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10/6
9 TUESDAY * OCTOBER 1973
282ND DAY * 83 DAYS TO COME

Finished the S & T column with COOKS TOURS, WHODUNIT,
NETRESULTS, GREATSHAPES, SNOWCRYSTALS, STAC-TAC-TOE,
and EL GAME.
Didn't include the following games. FAIR SHAKE and BROKEn ENGLISH
because I didn't hear from American Greetings. POLISH DOMINOES
because I didn't hear from Andrews Games. MR. WHO? because
it was such a lousy game. MANHUNT because it really
wasn't adult. OUTDOOR SURVIVAL - I'll do a big one on this.
KGB because I didn't hear from Earl Doherty.
BB typed the column in the evening - 18 typewritten pages.

Felicia called. Jack Barry (spelling?) who is in charge of sales
for Owens-Illinois' toy division (I believe) will be in tomorrow
afternoon to look at 3D BOXES. Told Felicia I'd be there about
3:30. Also that I'd bring OVER 'N OVER.
Ruth Shaller is in town, but very busy. She said that she sent me
a copy of the HOLIDAY writeup in THE CANADIAN RECORD (her
home town newspaper in Texas).
Felicia had a meeting with Ennio Racinelli, D.D.I. Among other
things, he said that a meeting he had with Bob Reiss and
others last Friday he saw a lot of my games. Felicia didn't
know what he was talking about until he mentioned "Gamut of
Games", and she was annoyed. I told her that I had said that
I was working with "Gamut of Games". Ennio said that one
of my games was popular, but she couldn't remember the
name. I mentioned THE WORM TURNS, TOGETHERNESS,
EVEN WORSE, and finally GROOVE which she said might be
the one.

Called Nancy Allen (see 10/5) and changed date to 10/16 at 3:00.

Called Phil Orbanes and he called back. (Took notes but lost
them tomorrow.) Told him of Felicia's call. He was at the
meeting last Friday. THE WORM TURNS - don't think they
can produce a 45[degree] cut - dead. TANGLEWORD - looks too much
like the plastic puzzle - dead. TOGETHERNESS - was popular -
answer soon. SKYSCRAPERS, altho Mag-Nif's TORUS is
not doing well it will be considered in about six months.
EVEN WORSE and GROOVE will also be considered then. The
p & p games were not discussed on Friday, but another
batch will definitely be put out.
D.D.I will be taken over by