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SUNDAY 5 MARCH 1967
Fourth Sunday in Lent
64th day - 301 days to come

Finished the line work on a new board for
THE FIRST MILLION.

Warren Buell over for supper and to spend the
evening. Talked about games but didn't play any-

The Sunday Times had ads for the following games : -
BE A MANAGER, SPACE ACE GAME, E.S.P. GAME, MATHAMATAB
SKI-GO GAME, SOLAR CONQUEST, E-S-P TEST KIT, CONFIGURATIONS,
WONDER WORDS. (Filed in 1967 Ad Clips)

(cont. from 3/6) [3/9]

At Avalon Hill they have added one war game, JUTLAND. Only the
box was there.

At Parker spoke to Randy Barton & got a catalog. (Filed
in Bottom file drawer. Their new games are UNIVERSE
which is a 4 - hand version of PAN-KAI. When 4, play the
entire field is used. When 3 play use the darker squares
at two opposite ends, when 4 play use the entire board,
when 2 play use only the light squares.
PLAY 'N TALK - An educational spelling and pronouncing game.
FIVE THOUSAND (V) - See 12/10/63 COUP D'ETAT DUET BRIDGE - Double Dummy. Randy said by all means to send in GO SEE - A GLOBAL HOLIDAY.
They are not particularly happy with AS THE WORLD TURNS.
They have had their best success with card games.

At Lowe got a catalog with their new games (filed in
1967 Ad Clips) : -
WILD LIFE (The English Game) NILE (This is almost exactly the same as SNAKE) COUNT DOWN (Supposed to have come from Europe.) HOME STRETCH HARNESS RACING - I have it as HARNESS RACING. TRAFFIC WHIRL-A-WHEEL - Gambling games SCAMPER - Children's game of catching a mouse with a cup.