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30 SUNDAY - JULY 1972 <br> | '''30 SUNDAY - JULY 1972''' <br> | ||
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - 212TH DAY - 154 DAYS TO COME | NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - 212TH DAY - 154 DAYS TO COME | ||
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short. He agreed. They'll have another on it. <br> | short. He agreed. They'll have another on it. <br> | ||
It appears, from our discussions, that <u>Graeme</u> raised the <br> | It appears, from our discussions, that <u>Graeme</u> raised the <br> | ||
money to finance <u>G & P</u> himself, as well as doing <br> | money to finance <u>''G & P''</u> himself, as well as doing <br> | ||
everything around the office, including sweeping the floor. <br> | everything around the office, including sweeping the floor. <br> | ||
We discussed his <u>SPECULATE</u>. I said that it was too difficult to <br> | We discussed his <u>SPECULATE</u>. I said that it was too difficult to <br> | ||
get the stock values to rise. He said it often came out that way, <br> | get the stock values to rise. He said it often came out that way, <br> | ||
but better players cause the stocks to rise. Didn't go <br> | but better players cause the stocks to rise. Didn't go <br> | ||
into it too deeply. | into it too deeply. <br> | ||
[Started 9/24] [Arrows pointing up and down.] <br> | |||
<u>Phil and Dale</u> brought me a clipping from ''<u>MADEMOISELLE</u>'' <br> | <u>Phil and Dale</u> brought me a clipping from ''<u>MADEMOISELLE</u>'' <br> | ||
advertising a game <u>RATED X</u>. | advertising a game <u>RATED X</u>. | ||
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He is aware of the material in Murray but thinks <br> | He is aware of the material in Murray but thinks <br> | ||
<u>SIJJEH</u> is better, especially since his wife "improved" it. <br> | <u>SIJJEH</u> is better, especially since his wife "improved" it. <br> | ||
He is reworking the rules to spell out victory conditions. <br> | |||
Felicia showed me another letter from an inventor describing <br> | |||
(I believe) "Abstract Puzzle Blocks". They are simply wood blocks <br> | |||
in different shapes (different sizes with the same thickness) and <br> | |||
colors with different colors on each size. Object to put them <br> | |||
together in a frame to form abstract art. <br> | |||
<u>Felicia</u> learned from <u>Bill Caruson</u> that <u>FACTS IN FIVE</u> is their <br> | |||
best selling game. <u>SLEUTH</u> is the best of the Gamettes. <br> | |||
<u>Dorothy Shapiro</u> says that <u>ACQUIRE</u> is still fabulous. <br> | |||
<u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u> is O.K. (<u>Henry Levy</u> has left Brentanos.) <br> | |||
S & R is in trouble with all the stores. They are not shipping <br> | |||
things that are ordered. Not only <u>BALI</u>, but <u>SCRABBLE</u> and <br> | |||
their other games too. Felicia has just gotten tired <br> | |||
of complaining to them. <br> | |||
She is afraid that the <u>BALI</u> royalties will not be enough to <br> | |||
(cont. on 7/29) | |||