Created page with "27 Thursday - September 1973 <br>Rosh Hashana, Jewish New Year - 270th day - 95 days to come ---- Had some new ideas for my [square, diamond, circle] game - tentative name <u>TOGETHERNESS</u>. Two or three play. Each takes a symbol. Take one pc. [piece], blindly, at a time and play it. Must touch at least two other pcs. After all pcs. down score + for largest group of own symbol, and - for second largest. When make a line of 4 of any symbol get another turn. P..."
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acting
acting as an agent for getting <u>BRIDGETTE</u> manufactured.
Graeme didn't give him any figures but Djoli got the
impression that <u>G&P</u> was not doing too well.
Djoli spoke to me about letting Phil run "Gamut" and he seems
to be taking the new setup well.
 
On subway read <u>A TOY IS BORN</u>, about half of it.
 
Rcd. [received] Sept. [September] <u>PLAYTHINGS</u>. Ad for <u>SPLIT</u> (sent card for info).
Ad for <u>JOTTO</u> by S&R. Showcase had <u>ROLLER COASTER</u> by M.B.
Classified ad asked for distributors for <u>POLICE STATE</u>.
Feature article on games included, among others: <u>ON-WORDS</u>,
<u>QUERIES 'N THEORIES</u>, <u>THE GODFATHER GAME</u>, <u>QUADTRIPLE</u>, <u>JOTTO</u>,
<u>MATOCA</u>, <u>KOASTER</u>, <u>MONEY CARD</u>, <u>BILLIONAIRE</u>, <u>KGB</u>, <u>THE MONEY GAME</u>,
<u>UP 'N ON</u>, <u>SHIFT</u>, <u>PERFECTION</u>, <u>GOTCHA!</u>, <u>POP CHECKS</u>, <u>FOOTBALL STRATEGY</u>,
<u>CHALLENGE FOOTBALL</u>.
<br>Rcd. "Creative Publications" 1973 Catalog. Contains many
interesting books and game equipment. Some highlights: -
<u>SOMA PUZZLE SOLUTIONS</u> (book), Polyhedra dice (pg. 56),
<u>ARVESTA</u>, <u>MUDCRACK Y</u>, <u>TUMBLE NUMBERS</u> (book), <u>SNOWCRYSTALS</u>,
<u>GREATSHAPES</u>, <u>TRIPLETTS</u>, Centimeter cubes (pg. 54),
<u>MATH MATCH</u>, <u>BLOCK 'N SCORE</u>, <u>HEADS UP</u>, <u>KRYPTO</u>, <u>TUF</u>,
<u>TENGO</u>, <u>NEUROTIC NINES</u>, <u>MATRIX</u>, <u>3D TIC-TAC-TOE</u>, <u>SHOTZEE</u>,
<u>NUMBLE</u>, <u>SOMA</u>, <u>IMPUZZABLES</u>, <u>PSYC-OUT</u>, <u>MANCALA</u>, <u>SEQUENCE</u>,
<u>PRIME DRAG</u>, <u>ONE</u>, <u>BLOCK IT!</u>
 
Looked at the models and rules for <u>SHAPE AND SHATTER</u>
and <u>TOTALLY--</u>. Decided that I had to have part of
the latter retyped.
 
<u>Wald</u> called. He asked for <u>Earl</u>'s number to return his call.
When I told Wald about the job ad he was particularly
anxious to call.