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SATURDAY 12 APRIL 1969 102nd day - 263 days to come

Working on reviews of Battle Games.

In New Jersey stopped at a shopping center. Woolco had the 3M games & CASE OF THE ELUSIVE ASSASSIN. Also saw KERPLUNK (Ideal) A number of thin rods are placed at random thru the upper part of a cylender. Then players in turn turn the cylender so that a chute lines up with their compartment; then they remove a rod and any marbles that fall go into their compartment and count against them. Saw MIND OVER MATTER (Ideal). One player chooses a number card and another player moves his hand over a layout of squares with numbers in them. If he stops on the right number, he moves 3 spacs. If in a square next to the right number, 2 spaces. Other- wise, 1 space. (Rough idea.) At J.C. Penny's saw a FOCUS set, with the instructions mis- sing. Also saw SOCK IT TO ME (Continental Promotions, Inc.). Some plastic "socks" with cards in them. Players draw cards and have to do the stunt on it. With a "sock it to me" card the master of ceremonies can pick the stunt the other must do. (Rough idea - but not really a game.)

Rcd. a short letter from Lech. He told me to get a German book [crossed out] EUGEN OKERS SPIELWIESE, DAS BUCH DER SPIELE. Eugen Oker has a weekly column on games and this is a compilation of 5 years of the column. He reviews new games and liked ACQUIRE. Lech said he hadn't heard from me, so I wrote him a postal letter telling him that I sent him a long letter on 3/29 and if he doesn't get it soon to let me know.

Felicia called. Collier's article on games was in today's Times. Not a word about either of us.