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Created page with "10 Monday - September 1973 <br>253rd day - 112 days to come ---- Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a letter from <u>Burt Huber</u> together with their rules for <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>. In the letter he says that they have kept the play the same but have substituted a mythical feudal society instead of the numbers and hope I will be satisfied. He is sending her several copies of <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u>, <u>FITTING & PROPER</u>, and <u>CUBITS</u>. <br>We..."
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10 Monday - September 1973 | '''10 Monday - September 1973''' | ||
<br>253rd day - 112 days to come | <br>253rd day - 112 days to come | ||
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Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a letter from <u>Burt Huber</u> together with | Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a letter from <u>Burt Huber</u> together with<br> | ||
their rules for <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>. In the letter he says that | their rules for <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>. In the letter he says that<br> | ||
they have kept the play the same but have substituted a mythical | they have kept the play the same but have substituted a mythical<br> | ||
feudal society instead of the numbers and hope I will be satisfied. | feudal society instead of the numbers and hope I will be satisfied.<br> | ||
He is sending her several copies of <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u>, <u>FITTING & PROPER</u>, | He is sending her several copies of <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u>, <u>FITTING & PROPER</u>, <br> | ||
and <u>CUBITS</u>. | and <u>CUBITS</u>.<br> | ||
<br>We decided that I would look at the <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u> | We decided that I would look at the <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u><br> | ||
rules when I bring <u>PUSHOVER</u> and <u>THE 31ST HEX</u> to Felicia next | rules when I bring <u>PUSHOVER</u> and <u>THE 31ST HEX</u> to Felicia next<br> | ||
Monday, at 2. Incidentally, Burt promised to give us an answer | Monday, at 2. Incidentally, Burt promised to give us an answer<br> | ||
within 30 days for the two puzzle-games. | within 30 days for the two puzzle-games. <br> | ||
Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u> | Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u>. He apologized for not calling last Friday,<br> | ||
but he didn't have any questions on the p&p games.<br> | |||
Told him that "a manufacturer" had told me that Reiss was | |||
taking over D.D.I. and that Reiss and Mag-Nif had split.<br> | |||
Also that I hadn't let on that I knew.<br> | |||
The takeover of D.D.I. is definite. It will be handled as a <br> | |||
separate entity under National Paragon with the existing <br> | |||
management. <u>Carl Eisenberg</u> will have little or nothing to do<br> | |||
with it.<br> | |||
Hoi Polloi is expanding. They are setting up a factory in this<br> | |||
country for assembling games, etc. They are setting up <br> | |||
a factory in Puerto Rico for producing wood products.<br> | |||
They are looking for wood items to use their new<br> | |||
factory. They want things to sell between $1 and $5.<br> | |||
They want things that consist of cut pcs. [pieces] - a maximum<br> | |||
of 24 - that can be tumble finished. They can be silk<br> | |||
screened with a maximum of 3 colors.<br> | |||
Phil has sold them two items. <s>One is a</s> Both are<br> | |||
manipulative <u>PUZZLES</u>. One called <u>RUNNER UP</u> is an<br> | |||
inclined plane with a ball to run up it. The other is a spiral <br> | |||
incline with a ball to run up it. He is getting $500 each <br> | |||
for these (or rather "Gamut of Games" is). He considers it as<br> | |||
a "finder's fee" for things that are in the public domain.<br> | |||
If he comes up with an original concept he will expect royalties.<br> | |||
(Later learned that these were plastic - not wood.)<br> | |||
He is working on a <u>GAME</u> using 24 pcs. [pieces] as shown [box with an "X" in it], with<br> | |||
all possible combinations of 3 colors. Another idea is a<br> | |||
<u>STRATEGO</u> type <s>game</s> <u>GAME</u> without a board.<br> | |||
I told him about <u>THE WORM TURNS</u> and he thinks it<br> | |||
would be suitable.<br> | |||
As a possibility I asked about a word <u>GAME</u> using wooden tiles.<br> | |||
He said that he was thinking of that. I said that then I wouldn't <br> | |||
continue with my idea. He said by all means for me to continue, and<br> | |||
let Hoi Polloi take the better one. I said that I-Q should deinitely<br> | |||
get a cut of any of these games. He appreciated my saying<br> | |||
that, and said that we'd discuss the amount later.<br> | |||
On the plastic items, Hoi Polloi will be coming out with 6 - $1.50<br> | |||
items, all packaged the same way - similar to Mag-Nif's "Mental<br> | |||
Hang Ups." Phil has two of his things included. (Royalties?)<br> | |||
(cont. on 9/9) | |||