Jim's honey cookies.
Rcd. the game ENCOUNTER, with a letter from Chuck Small, also stamped return envelope.
Brought TOP DOG as a gift for Jennifer when we went next door. She liked it.
[started 12/24] (cont. on 12/6)