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2 Tuesday - December 1975
Monroe Doctrine declared 1823 - 336th day - 29 days to come

Radio Shack catalog had ad for SCALE DOWN GAME. "Outweigh your opponent. Try to tip the scale in your favor. Game includes two racks each with ten weights" [drawing of scales with cylindrical objects on each side, yellow and red] (numbered from 1 to 10). $3.88.
Rcd. a carbon of a letter from Nelson to Graeme Levin, saying they were sending entire AGOG royalty to him.
Wrote letter to "Educational Games Co." asking for a review copy of ELECTION - THE GAME FOR "PRESIDENT".
Trimmed rules for PHALANX (Whitman) and GAMBIT. Also ZODIAC STAR CHESS and copied the board. For Phil Cohen. Copied the board for DOUBLE DEALER, so that I could give the game to Claude, when I go to his house.

(cont. from 12/3) [12/4]

is prepared already but the publisher won't have it out until about 6 months from now. I will get a review copy.
This may be Horn's last edition, unless he can at least make enough money to cover the value of the time he puts in. Zuckerman is out of the third edition. But even if Horn drops out, of probably someone else will carry on.
I asked, and he said that Martin Campion had written edited the section on war games. The editor of each section had final say as to what was included and, as in the case of war games, it wasn't possible for every game to be included.
I asked how CONTEMPORY GAMES: - - compared with his book and he said that his was much more informative. The third e- dition is in a completely new format, which he believes will become a standard.
I asked if the review copies of the games they rcd. were kept in a library. No, each editor keeps his own and they only get review copies of about 30% of the games. His own collection, he said, was only about as big as one quarter of the west wall of the game room.
He remembers receiving the info on my Aladdin games.
A few times I brought up the matter of my collection going to an institution. He agreed, but didn't have any other specific sug- gestions, other than that it should be possible to gat a grant from a foundation to start the project. I said that I really need some academic letters after my name, but he said it didn't matter as long as I was a recognized expert.
He did suggest that I could contact a university that gives courses in "Pop Culture" about giving a course on games.
He had a book with him that was similar in style to his 2nd edition: HANDBOOK OF SIMULATION GAMING IN SOCIAL EDUCATION - Part 2: Directory (Part 1 is a teacher's guide). Horn bought his own copy but it pret- ty sure I can get a review copy from:
(cont. on 11/30)

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