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Called Jules Cooper. He was busy & supposed to call back. He didn't.
Alice called. Wanted the details of Jerry D'Arcey's sale of <s>Co</s> <u>COUP D'ÉTAT</u>
to Parker to use in her report to X. I didn't think it right to give
the details, but we agreed that she would say that Parker bought the
game in a big hurry and gave a very substantial advance. We
will get together next Friday to play Larry's <u>GAME</u>.
At University Pl. book store spoke to Mr. Goldwasser. He is not doing
much with games any more. He had a booklet of ads and
mentions about <u>TRI-KING</u> for $1 which I considered getting, but
decided not to take up the room.
At Brentano's bought <u>TUMBLE NUMBLE</u>. Looked at <u>STOCK MARKET</u>
again (see 3/24). The quotations are printed on the cylinder. The names
of the stocks and the arrow is on a sliding card which can
be moved up or down to 5 different positions. At the start it
is in the center (#3) position and the cylinder is turned, with a
hand over it, to a starting position. Then it is moved one space in
either clockwise or counterclockwise direction - once started continue
for game. When the <s>re</s> arrow points at a red <s>space</s> line on the cylinder,
a "market analysis" card is drawn which gives events, including moving
the sliding panel up or down. When a red number comes up, all players
holding that stock get a dividend. There is a card giving instruc-
tions for figuring the dividend. A player owning all 5 of a stock
gets double dividends. When a white number in a red background
comes up, each player owning that stock draw "personal trouble" cards
which call for payments, etc.
At Marboro bought <u>POINT COUNT CHESS</u>. Looked for the following
books which had been advertised in Times. They didn't have them.
* <u>''MAN, PLAY, AND GAMES''</u> :- By Roger Caillois. Provocative new theory of play and games, studied under the headings: competition, chance, stimu-lation, and vertigo - an important study of man and his many roles in games as Total Activity by a leading French sociologist. Orig. $5.00. Only $1.98.
* <u>''GAMES, ANYONE?''</u> - A witty collection of Adult Games. By Robert Thomsen; Illus. by Tomi Ungerer. Word games, brainteasers, action games, memory-testers, anagrams - a mixed bag of fun games for both solitary and party entertainment. Orig. $3.95. Only $1.49.
The game <u>23 SKID-DOO</u> came. Not much.