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TUESDAY 1 APRIL 1969
Tuesday in Holy Week
91st day - 274 days to come

To Hasbro. Mr. Heilweil turned me over to a young fellow SRoger Elson LOR 5-346) who gave me a copy of WHODUNIT and the rules for THE WORLD OF WALL STREET, VEGAS. RHYME TIME. MOB STRATEGY INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS & É GAME OF THE WEEK. These are out & out imitation of the 3M packaging, Two other games are MATING GAME, and PRO PLAYOFF. I told Roger that I had done two 3M games and that these would probably hunt me, He said that the distribution is different would sell for about 5 in disount outlets, Had a good relationship with him and he suggested that I submit games to them. The man to contact is: Don Levinen Vip, 966-5663 He is in Rhode Island but he comes to Nil, frequently, The telephone is a local call, The games are all tied in with WBC which is featured on the boxes much larger than Hasbro. Roger also showed e CATCH A CHICKEN TORIE. It has a revolutionary war motif. There is a path with 21 spaces and 21 numbered discs are placed on them at naudom, There are cards with matching numbers which are distributed among the players. One extra unnumberod card in a "Torden When a disc is lauded on that card is dis canded, Players some times take cards from another's hand, when all the discs have been reached player holding the "Tonie" card roses. Went to the office listed for Fyanes. The girls there didn't know whether it was still being sold or not. Didn't follow up on it. Went to the office listed for Universal, Noone there. Also stopped at Milton Bradley to ask about their adult games, Noone there, Went to Lowe and met Robert Rudolph, the sales manager, He was very pleasant and interested in my book, Gave me a catalog and a copy of SCRIBBAGE He said that it was played with a word formed by one Player, then the next player adds a crossing word etc. At home saw that that wasn't the case. B He asked for my card & I said I'd bring him one, On way back to office stopped in a jewerly material store and looked - at some of the material there will make good fairly inexpensive game equipment.

Post card from Mike Abrams telling me to hold on to
SUCCESSION.

Wrote a letter to Broman - Percepta asking them if they sold
their games to Saalfield.

Getting together material on book to bring on Thursday; letters of permission, etc.

Arthur called. Has some new things to show me when we get together.