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28 FRIDAY * SEPTEMBER 1973
Made a new set for SLIDEWORD. It doesn't slide well with two pcs.
blank spaces. Used a blank pc. which could be moved from its position
to the empty space as one move. Then decided to allow moving
any tile to the empty space - once during the player's turn. Finally
decided to allow a tile to be moved into the empty space from the position
diagonally adjacent to the space - as many times as the player wishes.

Called Phil Orbanes. I'll bring the three word games Monday. Djoli
will be there and Phil said he had something for me from Paris. (From
Pierre no doubt.)Phil says that Djoli seems to be taking the
effort to remove him from management fairly well. Phil is letting
others (who?) do most of the talking. Djoli will still be getting - Phil
estimates - some $15,000 in royalties yearly for royalties for BRIDGETTE,
MY WORD!, MONTAGE, and the new set of classic games - TABLUT, etc.
Royalties for the classic games to compensate Djoli for giving up a
salary was Phil's idea, even if tho Phil did as much work on them.
Phil said