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17 Friday - December 1976 | '''17 Friday - December 1976''' <br> | ||
<br>Hanukkah, Festival of Dedication - 352nd day - 14 days to come | Hanukkah, Festival of Dedication - 352nd day - 14 days to come | ||
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Yesterday forgot to look at game by <u>David Parlett</u>. Called <u>Fabio</u> and | Yesterday forgot to look at game by <u>David Parlett</u>. Called <u>Fabio</u> and <br> | ||
made date to go there Tues. at 4 to look at it, also to bring | made date to go there Tues. at 4 to look at it, also to bring <br> | ||
him the rules for the four games. | him the rules for the four games. <br> | ||
<br>Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. He is going to have pictures taken tomorrow | Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u>. He is going to have pictures taken tomorrow <br> | ||
of the "Game Rug" and asked if I'll be home in case there is a | of the "Game Rug" and asked if I'll be home in case there is a <br> | ||
question on how a game should be set up. | question on how a game should be set up. <br> | ||
<br>They are going to prepare a mold for making their own "pawns." | They are going to prepare a mold for making their own "pawns." <br> | ||
The ones they have been selling are bought from another | The ones they have been selling are bought from another <br> | ||
source, and these are bought by many game companies. He'd | source, and these are bought by many game companies. He'd <br> | ||
like something more elegent [sic] and asked if I could look thru | like something more elegent [sic] and asked if I could look thru <br> | ||
my games for samples. He promised to take good care of them. | my games for samples. He promised to take good care of them. <br> | ||
I'll bring some in Tues. at about noon. | I'll bring some in Tues. at about noon. <br> | ||
<br>Spent an hour or so and came up with the following: | Spent an hour or so and came up with the following: <br> | ||
From Zerox exhibit in basement - white; from <u>STOCKMARKET</u> (on 62) - | From Zerox [Xerox?] exhibit in basement - white; from <u>STOCKMARKET</u> (on 62) - <br> | ||
small green; from <u>RATRACE</u> (on 66) - large green; from <u>PAYDAY</u> | small green; from <u>RATRACE</u> (on 66) - large green; from <u>PAYDAY</u> <br> | ||
(on 71) - yellow. | (on 71) - yellow. <br> | ||
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<br> Call from <br> | |||
{<u>Gene Harmon</u> <br> | |||
{[address and phone number omitted for privacy] | |||
Chicago, Ill. 60614 <br> | |||
He and an associate have invented a game called <u>OLIGOPOLY</u>. <br> | |||
He'd like me to look at it and give my opinion, and also suggestions <br> | |||
for a company that might be interested. Told him that there was <br> | |||
only one company in the U.S. that does adult games - A.H. He asked <br> | |||
who <s>look</s> to contact there and I said that was my agent's <br> | |||
stock in trade. He understood <br> | |||
Arranged that he'd send me the rules and a picture of the <br> | |||
board. Told him that I wouldn't return them. I will send him <br> | |||
my comments off the top of my head. But it may take some weeks. <br> | |||
I asked, and my name was given to his associate by <br> | |||
<u>Ron Weingartner</u>; they are acquainted. <br> | |||
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(cont. from 12/29) [12/29] | (cont. from 12/29) [12/29] | ||
<u>WATERLOO</u>, <u>KARRIERE</u>, <u>CLUEDO</u>, <u>MONOPOLY</u>,<u>MEISTERWERKE</u>, <s><u>KÄP</u></s> <br> | |||
<u>WATERLOO</u>, <u>KARRIERE</u>, <u>CLUEDO</u>, <u>MONOPOLY</u>, <u>MEISTERWERKE</u>, <s><u>KÄP</u></s> | <u>KÄPT'N UND PIRAT</u>, <u>TOR</u>, <u>ORION</u>, <u>CODEWORT</u>, <u>BASIS 10</u>, <u>DEF1!</u>, <br> | ||
<u>KÄPT'N UND PIRAT</u>, <u>TOR</u>, <u>ORION</u>, <u>CODEWORT</u>, <u>BASIS 10</u>, <u>DEF1!</u>, | <u>SUPERHIRN</u>, <u>SCHLAUKOPF</u>, <u>SERENGETI</u>, <u>AUSGETRICKST</u>, <u>TRICK X5</u>, <br> | ||
<u>SUPERHIRN</u>, <u>SCHLAUKOPF</u>, <u>SERENGETI</u>, <u>AUSGETRICKST</u>, <u>TRICK X5</u>, | <u>DREH' MICH UM</u>, <u>HOCH 3</u>, <u>STIMMT!</u>, <u>SCREE</u>, <u>AVALANCHE</u>, <br> | ||
<u>DREH' MICH UM</u>, <u>HOCH 3</u>, <u>STIMMT!</u>, <u>SCREE</u>, <u>AVALANCHE</u>, | <u>HOPP HINAUF</u>, <u>SKI</u>, <u>CHECK</u>, <u>CHIFFRE</u>, <u>ZEHNKAMPF</u>, <u>SITUATION4</u>, <br> | ||
<u>HOPP HINAUF</u>, <u>SKI</u>, <u>CHECK</u>, <u>CHIFFRE</u>, <u>ZEHNKAMPF</u>, <u>SITUATION4</u>, | <u>SCHADE</u>, <u>(SORRY)</u>, <u>AUTOTEST</u>, <u>DER 7. SINN</u>, <u>CHICAGO</u>, <br> | ||
<u>SCHADE</u>, <u>(SORRY)</u>, <u>AUTOTEST</u>, <u>DER 7. SINN</u>, <u>CHICAGO</u>, | <u>NÜRBURGRING FORMEL "1"</u>. <br> | ||
<u>NÜRBURGRING FORMEL "1"</u>. | <br>Took the following games: <u>MINUTEMAN</u> (2 boxes, for me & <u>Ronnie Corn</u>); <br> | ||
<br>Took the following games: <u>MINUTEMAN</u> (2 boxes, for me & <u>Ronnie Corn</u>); | (Bags for <u>Walter Luc Haas</u>) <u>WELLINGTON'S VICTORY</u>, <u>OUTREACH</u>, <u>FIREFIGHT</u> <br>, | ||
(Bags for <u>Walter Luc Haas</u>) <u>WELLINGTON'S VICTORY</u>, <u>OUTREACH</u>, <u>FIREFIGHT</u>, | <u>NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES</u>. <br> | ||
<u>NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES</u>. | <br><u>Brad Hessel</u>, who is now Managing Editor of <u>S&T</u> gave me a sheet on <br> | ||
<br><u>Brad Hessel</u>, who is now Managing Editor of <u>S&T</u> gave me a sheet on | future articles (filed in ''<u>S&T</u>'' misc.) and told me 1/27/77 is last <br> | ||
future articles (filed in S&T misc.) and told me 1/27/77 is last | date for my Briefings for no. 61. <u>Redmund</u> (I believe) told me that <br> | ||
date for my Briefings for no. 61. <u>Redmund</u> (I believe) told me that | all of no. 60 was in. <br> | ||
all of no. 60 was in. | |||
(cont. on 12/12) | (cont. on 12/12) | ||