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THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 1969 317th day - 48 days to come

Worked out a layout for THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS with each color different in solution. It came quite easily.

Had an idea for a GAME using 27 square pcs., each one have three concentric circles, using all combinations of three different colors. 2 play. Each get 13 pcs. and one is turned as a started. Players in turn place a piece which matches one or more circles in color on the last piece played. For matching 2 the player takes 1 chip. For matching three the player takes 3 chips. The player who is able to play last scores the number of chips he col- lected. Another possibility is to arrange each players pcs. so that only some are available at a turn and others become a- vailable as play progresses.

A fellow from "International Reports" on our floor art at the office gave me two clippings:- "Adult Games Boost Sales," from Asbury Park Sunday Press - Nov. 9, 1969. "Toy Inventing Needs lots of Toy Know-how," from GAMES & TOYS, May 1967.

In Times saw that SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN has a circulation of 400,000.

Reading HISTORY OF BOARD GAMES on subway.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS (Dec.) had listing of games, with pic- tures. WIN, PLACE & SHOW, FINDER'S KEEPERS, FUNNY BONES, SOMA, FEUDAL, MORRA-BOARD, BUCKET OF FUN.

Nov. TOYS & NOVELTIES came. VECTOR was listed in new products.

The Nov. 1969 INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER came. Had articles on FEUDAL and HYPER-SPACE; also a good article on who plays war games.

Prepared a new board for COUNTERPOINT with yesterday's ideas.

Called Stan Harris. He was going to call me. Al Rubbens of "House of Games" approached them about putting out their games in the U.S. and he wanted my opinion. Told him ULCERS and CUBE FUZION were excellent. ASTRO BLITZ is O.K. and RAT RACE not so good. TAKE FIVE and TAM-BIT will definitely be out in January, after their X-Mas rush; their model items are doing better than expected. They are still definitely interested in AIRLINES.

Warren Buell here for short visit. General conversation.

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English THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER
1969 317th day - 48 days to come


Worked out a layout for THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS with each color
different in solution. It came quite easily.
Had an idea for a GAME using 27 square pcs., each
one have three concentric circles, using all combinations
of three different colors. 2 play. Each get 13 pcs.
and one is turned as a started. Players in turn place a
piece which matches one or more circles in color on the
last piece played. For matching 2 the player takes 1 chip.
For matching three the player takes 3 chips. The player
who is able to play last scores the number of chips he col-
lected.
Another possibility is to arrange each players pcs. so that
only some are available at a turn and others become a-
vailable as play progresses.
A fellow from "International Reports" on our floor art at the office
gave me two clippings:- "Adult Games Boost Sales," from
Asbury Park Sunday Press - Nov. 9, 1969. "Toy Inventing Needs lots
of Toy Know-how," from GAMES & TOYS, May 1967.
In Times saw that SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN has a circulation
of 400,000.
Reading HISTORY OF BOARD GAMES on subway.
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS (Dec.) had listing of games, with pic-
tures. WIN, PLACE & SHOW, FINDER'S KEEPERS, FUNNY BONES, SOMA,
FEUDAL, MORRA-BOARD, BUCKET OF FUN.
Nov. TOYS & NOVELTIES came. VECTOR was listed in new
products.
The Nov. 1969 INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER came. Had articles
on FEUDAL and HYPER-SPACE; also a good article on who
plays war games.
Prepared a new board for COUNTERPOINT with yesterday's ideas.
Called Stan Harris. He was going to call me. Al Rubbens
of "House of Games" approached them about putting out their games
in the U.S. and he wanted my opinion. Told him ULCERS
and CUBE FUZION were excellent. ASTRO BLITZ is O.K. and
RAT RACE not so good.
TAKE FIVE and TAM-BIT will definitely be out in January,
after their X-Mas rush; their model items are doing
better than expected. They are still definitely interested in
AIRLINES.
Warren Buell here for short visit. General conversation.