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9 SUNDAY - JULY 1972
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - 191ST DAY - 175 DAYS TO COME

Made a board and 4 discs to take the place of Viewmaster
slides, for playing JUNGLE RACE.

Claude called and we talked about Hasbro some more. Agreed
that we wouldn't show Wexler lots of different games.
Told Claude about THE GENTLE ART OF POLITICS.
He asked me how much money we started with when we played
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY last year - $10,000.

(cont. from 7/10) [7/10]

He said that items were completely out of his control
until the final O.K. so that only Jim Kraus would know.
Asked Felicia the name of the MONOPOLY type GAME (see 6/30).
It is GAME OF THE GAMBLING MACHINE, which is completely
unfamiliar to me. Felicia says that a gadget like a
one-arm bandit is mounted in the center of the board, for
determining the move. She has a picture to show me.
She asked me if I had any news and I told her that
Bob Gellman is rather enthusiastic over HOLIDAY's sales
prospects this year.
Felicia asked me to get copies of Xerox publicity to her,
to have on hand.

Played JUNGLE RACE with BB. At first gave a player a
chip for landing on a space matching the viewmaster slide.
Also if 2 players are on the same space, the
player - if both of their animals are on that space - whose
animal is more forward takes a chip from the other. The
first player to complete scores his chips x3, next his chips
x2, next x1, last (if 4 are playing) scores nothing.
This was much too complicated. Made a direct race of it,
allowing a player to remain in place if desired. This was a
little dull. Changed rule to force a player to move if possible,
even if it means moving back.

Wrote to Omar DeWitt (see 1/6) telling him that I had
misplaced his letter.
Wrote to Don Miller. Mentioned THE GAMESMAN (#1),
LE JEU DU LIESNARD BELLIQUEX.
Sent a copy of AGOG to Graeme Levin, air mail - $2.90.

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English 9 SUNDAY - JULY 1972
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - 191ST DAY - 175 DAYS TO COME


Made a board and 4 discs to take the place of Viewmaster
slides, for playing JUNGLE RACE.
Claude called and we talked about Hasbro some more. Agreed
that we wouldn't show Wexler lots of different games.
Told Claude about THE GENTLE ART OF POLITICS.
He asked me how much money we started with when we played
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY last year - $10,000.


(cont. from 7/10) [7/10]
He said that items were completely out of his control
until the final O.K. so that only Jim Kraus would know.
Asked Felicia the name of the MONOPOLY type GAME (see 6/30).
It is GAME OF THE GAMBLING MACHINE, which is completely
unfamiliar to me. Felicia says that a gadget like a
one-arm bandit is mounted in the center of the board, for
determining the move. She has a picture to show me.
She asked me if I had any news and I told her that
Bob Gellman is rather enthusiastic over HOLIDAY's sales
prospects this year.
Felicia asked me to get copies of Xerox publicity to her,
to have on hand.
Played JUNGLE RACE with BB. At first gave a player a
chip for landing on a space matching the viewmaster slide.
Also if 2 players are on the same space, the
player - if both of their animals are on that space - whose
animal is more forward takes a chip from the other. The
first player to complete scores his chips x3, next his chips
x2, next x1, last (if 4 are playing) scores nothing.
This was much too complicated. Made a direct race of it,
allowing a player to remain in place if desired. This was a
little dull. Changed rule to force a player to move if possible,
even if it means moving back.
Wrote to Omar DeWitt (see 1/6) telling him that I had
misplaced his letter.
Wrote to Don Miller. Mentioned THE GAMESMAN (#1),
LE JEU DU LIESNARD BELLIQUEX.
Sent a copy of AGOG to Graeme Levin, air mail - $2.90.