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<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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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)