Return to revision history

Wikitext

HTML

TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY Thomas Alva Edison, Born 1847 1969 42nd day - 323 days to come

Rcd. letters from: Henry Y. Simmons. He is sending me a copy of RISK. I'm to call the New York office on 2/24 or 2/25 to arrange to get together on 2/26 or 2/27. Arnold E. Margolis of Continental Promotions sent leaflets for STAR QUEST and HYPER-CUBES. Their representative is Daniel Nemerov, rm. 563, 200 Fifth Ave. Check for $50 from Renwal.

Sent form letters to:

  • Gay Products Copr.
  • Pacific Games (Mr. Jerry Kayle)
  • Watkins-Strathmore, Inc.
  • Scientific Games Development Corp.
  • Jon Weber Manufactory
  • What-cha-ma-call-it, Inc.
  • Study Craft Educational Products
  • Stelledar, Inc.
  • Broman/Percepta
  • Funtastic
  • Hawkins and Hawkins

(cont. from 3/11) [3/11]

[diagram of 10 x 10 grid, tiles are marked with either a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5] moved one space in any direction until the game is won or until each player has made 5 moves with- out a wine, which makes it a draw.

[diagram of 15 x 15 grid] Also showed me the rules game POKOL which is played on the board as shown. Gave me a reproduced set of the rules. (Filed in board game folder.)

Chad Valley. ZODIAC. A money path game. Didn't get the details. (Sheet placed in 1969 ad clips.)

To French Book Store. Saw a book 18 JEUX DE TEMPS PASSE. It had playing equipment for 17 games and a book of rules. ($17.25). Only 3 of the games were of interest, and the others being goose games, fortune telling, gambling, etc. The three interest- ing games are:- LE TONKIN. Played on a board as shown by two, each having (cont. on 2/12)