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Created page with "6 Thursday - January 1977 <br>Feast of the Epiphany - 6th day - 359 days to come ---- Called <u>Leonard Willett</u>. Gave him rough <s>cut</s> totals of my income for <s>196</s> 1976 and he'll call me tomorrow with a ballpark figure on amount for estimated. Told him I expect to be billed for his time. He'll think about whether the $3,500 I gave to <u>Felicia</u> is deductable. Wrote to <u>Tom Shaw</u>. Mentioned <u>TOTALLY</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>, and <u>INTERSECT..."
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<s>Called <u>Leonard Willett</u>. Gave him rough summary of my finances for '76.
<s>Called <u>Leonard Willett</u>. Gave him rough summary of my finances for '76.
He'll call me tomorrow with amount to send for estimated tax.
He'll call me tomorrow with amount to send for estimated tax.</s>


To <u>Claude</u>'s with BB for supper. Brought the repros [reproductions] of <u>RESCUE</u> and
To <u>Claude</u>'s with BB for supper. Brought the repros [reproductions] of <u>RESCUE</u> and
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the $9.00.
the $9.00.
<br>Took the Jan. [January] <u>SCIENTIFICAMERICAN</u>. Martin's column on "Peurose Tiles."
<br>Took the Jan. [January] <u>SCIENTIFICAMERICAN</u>. Martin's column on "Peurose Tiles."
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(cont. from 1/7) [2/22]
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Also <u>BAZAAR</u>, <u>I'LL TAKE THAT</u>, <u>Bill Dohrmann</u>, P. of Germany.
<br><u>Lew Herndon</u> and one of his reps [representatives] <u>Ted Kahn</u> came in to look at games.
<br><u>SUPERSTAR GAME</u> (<u>Alan Newman</u>) - see 1/14/74.
<br><u>WILD WILD WEST</u> (A.N.)
<br><u>AMBUSH</u> (A.N.). The board is as shown.
[drawing of square with 6 smaller squares each arranged in a row above it and below it. Inside the large square is labeled "8x8"]
Each player
has 6 magnets which he hides on his side of the
board. Movement is one space forward, including
diagonally. Object is to move across, avoiding
the magnets, <u>when</u> as many as possible of the 6 pcs. [pieces]
<br><u>SPECIAL DELIVERY</u> (A.N.) Children's game of delivering mail.
<br><u>RICH MAN POOR MAN</u> (A.N. I believe). Gambling game. Don't remember
or didn't get, any details.
<br><u>LONG DISTANCE</u>. Alan described this.
<br><u>FORTUNA</u>. Not interested in this.
<br><u>LABOR VS. MANAGEMENT</u>. Felicia twisted his harm and he took it.
<br><u>TAKE-A-WORD</u>. Described and he said maybe in the future.
<br><u>DARN CLEVER</u> & <u>DIAMOND MINE</u> described.
<br><u>TOTTER</u> shown and <u>PAPER STONE & SCISSORS</u> described.
<br>Herndon didn't really give any answers. He did say that any games that do will
have to have an "Uplifting social purpose."
<br>He mentioned seeing all over on the west coast - <u>TOTALLY</u>.
<br>Gave Felicia copies of <u>BEYOND SOLITAIRE</u> and <u>BEYOND WORDS</u>, and returned the equip't [equipment],
for <u>CHECKERBOARD POKER</u>. Took the copies of <u>TOYS TRADE NEWS</u> I missed.
During day picked up copy of <u>TOY & HOBBY WORLD</u> (Feb. '77 [February 1977]). Article on "Electronic
<br>(cont. on 1/2)