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25 Saturday - December 1976
Christmas Day - 360th day - 6 days to come

Called Phil Orbanes to thank him for his gift. Told him that I had a copy of STAR REPORTER for him - a later and simplified version, but it can be played using the original rules I once gave him. (Asked about Anna - earings [sic] for pierced ears.)
Told him about WIRETAP using plastic overlays. He said that it could well be a follow-up to DEDUCTION which they are doing this It is year. It is played on a 6x6 pegged field. One player sets it up with pegs of 4 colors, 9 of each, so that each color is contiguous (diagonally O.K. ?). Guessing player can ask for the color of the peg in a space. Or he can state that a particular space has a specific color; if correct can continue with state- ments - until wrong.
The thinking at Ideal is that 2-hand games are the wave of the future. I said because of MASTERMIND and OTHELLO. Partly, but also because of the declining birth rate and couples waiting longer with having children.
Told him I that I was making progress on THE RIGHT WORD.
Played SEARCH with Phil Laurence. Allowed each player to use either color on his turn. To compensate did not allow a color to go to a number already occuppied [sic]. If all already occuppied for both colors that player is finished. Was quite challenging.

(cont. from 12/28) [12/28]

I asked, and Felicia said that Phil Orbanes is safe - no changes in the board game dept.
The only other Aladdin game that she saw sold at Rappaports was one copy of BARRIER.
A new client has a children's word game, called ALL OFF, that she thinks is very original. He doesn't speak English very well and she needs someone to rewrite the rules. Since I don't do children's games, she is thinking of asking Andrea. I reminded her that I did children's games at Parker. Of course - she will check with the inventor and will see that I get either a good fee or a piece of the royalties- especially if I can come up with some improvements.
This client also has a word game similar, but better, than M.B.'s [Milton Bradley] HANGMAN, but since MB was first, she can't do anything with it. When Angelo Longe comes to see her in Feb. (a special favor since S&R is only looking at mail submissions!?) she will show ALL OFF to him. I suggested THE RIGHT WORD is Ideal doesn't want it. She agreed.