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SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER Sunday next before Advent 1968 329th day - 37 days to come

In Times Henri Bendel had an ad for IL SOLITARIO. It is another version of board SOLITAIRE. Also an article about New York City's licensing of games for amuse- ment. Must have skill rather than luck. Also an elaborate computerized management GAME played at N.Y.U. Gimbel's had (Last two filed in "Periodicals" folder.) Gimbel's had a booklet with a few pages of game ads. In- cluded BAZAAR and REGATTA. Also SPACE PROBE (Crestline) which is the old action game of rolling a ball up an incline by two rods to score as high a score as possible. Also MILL by Stancraft ($5.99).

Took game pages from Sears Roebuck X'Mas catalog. Among other games it had:- MIND OVER MATTER, SQUARESVILLE, AVANTÉ, ON GUARD (an action game), KOO-KOO CHOO-CHOO, AIR COMBAT GAME (action game of shooting down planes). (Filed in 1968 Ad Clips.)

(cont. from 11/26) [11/26] Bought 19 ON L BOARD (Dusyma). A 12 x 12 peg board with pegs of 4 colors and dice. 18 games and one passtime is included in the rules. (The English is quite poor.) (A German import.)

Called Fabio Coen. Left word for him to call back but he didn't.

Phil Orbanes over about 10:30 till 2. Brought me a report on Toy Buying by A.J. Wood Research Grp. & also a survey conducted by Phil thru his school. (Both filed in Phil Orbanes correspondence folder. A number of "Articles from Periodicals". Some I had but the following were new: (Filed in "Articles from Periodicals" folder.) Article on SHAKESPEARE from Life (I believe). Two articles on Parker Brothers - one from Business Week and one not identified. Article on games in general from Science Digest. Old article on current (then) games from Newsweek. Article on Ideal from Printer's Ink. Article on business aspects of games from Barron's. He brought me rules for the following games but said they were not complete and that he would be sending me completed rules to evaluate in a week or two.

  • CHALLENGE
  • RENDEZVOUS
  • THE MONEY GAME
  • CHAIN REACTION

These 4 games plus the none-war CONFRONTATION and CONGLOMERATE will constitute their family line. The war games will be kept separate. CHAIN REACTION is now a series of 4 games as follows. (cont. on 11/23)