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turns off potential game players, at least in my <s>opion</s>  <br>
turns off potential game players, at least in my <s>opion</s>  <br>
opinion.  <br>
opinion.  <br>
Earl rcd. the letter I sent him, for the Small Business Administration,  <br>
and thanked me.  <br>
He will ocme here week after next for an afternoon and  <br>
evening of game testing for my column in ''<u>BOOK WORLD</u>''.  <br>
Read over the rules of <u>SPEED CIRCUIT</u>. Then looked at  <br>
<u>GRAND PRIX</u> (which I am almost sure is the same as  <br>
A.H.'s <u>LE MANS</u> and <u>FORMULA 1</u> for comparison.  <br>
Looked at <u>MR. PRESIDENT</u> and the one I picked up yesterday  <br>
seemed to be the same as the one I had since 1967.
----
(cont. from 10/31)  [11/1]
Told him I had a copy, but checked later and found I didn't.  <br>
<u>Claude</u> is still playing around with <u>MANIPULATION</u>. Has a much  <br>
shorter path. He is eliminating the big jumps in value, top  <br>
to bottom will be a factor of 5 times, maximum. He will  <br>
also set it up so that a color stock is high when that color  <br>
is in the lead and is low when that color is at the end.  <br>
Claude mentioned that he still hadn't heard from Norbert for his  <br>
royalty. Then he told me that the original puzzles which  <br>
Oggi placed for him have been discontinued. He has another  <br>
one called <u>SPIN-MATH</u>, which is similar to <u>GENIUS BLOCKS</u>  <br>
in object but different in form.  <br>
There is a spinner which chooses a target number.  <br>
Then magnets must be placed on 4 number spaces adding  <br>
up to the target number. Some have only one combination,  <br>
others have several.
[Illegible crossed out]
Told <u>Claude</u> that I owed him over $100 for his share  <br>
of <u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u>. He was impressed. Made a date for  <br>
Friday 11/12 to celebrate.
Looked at Bloomingdale's. Not set up for X'Mas yet, but they did  <br>
have a good selection of games. A copy of <u>MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL</u>  <br>
(Sports Illustrated) was open. All the major league teams players  <br>
are included. Players choose a team and set a line-up. Play  <br>
is based on the various strengths and weaknesses of  <br>
(cont. on 10/28)
[Preprinted - Have you ordered your diary for next year? See number in front of book.]