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12/6
WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 1969
344th day - 21 days to come

At 10 o'clock taped a WEVD interview with Ruth Jacobs. Will be
on Jan. 9th from 12:15 to 12:30. Got in good plugs for
AGOG and ACQUIRE.

To office of ART IN AMERICA. The article was more on art than games
but I bought the Nov.-Dec. issue anyway.

To F.A.O. Schwartz. Nothing new in regular game dept. In
antique dept. bought THE CAPTURE OF MR. RAFFLES, an 1915 Pariker game for $5.

At Brentano's saw: THIM(N)K : - A miniature abacus with 3 wires with 3, 5, and 7
beads. A NIM game identical with THE MATCH GAME. ASTROLOGICAL UNIVERSE GAME : - A GOOSE game. At home I red, it, instead of Zodiace which was advertised in the Times and I ordered VENTURE : - Saw the other 3 card games, but not this. Clerk said they had it and were probably sold out. QUADS : - The name was given as Armin speer Associates, 666 Fifth Ave, went there and met speer. He is with an in surance Co and puts the game out on the side. He asked me about royalties and other such info. He told me that he read about a retailing company who is t o ut starting a chain of "leisure time storet" possibly as many as 100 which will sell adult gaves, sporting Goods, outdoor equipt, etc. He said the Now, 30th issue of BUSINESS WEEK had an article on adult games only a few were mentioned, SENSITIVITY being one. He wanted to swap a copy of his game for a Copy of AGOG. I tolll him didn't have any available and that I had learned enough about the game from him, he said he'd buy a copy and insisted on my taking his game, I'll send him a copy of S&T. Also the address of THE GAMESLETTER. He is interested in advertising in them. His game will be the selection next montant mouth of "The Game of the Month club (N:J.), Ver Thinking of the number of peas for ODD OR EVEN. If 30 are included an interesting solitaire version can be included the object being to place all 30 pegs using the ✓ "oad "play; name ODD SOLITAIRE Joe Weisbecker sent me an ad for COMPUT-A-TUTOR with a note "You might be interested in this Called Jim Dannigan and told him about Armin Speer. He'll send him a copy of s&T He asked me if I saw the ad for DYNASTY, Told him I sent them a letter, He'll send another one asking there to send one copy to me & one to him. (cont. on 12/6)