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TUESDAY 23 MAY 1967 143rd day - 222 days to come

(cont. from 5/22) [5/22]

(3M cont.) Bill showed me their 4 new sports games:-

  • BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
  • WIN, PLACE, AND SHOW
  • PRO FOOTBALL
  • THINKING MAN'S GOLF

[curly bracket] They also need a HOCKEY & BASKETBALL game.

They are starting a new line of less expensive special card games. They should be on a definite theme. VENTURE CAPITAL would probably be just right. The line will not be test marketed until 1968. I mentioned that they probably didn't find that my reports as a consultant were worth the bother. He said that they were quite useful and was glad that I had brought the subject up. He definitely wants to send some for me to look at. They also get a lot of manufactured games sent to them for consideration, which do not have to be returned. Instead of throwing them out, he will send them to me. I said that I would be glad to do the consulting without fee because of the games they have sent and will send but he said that I definitely deserved the money. The next time he comes into town, probably in the fall, he will come here for supper and a look at the collection.

While at 3M a fellow came in with a game, MATCH MATE. They would like the 3M sales force to handle this game on a mutual basis. Bill said that 3M would not be interested in such an arrangement, but would like to see the game. The fellow will send one to them, and also one to me. The game consists of a booklet of questions, some sophisticated such as "Would you like to join a nudist camp?" There are pads of answer sheets which have holes to push out for the proper answer. After completion of the questions, the husbands and wifes compute their com- patibility by counting the holes they have in common. One source of humor - the fact that you are much more compatible with someone else's wife. (Sheet filed in Ad Clips.)

Are-Jay Co.:- They still have CORRAL (see 1966).

Milton Bradley :- These are supposed to be Adult games but are really simple games with fancy boxes.

  • BODY ENGLISH :- A variation of TWISTER where players have to point out letters with their foot and act out charades at the same time.
  • OH NO :- Played in teams. There are "stepping stones" and at the start there are two for each player.

(cont. on 5/24)

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English TUESDAY 23 MAY
1967 143rd day - 222 days to come


(cont. from 5/22) [5/22]
(3M cont.)
Bill showed me their 4 new sports games:-

BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
WIN, PLACE, AND SHOW
PRO FOOTBALL
THINKING MAN'S GOLF
[curly bracket] They also need a HOCKEY & BASKETBALL game.
They are starting a new line of less expensive special
card games. They should be on a definite theme.
VENTURE CAPITAL would probably be just right. The line
will not be test marketed until 1968.
I mentioned that they probably didn't find that my reports
as a consultant were worth the bother. He said that they
were quite useful and was glad that I had brought the
subject up. He definitely wants to send some for me to
look at.
They also get a lot of manufactured games sent to them for
consideration, which do not have to be returned. Instead of
throwing them out, he will send them to me.
I said that I would be glad to do the consulting without fee
because of the games they have sent and will send but
he said that I definitely deserved the money.
The next time he comes into town, probably in the fall, he will
come here for supper and a look at the collection.
While at 3M a fellow came in with a game, MATCH MATE.
They would like the 3M sales force to handle this game
on a mutual basis. Bill said that 3M would not be interested
in such an arrangement, but would like to see the game.
The fellow will send one to them, and also one to me.
The game consists of a booklet of questions, some
sophisticated such as "Would you like to join a nudist camp?"
There are pads of answer sheets which have holes to
push out for the proper answer. After completion of the
questions, the husbands and wifes compute their com-
patibility by counting the holes they have in common.
One source of humor - the fact that you are much more
compatible with someone else's wife. (Sheet filed in
Ad Clips.)
Are-Jay Co.:- They still have CORRAL (see 1966).
Milton Bradley :- These are supposed to be Adult games but are
really simple games with fancy boxes.

BODY ENGLISH :- A variation of TWISTER where players have to point out letters with their foot and act out charades at the same time.
OH NO :- Played in teams. There are "stepping stones" and at the start there are two for each player.
(cont. on 5/24)
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