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11/2

Tuesday 4 November 1969

Election Day 308th day - 57 days to come

A GAMUT OF GAMES was listed in the new books in the Times.

Made copies of Miriam's review to send to Diane Jaust.

Stopped work at 3 and to "Helpfgott & Partners" to meet Jules Cooper. Gave him a copy of A GAMUT OF GAMES. He didn't have BEWILDER with him but said he'd arrange to get me one. I said I'd also like the sports games and he'll contact me and drive over some evening or Saturday to pick them up. He also would like to take BB & me out on a Saturday, on Ideal. Will stop here on way to the date to look at my collection.
The fellow who did THE L GAME has some- thing to do with "Helpfgott - - ". I told Jules about Free Form. He said that maybe someday they will be doing adult games, but not for the immediate future. The detective series is dead. I told Jules I'd like to use CASE OF THE ELUSIVE ASSASSIN as a real egghead game. He'll check when I can get it back.

To Brentano's. Saw the rules of GROUP THERAPY. There is a board with a starting space called "Hung-Up" then 8 spaces of one color, 8 of a 2nd color, and 8 of a 3rd color. [crossout] Near the beginning of the 2nd color and about 2/3 thru the 2nd color, and about half way thru the third color the spaces are marked "Group Therapy." At the end of the path a space is marked "Free". This is passed the colored spaces. Players in turn draw a card corresponding to the color of the space they are on. They must act out the instructions on the card. The other players judge them on their sincerity, etc. For each player who gives them a "pass" they move forward 1 space, for each "fail" they move back one space. Don't move back passed "Hung-Up." A player who did badly on a card may after the criticism do it over again and be marked again. Only one new chance is allowed.
If a player's marker is moved onto "Group Therapy" all the players in turn act out the same card, drawn from the top of the deck.
The first to reach "Free" is the winner.
The cards [words crossed out] get harder as you move from one color to another.
A second set of cards can be obtained for $2 from:-
[bracket] Park Plastics Co.
Linden, N.J. 07036
Saw ENCOUNTA (S.J. Miller). Another MANCALA version. (Didn't see the rules.)

Looked at Abercrombie & Fitch. Nothing new.

(cont. on 11/2)