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23 Wednesday - March 1977
<br>82nd Day - 283 Days to Come
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Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She rcd. [received] a letter from <u>Tom Shaw</u>. Among other things
he said that they might be arranging to license <u>BAZAAR</u> in Europe.
Felicia will write to him that it is ours now - after I checked
the contract. Told her that I'd bring the contract to her.
<br>Harold, of Rappaport's, says that the only 3M/AH [Avalon Hill] game that sells is <u>ACQUIRE</u>.
<br>All of <u>Alan Newman</u>'s things at M.B. [Milton Bradley] bounced.


2nd call from <u>Felicia</u>. Date tomorrow has been changed to noon.
Rcd. [received] <u>NOST-ALGIA</u> (#203). Five mini-<u>GO</u> problems. <u>Phil Cohen</u> gives an
annotated game of <u>LINES OF ACTION</u>; challenges reader to games of
<u>LINES OF ACTION</u>, <u>GO</u>, <u>ARCHIMEDES</u>, <u>DYNAMO CHESS</u>, <u>DZIEJMA</u>, <u>O/R CHESS</u>,
<u>BERONNA CHESS</u>, <u>GRIDOLINA CHESS</u>, <u>REVERSI</u>, <u>REINCARNATION</u>, <u>CROSSINGS</u> (many
with variations listed). "Logomachy" mentions strategy for forcing a
win in <u>ALPHABETICAL UNCRASH</u>.
<br>Rcd. [received] <u>SIMULATION/GAMING</u> (#28). Announcement of a new U.S. magazine to
start in August - called <u>GAMES</u>. Letter from <u>Ralph Anspach</u> on
<u>MONOPOLY</u>. Letter from <u>Robert E. Horn</u>. "Update" covers:
<u>BUY AND SELL</u> and <u>SUMMIT</u> (EduGames); <u>COLORADO PROBLEMS AND PROMISES</u>
(Public Service Co. of Col.); <u>COPING</u> (University of Denver); <u>FAMILIUS</u>
(Dr. Wm. O. Ritz); <u>110 ANIMALS</u> (Educational Games); <u>SIM ECO SOC</u> (Bob Hauser)
with a mention of <u>SIM SOC</u>. <u>Gini Scott</u> mentions
<u>THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC</u> and reviews <u>POLICE STATE</u>, <u>MOVIE MOGULS</u>,
and games taken over by A.H. [Avalon Hill] - <u>SLEUTH</u>, <u>FEUDAL</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>EVADE</u>,
<u>DIPLOMACY</u>. Ad for <u>RAINBOW GAME</u> from Abt Associates. Article on
<u>ACCESS</u>, with mention of <u>DECISIONS</u>.
<br>Rcd. [received] the game <u>CHESS-KERS</u> with a note from Mr. Wilson (see 2/21).
Wrote the final rules <u>PEACE CONFERENCE</u> and <u>SEARCH</u>. BB typed all
the rules.
Called <u>Claude</u> to call off our date. Just too tired and busy.
Call from <u>Ronnie Corn</u> (don't remember a specific reason). He told me
that he bought a copy of <u>UNO</u>, and a game called <u>TOURIST</u> - not
much of a game, but loads of equipment.
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(cont. from 3/24) [3/24]
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Mego came in. They returned my <u>SPACE BOXES</u> but neither knew
why it has been rejected.
<br>McNett is a game inventor himself and previously worked with
<u>Larry Reiner</u> and with numerous other companies. He is the inventor
of <u>OBSESSION</u>. It is as I thought, but with this twist. A player fills
a space or spaces according to throw of dice. There is a 2nd
row of spaces for each player and once moved, in the same way,
into there a piece is safe. A player can use <s>his th</s> a throw or
part of a throw to move an opponent's piece off the first row.
Since a player keeps on throwing as long as he uses his full
throw, a player may move his own piece back from the state line
so as not to stop. First to move all his pcs. [pieces] into safe row wins.
<br>(cont. on 3/22)