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To Reiss Associates for meeting with <u>Phil Orbanes</u>.  <br>
To Reiss Associates for meeting with <u>Phil Orbanes</u>.  <br>
He introduced me to:  <br>
He introduced me to:  <br>
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{<u>Joel Gaines</u>, President <br>
{Gamut of Games, Inc.  <br>
{1133 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 10010  <br>
873-2227, 741-0808  <br>
Joel is the inventor and publisher of <u>BRIDGETTE</u>. He is  <br>
expanding with more games and so took a new name for  <br>
his company from my book <u>AGOG</u>.  <br>
The next gane he is putting out is a pencil & paper word  <br>
game he originally called <u>ZIG-ZAG</u>, but now has a new  <br>
name he wouldn't tell me because it wasn't protected yet.  <br>
He gave Phil some layout sheets for the game with,  <br>
I presume, the rules. Didn't show it to me.  <br>
If things go well they will be looking at games in the  <br>
fall to espand their line. Are particularly interested in  <br>
board games that can be packaged in a novel way.  <br>
Gave <u>SPACE STIX</u> to Phil. Discussed some of the facets of manufacturing  <br>
It will be much cheaper to silk screen  <br>
dots on the wood than drilling holes. And he thought that  <br>
stars might be a good idea - in keeping with the name.  <br>
He suggested my coming up with items for Mag-Nif who could  <br>
use as many asa dozen new ones. They sell for a low  <br>
price but sell 150,000 each a year or more. I have until  <br>
September to make next year's line. //Took <u>NINE OF SWORDS</u> solution.
 
To <u>Felicia</u>. Gave her a copy of my letter to <u>Jim Kraus</u>.  <br>
(See 7/4) for her files.  <br>
She showed me a letter from <u>J. Kraus</u>. <u>IMAGE</u> will be test-  <br>
marketed at the end of '71. They are still deciding on  <br>
<u>TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS</u>. And the mention of <u>PLANES</u>  <br>
that Felicia read to me before.  <br>
Took my copy of the <u>RED LETTER</u> extension contract. Felicia  <br>
is trying to get them to send the money quickly.  <br>
<u>Rael Cowan</u> was in earlier with a <s>GAME</s> game he called  <br>
<u>SUDDEN DEATH</u>. It is a 2-hand skill board game with each  <br>
player having only 3 pcs. These are not captured which  <br>
Rael thought was very original. Felicia was not impressed  <br>
by it but he is going to finish it up and bring it in again.  <br>
The letter that <u>Mary Hilt</u> sent to Felicia was not lost in the  <br>
mail, it was misplaced in Stancraft's mailing room.  <br>
Mary also informed Felicia that the copy of <u>FOCUS</u> I sent  <br>
reached her.  <br>
Felicia gave me the presentation by "Ivan Kronenfeld" and  <br>
"Steven Zwerling" of "Staten Island Community College"  <br>
(390-7707). It is just an idea for a board game involving  <br>
four different factions in college life. <u>Gini Scott</u>'s  <br>
<u>CONFRONTATION</u> covered some of this ground. Which  <br>
I remarked to Felicia.  <br>
(cont. on 7/7)