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October 1975 - Sunday 26
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost - 299th day - 66 days to come

To the smaller flea market near Amityville with the Horns. In two booths saw TOTALLY, BARRIER, and the wooden TRIPPPLES being sold at $1 each. (These have to be hot!!)
Made diagrams for WORD RACE and the word GAME of 10/24, to reproduce tomorrow.

(cont. from 10/25) [10/23]

He is a sales representative for AI-Italia and said that if there is ever anything that he can do for me abroad - since he travels constantly - just to call on him.
Called Harry Lorayne. Asked about the advance. He said that I was supposed to have heard from Bob Reiss. That Bob said that the advance was only for him - game inventors don't get advances. I told harry that com- panies - such as Parker - give good advances. Harry said he was annoyed at being lied to - but didn't offer to send me the $300.
I brought up my adding my name to the rules. He didn't see any objection.
Thinking about a topological word GAME. A field has spaces for writing letters. Players, in turn, put in the letters. Then they form words by drawing lines connecting letters. [illegible words crossed out] Lines can't cross. But it might be de- sirable to allow more than one line pass thru a letter. Last to form a word wins. Can have different sized fields. [drawing of 12 squares arranged 4 x 3]
Call from Bob Gellman in Chicago. He bought the remnants of the Itemation Co. Spiegel (spelling?) is interested in putting THE GAME CUBE into their catalog, but want it to be a combination of a lot of games. He asked if I would be able to come up with the games - using these six boards: CHECKERS, TIC-TAC-TOE, BACKGAMMON, STEEPLECHASE, MICHIGAN RUMMY, and PACHISI. Yes. Date for lunch Monday at his office. Ron Sokolec was there and said "Hello." I thanked him for LAND GRAB and FACE OFF. Told him that I liked the former and wrote it up - but I didn't care at all for the latter. He didn't mind if I didn't review it.
I asked how "House of Games" starting an American affiliate would affect Franklin Merchandising. Not good. He said he'd like to get to- gether when he is in New York - something about children's games. Told him that children's games are not my specialty - but I'd love to get together.
[started 10/23]

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