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2 Monday - January 1978
2nd day - 363 days to come

Letter to John Gollon. Mentioned BEYOND WORDS, BEYOND COMPETITION, BAZAAR, OTHELLO, FOCUS, THE WINNING TICKET; HELIOS, STRATOMIC-ECHECS DISSUASION, ECHECS DES TROIS ROYAUMES, YALTA-ECHECS A TROIS; CHESS-KERS; GAMES, GAMES & PUZZLES.
Letter to Steve Wilson. Mentioned BEYOND COMPETITION, BAZAAR, OTHELLO, FOCUS, Carla Evans; PLUSSENMINUS, G&P; S&T; GAMES, G&P.

Called Earl Perel, back from London. Invited him for supper Friday, but he has another appointment. He saw Graeme Levin for a short time, because Earl was in a hurry to get to the British Museum. He took BALLOON RACE, [illegible strikeout] PRAIRIE, and O.R.B.I.T. - and not OGALLALA. Graeme told him that #66 of G&P was sent out late, and that I'd be getting it.

Reading up on SENET and looked at ROYAL GAME OF UP.

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42,000; BEYOND WORDS - 32,000; BEYOND COMPETITION - 29,831.
Gave Fabio copies of GAMES #2 and #3 (they sent him #1). I brought up their advertising there and he said they might do an ad for the four "Beyond" books. (Lunch in Japanese restaurant.)

At "Statesman's Club" got repros [reproductions] of rules for MATH MAKER (see 12/22/77) Called about THE OPTION GAME BOARD (see 12/30/77). Answering service took my number; I said I was a writer.

To see John Stephenson at Games Gallery. He is thinking of closing the west side store, since the east side is doing much better. B&N [Barnes & Noble] has hurt them and has killed Brentano's.
I asked if I could get games from him wholesale as he once offered. O.K. - Since I had done favors for him - but he thought that I of all people should want to buy games. Told him that reviewers don't get out of the habit of buying. Bought THE GREAT CANADIAN PIE for $5. Thinking of buying GUERILLA (Philmar) - also $5 - but had too much to carry.
Took copy of his '77-'78 [1977-1988] catalog. Lists CHESS CHALLENGER, SPHINX, SHOGUN, RAIL BARON, A MUSIC GAME, EQUALS, THE COLLECTOR, OLYMPIAD, NEW YORK SCENE, TRICK & TRACK, BERMUDA TRIANGLE GAME, KLONDIKE, THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN, ASSAULT ON MT. EVEREST, ARMAGEDDON, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, LANKHMAR, WORD MASTER MIND, SLEUTH, SUSPICION, RUMIBLOK, BREAKOUT! (House of Games), PATHFINDER, GO, DUELL, MILL, THE FAIRCHILD VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.
Told John that I have been getting some requests for AGOG and asked if he'd like to have people order it from him. O.K., if I let him know where to order it. His price will depend on what they charge him.
Saw CLOBBER (House of Games) - he said it was a children's game similar to PARCHEESI. Saw QUADS (by an independent, I don't remember who). Not much info on the shrink wrapped box. He said it was a 4-hand CHECKERS.

At GAMES Laura (I believe) told me that Bernie DeKoven had sent in a review of EPAMINONDAS, but they are overloaded with game reviews.
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