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6 Saturday - January 1973 | '''6 Saturday - January 1973'''<br> | ||
<br>Feast of the Epiphany - 6th Day - 359 Days to Come | Feast of the Epiphany - 6th Day - 359 Days to Come | ||
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Letter from <u>Warren Buell</u> (mentioning <u>G&P</u>, <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>, | Letter from <u>Warren Buell</u> (mentioning ''<u>G&P</u>'', ''<u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>'', | ||
and <u>AGOG</u>). Sent me a bunch of clippings:- | and ''<u>AGOG</u>''). Sent me a bunch of clippings:- | ||
<br><u>CROSSMATCH</u>, from <u>POPULAR SCIENCE</u>. (Looks interesting.) | <br><u>CROSSMATCH</u>, from ''<u>POPULAR SCIENCE</u>''. (Looks interesting.) | ||
<br><u>THE GREAT AMERICAN MOVIEMAKING GAME</u>, from <u>SATURDAY REVIEW</u>. | <br><u>THE GREAT AMERICAN MOVIEMAKING GAME</u>, from ''<u>SATURDAY REVIEW</u>''. | ||
<br>"The Game Game", from <u>SATURDAY REVIEW</u>. (which I got on 12/14/72.) | <br>"The Game Game", from ''<u>SATURDAY REVIEW</u>''. (which I got on 12/14/72.) | ||
<br>ZINGO</u> from <u>COMPUTERS AND AUTOMATION</u>. (see 2/18/72.) | <br>ZINGO</u> from ''<u>COMPUTERS AND AUTOMATION</u>''. (see 2/18/72.) | ||
<br>Article on Frank Beesee, from <u>LOS ANGELES TIMES</u>, mentioning his | <br>Article on Frank Beesee, from ''<u>LOS ANGELES TIMES</u>'', mentioning his | ||
games <u>PASS-OUT</u>, <u>GULP' N GIGGLE</u>, <u>SIP-N-GO NAKED</u>, <u>SIP & STRIP</u>, | games <u>PASS-OUT</u>, <u>GULP' N GIGGLE</u>, <u>SIP-N-GO NAKED</u>, <u>SIP & STRIP</u>, | ||
<u>GETCHA</u>, and <u>PINK ELEPHANT</u>. | <u>GETCHA</u>, and <u>PINK ELEPHANT</u>. | ||
<br>A satirical article from <u>SATURDAY REVIEW</u> | <br>A satirical article from ''<u>SATURDAY REVIEW</u>'' with two "games" - | ||
<u>HIGH TENSION HEADACHE</u> and <u>TRACK OR TREAT</u>. | <u>HIGH TENSION HEADACHE</u> and <u>TRACK OR TREAT</u>. | ||
<br>Ad for <u>COMMUNITY AT THE CROSSROADS</u>, from Govt. Printing Office (which | <br>Ad for ''<u>COMMUNITY AT THE CROSSROADS</u>'', from Govt. Printing Office (which | ||
I have.) | I have.) | ||
<br>Article, from <u>AARP NEWS BULLETIN</u>, on Ernest Ekstrand a retired | <br>Article, from ''<u>AARP NEWS BULLETIN</u>'', on Ernest Ekstrand a retired | ||
inventor who has come up with several children's games:- <u>FOXY</u>, | inventor who has come up with several children's games:- <u>FOXY</u>, | ||
<u>PUCKERETTE</u>, and <u>NUGOLF</u>. | <u>PUCKERETTE</u>, and <u>NUGOLF</u>. | ||
<br>Article, from, <u>LOS ANGELES TIMES</u> on <u>THE WELFARE GAME</u>. | <br>Article, from, ''<u>LOS ANGELES TIMES</u>'' on <u>THE WELFARE GAME</u>. | ||
<br>Article on <u>QUICK MASTER CHESS</u>. | <br>Article on <u>QUICK MASTER CHESS</u>. | ||
<br>Article, from <u>NEWSWEEK</u>, on <u>AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY MYSTERY GAME</u>. | <br>Article, from ''<u>NEWSWEEK</u>'', on <u>AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY MYSTERY GAME</u>. | ||
and <u>THE BLACK EXPERIENCE</u> (Theme Productions.) | and <u>THE BLACK EXPERIENCE</u> (Theme Productions.) | ||
<br>Advertisement for <u>LAWSUIT</u>. | <br>Advertisement for <u>LAWSUIT</u>. | ||
<br>Article on <u>THE WORLD GAME</u> (by Ira Stollak.) | <br>Article on <u>THE WORLD GAME</u> (by Ira Stollak.) | ||
Rcd. a letter from <u>Carol Peterson</u>, new at 3M, with a letter from | |||
a fan concerning an <u>ACQUIRE</u> ruling. | |||
<br>Rcd. the changed <u>EXECUTIVE DECISON</u> rules from <u>Kathy Brooks</u>. | |||
<br>Rcd. a <u>GAME</u> idea from <u>Paul Greenough</u> based on a "Weighing Puzzle." | |||
<br>Rcd. an invitation from Larry Blandin to lead a seminar at this | |||
year's <u>INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW</u> in June. | |||
<br>Rcd. a card (not X'Mas) from <u>Mike Abrams</u>. Mentioned <u>BLOCK 'N SCORE</u>, | |||
<u>VIKING KRIG-LEK</u>, and <u>THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME</u>. | |||
Korvettes had an ad for storage boxes - 14"x14 1/2"x24 1/2" - @ $1.00 each. | |||
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(cont. from 1/1) [1/11] | |||
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I asked Larry if they had a transcript of Calhamer's (<u>DIPLOMACY</u>)<br> | |||
seminar. No but they have a tape of part of it and Larry will<br> | |||
send it to see how it went.<br> | |||
Larry asked me to send him listing of my published games and any other<br> | |||
credits for use in their publicity.<br> | |||
In case of any question I can call him collect at any time. His home | |||
number is <br> | |||
{[phone number omitted for privacy]<br> | |||
{Larry Blandin<br> | |||
Larry told me that a greeting card co. (then later saying that it<br> | |||
was American Greetings) was coming out with games. I told him<br> | |||
that I had seen them (<u>DEADLOCK</u>, <u>LINK-UP</u>, <u>CONTROLLING INTEREST</u>, <br> | |||
<u>CHESS N' CHECKERS</u>, <u>POUNCE</u>, <u>FAIR SHAKE</u>, <u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u>, <u>UPON-MY-WORD</u><br> | |||
<u>DE-TOUR</u>, <u>NIX</u>) at the '72 shows. He said that they<br> | |||
<br>(cont. on 1/7) | |||