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Rcd. [received] letter from <u>Don Turnbull</u>. <u>ALBION</u> no. 40 is in the mail. Also | Rcd. [received] letter from <u>Don Turnbull</u>. <u>''ALBION''</u> no. 40 is in the mail. Also | ||
he is sending me more repros [reproductions] of the early issues. Apparantly [apparently] | he is sending me more repros [reproductions] of the early issues. Apparantly [apparently] | ||
<u>Graeme Levin</u> didn't deliver my letter to him. | <u>Graeme Levin</u> didn't deliver my letter to him. | ||
He mentions <u>FEUDAL</u>, <u>PLOY</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u>, <u>BAZAAR</u>, | He mentions <u>FEUDAL</u>, <u>PLOY</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u>, <u>BAZAAR</u>, | ||
<u>THE CITIES GAMES</u>, <u>G & P</u>, Graeme Levin, <u>Jim Dunnigan</u>, and <u>Omar DeWitt</u>. | <u>THE CITIES GAMES</u>, <u>''G & P''</u>, Graeme Levin, <u>Jim Dunnigan</u>, and <u>Omar DeWitt</u>. | ||
Wrote to <u>Don</u>, telling him to hold up with sending things because | Wrote to <u>Don</u>, telling him to hold up with sending things because | ||
of our upcoming visit. Told him of letter, <u>AGOG</u>, and <u>NEXT PRESIDENT</u> | of our upcoming visit. Told him of letter, <u>''AGOG''</u>, and <u>NEXT PRESIDENT</u> | ||
with Graeme. | with Graeme. | ||
Started lining up the games for inclusion in my next <u>S & T</u> col- | Started lining up the games for inclusion in my next <u>''S & T''</u> col- | ||
umn. | umn. Came up with the following:- <u>BLOCK 'N SCORE</u>, <u>CHESSWORD</u>, | ||
<u>Y</u> & <u>MUDCRACKY</u> & <u>POLY-Y</u>, <u>SQUARE OFF</u>, <u>BEAT DETROIT</u>, | <u>Y</u> & <u>MUDCRACKY</u> & <u>POLY-Y</u>, <u>SQUARE OFF</u>, <u>BEAT DETROIT</u>, | ||
<u>EMPEROR OF CHINA</u>, <u>ON-WORDS</u>, <u>MYWORD!</u>, <u>THE BOSS</u>, | <u>EMPEROR OF CHINA</u>, <u>ON-WORDS</u>, <u>MYWORD!</u>, <u>THE BOSS</u>, | ||
<u>THE U.S. AUTO CLUB RACING GAME | <u>THE U.S. AUTO CLUB RACING GAME</u>, <u>INTERNATIONAL SKI TEAM RACE</u>, | ||
<u>STRATO CHECKERS</u>, <u>NEOCHESS</u>, <u>THE HOWARD HUGHES GAME</u> (if | <u>STRATO CHECKERS</u>, <u>NEOCHESS</u>, <u>THE HOWARD HUGHES GAME</u> (if | ||
I | I get it in time), <u>ECCENTRIC</u> (possibly). | ||
In looking at the prices I discovered that I made a | In looking at the prices I discovered that I made a | ||
mistake in my last <u>S & T</u> column and in the <u>BOOK WORLD</u> | mistake in my last <u>''S & T''</u> column and in the <u>''BOOK WORLD''</u> | ||
column in the list price of <u>STRATO TAC-TICS</u>. I gave | column in the list price of <u>STRATO TAC-TICS</u>. I gave | ||
the wholesale price - $11.50 rather than the retail - $20.00. | the wholesale price - $11.50 rather than the retail - $20.00. <br> | ||
Have glossies of <u>CHESSWORD</u>, <u>STRATO CHECKERS</u>, <u>SQUARE OFF</u>, & <u>BEAT DETROIT</u>. | Have glossies of <u>CHESSWORD</u>, <u>STRATO CHECKERS</u>, <u>SQUARE OFF</u>, & <u>BEAT DETROIT</u>. | ||
Called <u>Phil Orbanes</u> to get the list price of <u>MYWORD!</u> - $5.95. | Called <u>Phil Orbanes</u> to get the list price of <u>MYWORD!</u> - $5.95. <br> | ||
We discussed the deal with <u>Fred Feucht</u> and M.B. [Milton Bradley] I told him | We discussed the deal with <u>Fred Feucht</u> and M.B. [Milton Bradley] I told him | ||
that I thought the chances with M.B. are less bad than with | that I thought the chances with M.B. are less bad than with | ||
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fore I brought up <u>TAKE-A-WORD</u>). | fore I brought up <u>TAKE-A-WORD</u>). | ||
<u>Al Richter</u> and I played <u> | <u>Al Richter</u> and I played <u>MYWORD!</u> I nosed him out on the 6- | ||
letter word and clobbered him on the 7-letter. | letter word and clobbered him on the 7-letter. <br> | ||
Gave him a <u>NO-WAY</u> problem, and then we worked on it to- | Gave him a <u>NO-WAY</u> problem, and then we worked on it to- | ||
gether. Then looked at some that I couldn't avoid entering | gether. Then looked at some that I couldn't avoid entering | ||
a circle twice. Tried to eliminate the problem by putting more | a circle twice. Tried to eliminate the problem by putting more | ||
lines at the periphery. Found | lines at the periphery. Found one that just couldn't be solved, | ||
altho we stayed up til 4 working on it. | altho we stayed up til 4 working on it. | ||
Gave Al my extra copy of <u>MYWORD!</u>. | Gave Al my extra copy of <u>MYWORD!</u>. |