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22 Tuesday - May 1973
142nd Day - 223 Days to Come

Called Felicia in morning. Told her about HABITAT, GROOVE, and HOLEY TERROR (II) with House of Games and TAKE-A-WORD with Waddingtons. When I told her of Waddingtons 2 1/2% royalties she got on her high horse and said that that's what happens when I try to handle the business myself. I answered that I have no commitment to give him the game and that is why I am asking her as my agent whether I should give it to him. She backed down and said that Waddington is a reputable company and that they would probably sell enough to make us some money at 2 1/2%
I mentioned seeing Jerry Green of the Puzzle Factory and that TAKE-A-WORD would probably be just right for them. She said to forget about the Puzzle Factory - they don't pay royalties. We have a date Thursday at 1 to get together with Bob Johnson.
Call from Bob Gellman. He has Rick Lewis' art work on the PATTON board and is ready to send it in for plates. I said that I was supposed to have been contacted to check the preliminary. He said to come today, which I did. Found some errors and some things that I'd like changed. He called Rick and set up a date for Thursday at 3:30.// He wants the rules by 6/1 by the latest. Also the historical material.
To Stationery Show. To Gameophiles and started looking at rules for FLIP & FLOP.
Then Tom Atwater and Alex Randolph stopped by and I went off with them. The only new thing Alex has in the U.S. this year is MOEBIES. He has two things coming out in Germany this year with Ravensburg: - BANDA (OFF COURSE), and TING TONG (a children's memory game with objects hidden under bells). In 1974 he has the following coming out: - CORONA (ROUND THE CLOCK), QUARO (SPOTS - but improved), HEPTAD (7 puzzles on one side of the board and a game on the other side- all having something to do with the number 7), TOPPY (He prefers the name TOP DOG. There is a 21 space path.