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== Thursday 16 January 1969 == | == Thursday 16 January 1969 == | ||
16th day - 349 days to come | 16th day - 349 days to come | ||
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Made about 12 repros of the Form Letter to send to companies. | Made about 12 repros of the Form Letter to send to companies. | ||
Bought 4 magic slates. Bought a trivial Whitman game | Bought 4 magic slates. Bought a trivial Whitman game <br> | ||
<u>WHO IS THE THIEF?</u> | <u>WHO IS THE THIEF?</u> | ||
Stan, Harris & | Stan, Harris & Irv. Lubow of Renwal over in evening <br> | ||
with 10 games for me to evaluate. They are mainly chil- | with 10 games for me to evaluate. They are mainly chil- <br> | ||
dren's games. They are tired of waiting for Jim & | dren's games. They are tired of waiting for Jim & Phil <br> | ||
to get the adult line ready and want to start with a | to get the adult line ready and want to start with a <br> | ||
simpler line in the meantime. Irv gave me quite a grilling | simpler line in the meantime. Irv gave me quite a grilling <br> | ||
over what I thought I could offer them; particularly about | over what I thought I could offer them; particularly about <br> | ||
whether a game would be a success or not. If anyone | whether a game would be a success or not. If anyone <br> | ||
could do that then only Monopolies would be put out. | could do that then only Monopolies would be put out. <br> | ||
Irv said he is trying to get Jim to make a simpler | Irv said he is trying to get Jim to make a simpler <br> | ||
version of <u>RED BARON</u> rather than getting everything completely | version of <u>RED BARON</u> rather than getting everything completely <br> | ||
authentic. | authentic. | ||
As for the book, the only game that is definitely [crossouts] on sale is | As for the book, the only game that is definitely [crossouts] on sale is <br> | ||
<u>BATTLE OF BRITAIN</u>.<br> | <u>BATTLE OF BRITAIN</u>.<br> | ||
After they left I looked briefly at the games. Didn't seem | After they left I looked briefly at the games. Didn't seem <br> | ||
like much of value.<br> | like much of value.<br> | ||
Showed them <u>TOTALLY--</u> and <u>AIRLINE</u> briefly. Might be | Showed them <u>TOTALLY--</u> and <u>AIRLINE</u> briefly. Might be <br> | ||
interested in the latter when they [crossout] get to the adult <br> | |||
games. | games. | ||
Claude called while they were here. He picked up the March | Claude called while they were here. He picked up the March <br> | ||
& | & May ''Scientific American''s for me. He saw Parker's <br> | ||
<u>TYCOON</u> for $2. I have a copy, prior to Parker taking it over. | <u>TYCOON</u> for $2. I have a copy, prior to Parker taking it over. | ||
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(cont. from 1/17) [1/17] | (cont. from 1/17) [1/17] <br> | ||
<u>DOMINOS</u> used for making a magic squares.<br> | <u>DOMINOS</u> used for making a magic squares.<br> | ||
BB felt, and I agreed, that he was primarily interested | BB felt, and I agreed, that he was primarily interested <br> | ||
in assurance that his 3 games were great, not in my games. | in assurance that his 3 games were great, not in my games. <br> | ||
After Bryce left, but before I met him, Felicia called to say that | After Bryce left, but before I met him, Felicia called to say that <br> | ||
she was sure I could show him anything without worrying. | she was sure I could show him anything without worrying. <br> | ||
Rcd. a letter from Haar Hoolim with a repro [crossout] of a letter | Rcd. a letter from Haar Hoolim with a repro [crossout] of a letter <br> | ||
from ALPCO. His game is doing well in educational circles, but | from ALPCO. His game is doing well in educational circles, but <br> | ||
not in department stores. | not in department stores. | ||
I also showed <u>TOTALLY--</u> to Bryce. Not much comment. | I also showed <u>TOTALLY--</u> to Bryce. Not much comment. | ||