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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)