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THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER 1968
312th day - 54 days to come

Alice called. Fred Blakely of BUSINESS WEEK called her to ask for
information for a piece on stock market games. She suggested that I
call him: - {Fred Blakely
BUSINESS WEEK magazine
{971-3156
I called and he told me that he knew of these games: -
STOCKS AND BONDS
STOCK MARKET - (See 1967 diary The one at Brentano's and Futures
is the same game. Brentano's said that it was a flop & they were
just selling out what they had. He called the address in Akron.
See 1967 Playthings Directory - and there was no answer.)
BROKER
TRANSACTION (Fred found out that there is a new edition which is supposed to be simpler but better. It will be around once the stores sell out their old stock.) BUY OR SELO COURNER I told him about i STOCK MARKET GAME (Whitman) (which the later bought)
TYCOON (Parken) (Later he told me that he called and spoke to Ed Parker who said that stock market games were a flop and they are dropping RICH UNCLE because it is too simple and TYCOON because people who like this sort of thing would rather play with money on the market, ACQUIRE Told him that stocks t hing were an important part of the game. He had 3 send up a set him call me in the evening. Told him about SPECULATION - Gave him name and address of the manufacturer.
STOCK TICKER " " WALSTRETE- Gave him company and address and told him that it was in the 1966 Playthings directory but not in later bues. Later of found it was in 1967 E 1968. he... I asked Fred to let me know hat found out about WALSTRETE. Said he would said he would send me a copy of the article He asked. me for my name and a lot of questions about ACQUIRE so I think I'll be in it, Fred Said I might get some of the games after he is finished with the article. invited him to visit to see my collection, said he dolike to, but we didn't set a date, Felicia called. Letter from Bill Caruson that EXECUTIVE DECISION arrived. F.A.O. Schwartz catalog arrived. Has BAZAAR.

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Jim Dunnigan called Things are moving at Renwal-Gamescience

Mr. Cegei wants to really get moving and we'll have a big meeting at my house, probably next week on Wednesday