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3/23 3/16
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March 1977 - Thursday 24
83rd day - 282 days to come

To S.P.I. Took copy of S&T #61. "Work in Progress" covers VERA CRUZ, AIRWAR, TOLKEIN, SOUTH AFRICA, WAR IN EUROPE: 1914-1918, WAR IN THE PACIFIC. "Gossip" mentions that AH [Avalon Hill] has taken over Aladdin, with TRIPPPLES; SQUAD LEADER and THE RISING SUN are being worked on. Mention that new company is taking over LORDS OF VALETIA. JP Publications quitting on 6/30/77. Game and feature article is OCTOBER WAR. Article on HIGHWAY TO THE REICH. "Briefings I" - BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, 1815 (Challenge Games), FIGHT FOR TOBRUK (Wellington Wargames), METAMORPHOSIS ALPHA (Rules by TSR), THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA (Oldenbourg Grenadiers), BUNNIES AND BURROWS (Rules by Fantasy Games), GODSFIRE (Metagaming Concepts). "Briefings II" - MADAME GUILLOTINE, CITADEL, ASSAULT ON MT. EVEREST, ENCOUNTER, COUNTERSTRIKE, THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME. Ads for WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, MINUTEMAN, WAR IN THE PACIFIC, STARSOLDIER, AFTER THE HOLOCAUST, THE FIRST WORLD WAR (which is the final name for WAR IN EUROPE: 1914-1918), FULDAGAP. Errata for ROAD TO RICHMOND. Further "work in progress" mention WACHT AM RHEIN; THE CONQUERERS; MOD QUAD II with BUNDESWHER, DMZ, YUGOSLAVIA, THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM. Large "Game Ratings Chart."
Took 3 copies of 'WACHT AM RHEIN' - 2 box and 1 bag.
From Howie Barasch's assistant- Peggy- got the copy of ADVICE. Prices are included on one sheet.
Made repros [reproductions] of my column in #61; the BAZAAR (SIT DOWN AND THINK) contract; rules for GLADIATOR and COLOR ENCOUNTER.
Picked up a letter from Alister Wm. Macintyre. Ad for RAINBOW GAME [illegible] Associates. Article on ACCESS, with a mention of DECISIONS Told me about being paid for testing games (he and others in his club): SAAJA, NUMBA-RINGS, CRISS-CROSS, QUICKY, IMAGIC.
Also sent a questionnaire on games to use at a tournament with the following suggestions: THE BROTHERHOOD, CHECKERS, KRIEGSPIEL, CHIRP, DZIEJMA, EXTINCTION, GAMBIT, GO, GO-MOKU, INFINITY, MASTERMIND, ORION, PLOY, RACE TRACK, RISK, SCORE FOUR, SALVO, SCRABBLE, THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME, SMESS, SMOG, STRATEGO, STRATO TAC-TICS, TWIXT, VECTOR, WATERWORKS, WFF 'N PROOF. For prizes he suggested AGOG or subscription to G&P.

To Felicia. She told me of read me her letter to Tom Shaw in which she casually mentions that under the terms of the BAZAAR contract it is now ours - very well put. I gave her the duplicate of the contract and the original GLADIATOR and COLOR ENCOUNTER rules.
She had a Mego contract catalog and there was a game OBSESSION in it. It appeared to be the old game of having a line of 10 - or it might have been 12 - spaces numbered fom from 1 up. Two dice are thrown and two spaces corresponding to the dice are covered, or one space corresponding to the total. But it seemed to be set up for two to play at one time. She also had a Pressman catalog. Two new games are listed: DECIPHER, which looks like a German game; THE CLEVELAND WRECKING COMPANY, something about knocking down a structure.
Alan Newman joined us.
Vincent Baiera (Product Design Manager) and John P. McNett of
(cont. on 3/23)

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