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SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER Twenty First Sunday after Trinity 1968 308th day - 58 days to come

Frank Thibault called to get some information from me. PLOY is being considered by Pressman and by Createk and how 3M has asked for it again and seem serious. He asked me where I thought he could make more. Told him what I knew of Pressman which wasn't much and of Createk which was even less. He made about $900 for the 3rd quarter on REGATTA and wanted to know what I had made. Told him. He has signed a contract for TOTAL OUT for 3% since they told him it wasn't that great. He accepted since he had it around for a long time. REGATTA is 4%. He will send me the rules for PLOY and also his phone number so I can call some night after 12.

Hammacher Schlemmer had an ad for RONDO in the Times. It is the same as board SOLITAIRE.

(cont. from 11/21) [11/21] called secretary at Pressman. She hadn't spoken to Mr. Pressman yet. Told her not to since I couldn't make it for the next few weeks.

At 1-2-Kangaroo saw THREE DIMENSIONAL MILL, for $22.50.

[diagram of three squares with dots and lines]

The game is played on a three dimensional frame as shown. Each player has 18 slotted balls which can be hung on the intersections (black cir- cles on the diagram) Play is exactly the same as in the two handed game. Cap- tures cannot be completed taken from a completed "mill." When a player is reduced to less than 6 balls he has greater freedom of movement but it is not clear whether he can move to any vacant space or whether he can jump an enemy piece to an empty space. (By analogy to the 2 dimensional game, it is probably the former.)

Phil Orbanes called from Cleveland. He is now the chairman of Gamescience Division and is responsible for its success or failure. He will be here next Tuesday, probably without Jim who has another appointment, to discuss the setup, also the games they will use. I will be paid for the time and he wants to find out how much more time I can give him. There is a line in the budget for me. (cont. on 11/4)

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English SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Twenty First Sunday after Trinity 1968 308th day - 58 days to come


Frank Thibault called to get some information from me. PLOY
is being considered by Pressman and by Createk and
how 3M has asked for it again and seem serious. He asked
me where I thought he could make more. Told him what
I knew of Pressman which wasn't much and of Createk which
was even less. He made about $900 for the 3rd quarter
on REGATTA and wanted to know what I had made. Told him.
He has signed a contract for TOTAL OUT for 3%
since they told him it wasn't that great. He accepted since he
had it around for a long time. REGATTA is 4%.
He will send me the rules for PLOY and also his phone
number so I can call some night after 12.
Hammacher Schlemmer had an ad for RONDO in the
Times. It is the same as board SOLITAIRE.


(cont. from 11/21) [11/21]
called secretary at Pressman. She hadn't spoken to Mr. Pressman
yet. Told her not to since I couldn't make it for the next
few weeks.
At 1-2-Kangaroo saw THREE DIMENSIONAL MILL, for $22.50.
[diagram of three squares with dots and lines]
The game is played on a three
dimensional frame as shown.
Each player has 18 slotted
balls which can be hung on
the intersections (black cir-
cles on the diagram)
Play is exactly the same as
in the two handed game. Cap-
tures cannot be completed taken
from a completed "mill." When
a player is reduced to less
than 6 balls he has greater
freedom of movement but it
is not clear whether he can
move to any vacant space
or whether he can jump an
enemy piece to an empty
space. (By analogy to the 2 dimensional game, it is probably
the former.)
Phil Orbanes called from Cleveland. He is now the chairman
of Gamescience Division and is responsible for its success or
failure. He will be here next Tuesday, probably without Jim
who has another appointment, to discuss the setup, also the games
they will use. I will be paid for the time and he wants
to find out how much more time I can give him. There is a line
in the budget for me.
(cont. on 11/4)