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FRIDAY 10 MARCH
1967 69th day - 296 days to come
From the newspaper I picked up at Fair yesterday clipped
an Ad for M.B. with descriptions of the following games:-
KRESKIN'S ESP, SLAP STICK, FANG BANG, FEELEY MEELY, BATTLESHIP.
(Filed in 1967 Ad clips)
Bob Abbott and Natelie Donna here for supper & evening.
Played Claude's WATCH. Showed Bob my OPERATION SEARCH
puzzle. He couldn't solve it but he liked it.
At 10 o'clock to I-S. Alice told me that her meeting
with Arnold Shapiro and Jim Goldenbury (or something
like that) was very encouraging. She thinks that
RED LETTER is practically in. I looked at the model and
the rules of RALLY-TALLY. It is attractive but only a
children's level game.
Bob Engels of Whitman came and he, Alice & I played
part of a game of THE FIRST MILLION. He said it
played well but that it was in the same field as their
STOCK MARKET GAME. They had been thinking of discon-
tinuing that game, but it does sell some 100,000 a
year. They will upgrade the quality but not change the rules.
He will send me a copy of the new version. They don't
wish to put another game of the same type out now.
He did say that MAVERICK COUNTRY and FREE FOR ALL were
liked by the initial committee. The former rcd. a partic-
ularly enthusiastic reaction from the woman who is
in charge of the committee. He said we'd have a pro-
gress report in about 3 weeks and indicated that at
least one would be accepted.
In answer to a lett question from Felicia he said that
their new policy is to pay from 2% to 2 1/2% royalties,
without a cut off.
In answer to my question he said they would be glad to
put my name on the box.
Played a very little of Connor Barrett's CROSSINGS and
he said to send it in. He wasn't interested in
RALLY-TALLY.
Walked to 200 5th Ave but Jules Cooper had just left for
lunch. To work and then called him up. He will call
and arrange a date for me to come over and see their
games and go to lunch.
Told Alice what Randy Barton said about sending
GO SEE - A GLOBAL HOLIDAY and I brought it to her to send.
Also spoke about card games but decided to send
INFINITE PLANE to "X" first.
Told Alice that NILE was the same (with minor variation)
at SNAKE. Alice said that "X" wasn't interested in buying out
Paul since the only game they liked was WATCH.
(cont. on 3/11)
