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5/3 5/2 5/1 4/30 4/29 WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 1969 141st day - 224 days to come

During day called Michelle to tell her NYGA was off.

To Stationery Show. (Various stops given - not necessarily in the order actually visited.) Parker: Showed THE PROPER THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS. He really seemed to like it and was talking of how it would look in plastic. One objection was that those having difficulty with color dif- ferentiation would not be able to play. I said that the rays could have different shapes as well as colors. He men- tioned that this could be the follow up to INSTANT INSANITY. Later was with Felicia when she showed him COMBAT PATROL. He doesn't think that in the state of the world we should have games about war. He said that they did well with word games and to send C.P.A. & TOUCHÉ. Also make sure they were sent to Constance Herrick. He wanted a subscription to STRATEGY & TACTICS, and bill him. If I want any games just write and ask for them. They have a series of wood game by Piet Hein. Pictures are in the Adult Catalog - 1969. ROLL-ETTE :- Top is spun and eight balls can be knocked into 8 holes, numbered from low of 1 to 5. Score for holes filled. MORRA-BOARD :- Object is to move your peg to the center circle. When land on a white spot move in to next circle. When land on black spot move out to next circle. POLYTAIRE :- A jumping solitaire. The picture in the cata- log shows the English Board. I am pretty sure the board there was set up on a hex pattern. CON-TAC-TIX :- The same as HEX. CASINO-DICE :- (Not by Hein). ROULETTE played with a 20-sided die. MYSTIC DIALS :- (Not by Hein). Not a game. Just answers questions based on setting dials for your birthday and a card. Also tells fortunes. Crestline :- Nothing new. Austin Associates :- Handles the Universal Games. If I call him some Wednesday or Friday morning at 675-0222, I can arrange to come up and get a copy of SECRECY so that I can review it. He also had an imported game SCRIPT-O-GRAM which he said was like PERQUACKEY. Also a three dimensional tic-tac-toe (on a 4 x 4 x 4 field I think) call SPACE TAC. Alabe Crafts Inc.:- 3-D CHESS. Met the inventor. He's going to send me a set of the rules for a review. Picture in 1969 Ad Clips. Vandow-Fenton, Inc. - Representing Oggi. EGO is not ready yet. HFK Manf. Co. :- CUBIT - another SOMA imitation. Reiss Sales Associates - Representing Skor-Mor Corp. TRAUMA TOWER: 6 cubes with 6 different symbols irregularly placed. A holder is provided into which the 6 are dropped (cont. on 5/3)

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English 5/3
5/2
5/1
4/30
4/29
WEDNESDAY 21 MAY
1969 141st day - 224 days to come


During day called Michelle to tell her NYGA was off.
To Stationery Show. (Various stops given - not necessarily in the
order actually visited.)
Parker: Showed THE PROPER THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS. He really seemed
to like it and was talking of how it would look in plastic.
One objection was that those having difficulty with color dif-
ferentiation would not be able to play. I said that the
rays could have different shapes as well as colors. He men-
tioned that this could be the follow up to INSTANT INSANITY.
Later was with Felicia when she showed him COMBAT PATROL.
He doesn't think that in the state of the world we should
have games about war. He said that they did well with
word games and to send C.P.A. & TOUCHÉ. Also make
sure they were sent to Constance Herrick.
He wanted a subscription to STRATEGY & TACTICS, and
bill him.
If I want any games just write and ask for them.
They have a series of wood game by Piet Hein. Pictures
are in the Adult Catalog - 1969.
ROLL-ETTE :- Top is spun and eight balls can be knocked into
8 holes, numbered from low of 1 to 5. Score for holes filled.
MORRA-BOARD :- Object is to move your peg to the center circle.
When land on a white spot move in to next circle. When
land on black spot move out to next circle.
POLYTAIRE :- A jumping solitaire. The picture in the cata-
log shows the English Board. I am pretty sure the board
there was set up on a hex pattern.
CON-TAC-TIX :- The same as HEX.
CASINO-DICE :- (Not by Hein). ROULETTE played with a 20-sided
die.
MYSTIC DIALS :- (Not by Hein). Not a game. Just answers questions
based on setting dials for your birthday and a card. Also tells
fortunes.
Crestline :- Nothing new.
Austin Associates :- Handles the Universal Games. If I call
him some Wednesday or Friday morning at 675-0222, I can
arrange to come up and get a copy of SECRECY so that I
can review it.
He also had an imported game SCRIPT-O-GRAM which he said was like
PERQUACKEY. Also a three dimensional tic-tac-toe (on a 4 x 4 x 4
field I think) call SPACE TAC.
Alabe Crafts Inc.:- 3-D CHESS. Met the inventor. He's going to send
me a set of the rules for a review. Picture in 1969
Ad Clips.
Vandow-Fenton, Inc. - Representing Oggi. EGO is not ready yet.
HFK Manf. Co. :- CUBIT - another SOMA imitation.
Reiss Sales Associates - Representing Skor-Mor Corp.
TRAUMA TOWER: 6 cubes with 6 different symbols irregularly
placed. A holder is provided into which the 6 are dropped
(cont. on 5/3)
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