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Created page with "April 1978 - Friday 21 <br>111th day - 254 days to come ---- Rcd. [received] copy of <u>CARD GAMES FOR THREE</u>, by <u>David Parlett</u>. I am mentioned a few times in connection with <u>ZETEMA</u>. <br>Rcd. [received] envelope from <u>Loren Dunton</u> with repro [reproduction] of my <u>ELEUSIS</u> article and note that it was nice. Also a few more sheets on <u>KWATRO</u>, etc. Finished letter to <u>Roland Borghini</u>. Mentioned <u>ANOTHER</u> and returned a..."
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Mathematical Games, <u>SAUVEZ VOTRE TETE</u>, <u>JEU DU LABYRINTHE</u>
Mathematical Games, <u>SAUVEZ VOTRE TETE</u>, <u>JEU DU LABYRINTHE</u>
<br>To P.O. [post office] to mail this. Also sent copy of <u>AGOG</u> to <u>Donald Benge</u>.
<br>To P.O. [post office] to mail this. Also sent copy of <u>AGOG</u> to <u>Donald Benge</u>.
Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She got a call from <u>Jim Walsh</u>. <u>PICK YOR POISON</u>
has been rejected and Jim will call her again with the reasons. She
told him about <u>THE RIGHT WORD</u> and <u>ABOVE AND BEYOND</u> and he said
there was still two months to get things in for '79 [1979].
<br>2nd call from Felicia. In his second call Jim said that they rcd. [received]
two other games very similar to <u>PICK YOUR POISON</u> and at least one they
think is better. We talked about the rumors around (from 
<u>Frank Thibault</u>, etc.) that M.B. [Milton Bradley] is borrowing ideas. We agreed that
I should call and speak to <u>Jim Walsh</u>.
<br>Called just after 5 and spoke to <u>Jim Walsh</u>. He was very pleasant
and forthright. He said that one of the <u>GAMES</u> - sent in by
<u>Norman Fabricant</u> he was pretty sure - was very similar in appearance
to mine, with the same jackpots, but there is more interaction
between the players, which is why they prefer it to <u>PICK YOUR POISON</u>.
But they are not sure that they are taking it.
<br>Called <u>Felicia</u> to tell about the call. I said that I didn't think they
were cheating me and she said that she is sure that <u>Mel Taft</u>
would not allow anything to be done to me - he always asks about
me when he speaks to her.
<br><u>Alan Newman</u>, she told me, has a device that "shoots" marbles into
the barrel of a "gun" to indicated moves, etc. Then Mattel came
out with the same thing. Altho there is no question of Mattel
having seen it to steal it, Felicia's lawyer thinks that he might be
able to get some money from Mattel as long as Alan can prove he had
the idea first. (??)