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Wednesday 28 February 1968 Ash Wednesday 59th day - 307 days to come

In a store window saw a game called SKILLABONE. It is a cardboard version of the game kids play on the sidewalk, with numbered boxes and flat discs which are propelled by hitting with the forefinger.

Rcd. a letter from Bob Claude. He will be at Toy Fair and would like to get together.

The statement of earnings from Ideal came.

Ira Bailey had an idea for an action GAME. From his son he got a large disc magnet with a hole in the center and also a smaller solid disc magnet. By holding the smaller magnet in the proper relationship to the larger and moving it the larger one can me [be] made to roll [word crossed out[ along, some distance from the moving one. Ira's idea is for two players to each have a small magnet mounted on the end of a stick. Each tries to manipulate the wheel magnet towards an individual goal. We will get together to work on it.

Spoke to Annette Laurence. In the BAZAAR set I gave to them there was a card to return for a small gift. She did and got a rain hood, plastic and also a questionnaire to fill out and send in for another small gift. She checked with me on what to say about BAZAAR.

(cont. from 2/26) [3/13]

"Tigerama" & "Sunny Dollars". I said they were so simple that anyone could devise them. He said that there was good money in it if I could come up with something. Exchanged cards and I said I'd contact him if I thought of anything.
Joseph W. Walsh
General Manager
R & D Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 421
New Canaan Savings Bank Bldg.
New Canaan, Conn. 06840

In the various places I visited I mentioned my book and the reviews of games. Only the little guys were interested.

Dick Conner took me to supper and discussed an African missionary girl who is interested in games for the mission school. I suggested our all getting together to kick it around.

[End of Toy Fair day - started 3/13]