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April 1978 - Thursday 13
Thomas Jefferson Born 1743 - 103rd day - 262 days to come

Rcd. [received] letter from Roland Borghini with discussions of PE-LING, my RUMMY game, WIN IT YOUR WAY, CAN'T STOP, ANOTHER, and SODOMINOS - with mention of Jean-Jacques Bloch, and Pierre Berloquin; 2 copies of the ANOTHER contract.

With BB for lunch with Jim Dunnigan in a fancy restaurant. Malcolm Watson, the English rep [representative] of S.P.I. (who I met shortly before) joined us. Among other things discussed war games and other games in England & the U.S.

In evening, call from Ron Stadsklev. There is some time before publication of THE AMERICAN DREAM and he'd like me to play it and give my comments. He asked, and I told him that my fee was $20 an hour, including suggestions, but not really creative work. He said that that sounded fine - he'll check with his backers and then call me.

When we returned to S.P.I., I said that I wanted to pick up something in the stock room. Jim said OBJECTIVE MOSCOW and DESCENT ON CRETE; I said yes and he went to get them for me - and two copies of S&T #67 that I asked for.
Brad Hessel gave me an envelope (S.P.I.) with ad material on HACKER'S DREAM and CRIBBAGE FOOTBALL. Didn't think of asking Brad where they came from.
Made repros [reproductions] of the rules for STITCH 'N' STRATEGY GAMES.
In S&T #67 "Outgoing Mail" mentions TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD, WELLINGTON'S VICTORY, HIGHWAY TO THE REICH, WACHT AM RHEIN, DESCENT ON CRETE, ATLANTIC WALL, DRIVE ON STALINGRAD, THE NEXT WAR, OBJECTIVE: MOSCOW, WAR IN EUROPE, WAR IN THE PACIFIC, NAPOLEON AT WATERLOO, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA, WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, CANADIAN CIVIL WAR, CITYFIGHT, SWORDS AND SORCERY, AIR WAR; AIR WAR errata sheet available; "Work in Progress" list WAR IN THE PACIFIC, TO THE GREEN FIELDS BEYOND, THE CAMPAIGN FOR NORTH AFRICA, ATLANTIC WAR, CRIMEA QUAD, SWORDS AND SORCERY, THE ART OF SIEGE WARFARE, AIR CAV, TYPHOON, AGINCOURT, FREEDOM IN THE GALAXY, THE NEXT WAR, MECH WAR, WORLD WAR I/EAST QUAD, COMMANDO, NATO DIVISION COMMANDER, CITYFIGHT, LILLE, SEVESTOPOL, TYRE, ACRE, KARKHOV, AGINCOURT, THE CRUSADES, TANNENBERG: THE EAST PRUSSIAN CAMPAIGN, 1914, BATTLES FOR THE ARDENNES; "Gossip" - A.H. [Avalon Hill] announces release of SUBMARINE, NAPOLEON & UFO (both from Gamma Two), AIR ASSAULT ON CRETE, SQUAD LEADER and upcoming ARNHEM BRIDGE, NORMANDY INVASION, RISING SUN, GUNFIGHTER, TRIREME; GDW announces BATTLE OF ALMA, BATTLE OF AGINCOURT, MAYDAY, and upcoming revisions of VERDUN, ILIAD, and FIRE AND STEEL (rules). "Briefings I" covers AIR ASSAULT ON CRETE (A.H.), ROARK'S DRIFT (Historical Alternatives), IMPERIUM (Conflict) LA BATTAILLE D'AUERSTADT [illegible strikeout] (Marshall Games), OVERLORD (conflict), FALL OF TOBRUK (conflict), ALL THE WORLD'S WARGAME (book by AWA); "Briefings II" covers THE OPTION GAME BOARD, QUEST OF THE MASK RING, HI ROLLER, GAMBLER, THE WINNING TICKET. Errata for COBRA. Game is STONEWALL. Ads for SWORDS AND SORCERY, THE ART OF SIEGE (Quad), AIR CAV. KHARKOV was originally planned as IZYUM.

(cont. from 4/7) [4/19]

Made drawings of plastic pcs. [pieces] for SHAPE & SHATTER.

[started 4/19]

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