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Rcd. <u>STRATEGY I</u> from <u>Jim Dunnigan</u>. | Rcd. <u>STRATEGY I</u> from <u>Jim Dunnigan</u>. | ||
In June 14th <u>''NEW YORK''</u> Magazine had the following piece in the | |||
"Best Bets" section: "Board with Sex" . . . So far we've sampled | |||
lib games called <u>WOMEN'S LIB</u>, <u>THE LIB GAME</u>, and most recently, | |||
<u>HE-SHE-HIM-HER</u>, which has the female trying to get her tokens | |||
(brass wedding rings) out of the kitchen, while the male tries to block | |||
the exits with his silver bolts. They're pretty innocuous as satire | |||
and, at least for us, not the least bit consciousness-raising. But we | |||
did have a good time with <u>COUPLES</u>, a new game of improvisation, | |||
introspection and, sometimes, embarrassing revelation, from the makers | |||
of <u>GROUP THERAPY</u>. Two couples play <u>COUPLES</u>. While one performs, the | |||
other judges with "Boo" or "Bravo" cards. Sample challenges: "One of you | |||
is an obscene phone caller and the other is eager for conversation, but | |||
uninterested in sex. Talk." Or, "Box together playfully, while shouting out | |||
compliments to each other." Or, "Do a commercial for yourself as a model | |||
couple." We asked Susan Haven, one of the creators, to compare the new | |||
game with the old. "Easy," she said. "<u>GROUP THERAPY</u>" is to <u>COUPLES</u> as | |||
Freud is to the Marx Brothers." (<u>COUPLES</u>/Brentano's and Bloomingdales/$8) | |||
Working on <u>OPEN BRIDGE</u>. | |||
<u>Felicia</u> called. Rappaport's says that the only game that is moving is <u>CLASS</u>. | |||
They think that <u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u> will be a good one. The | |||
3M Gamettes are not doing well. <u>MONAD</u> is dead. <u>HIGH BID</u> is about | |||
the best. | |||
Told Felicia about my call to <u>Lee Horn</u>. Felicia will get me on <u>Franklin</u>'s show. | |||
Felicia asked <u>''AGOG''</u> and I told her that I had stated preceedings | |||
to get back the rights. | |||
The inventor of <u>CHECKPOINT CHARLIE</u>, who was introduced to | |||
her by the head of Durand-publishers of <u>THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME</u>, | |||
contacted her. He is a success in other fields, one thing being | |||
a gadget with 3M which Felicia thinks might be the thing | |||
Tietle spoke to me about. He also has a puzzle being con- | |||
sidered by Springbok. In an automobile accident he lost the use | |||
of his legs. He has an inflated idea of his games and wants | |||
more than the usual royalties. His name - <u>Gil Bayek</u>. | |||
Bayak said that Durand was having money troubles and that he | |||
took back <u>CHECKPOINT CHARLIE</u>. Felicia, however, still has an appoint- | |||
ment with the president to show him <u>BING-BONG BALL</u>. | |||
<u>Natelie Donna</u> came up with an item (no details) which Felicia | |||
thinks will be sold. Natelie expected to give I.S. 35% and was | |||
pleased that old clients will stay at 25%. | |||
Another call from <u>Felicia</u>. Rappaports used to sponser the Regatta | |||
in Central Park but is not doing it this year. (Why?) | |||
Felicia is looking for a new event and asked if I would be | |||
willing to appear there at a "Game Fair" where people | |||
would ask me questions about all kinds of games. Sure. | |||
(cont. on 6/10) | |||