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<br>Benjamin Franklin Born 1706 - 17th Day - 348 Days to Come
<br>Benjamin Franklin Born 1706 - 17th Day - 348 Days to Come
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Rcd. [received] a copy
Rcd. [received] a copy of their game <u>STARLORD</u> and a letter from
Gary Bedrosian and Lee Elmendorf.
<br>Rcd. a letter from David Zea of "Midwest Research and Analysis"
and a new driver cards for <u>UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB RACING GAME</u>,
for 1972. Also plastic cars instead of cardboard.
<br>Rcd. a post card from <u>Don Turnbull</u>. He is announcing a
competition in game design in non-war category. He wants me to
be a judge together with him. <u>ALBION</u>.
<br>Rcd. issue #44 of <u>THE GAMESLETTER</u> (which had been held up
because of Don Miller's mimeo concking out. Mentions of
<u>CHAOS</u>, <u>CHAOS II</u>, <u>ANARCHY I</u>, <u>TRACTICS</u>, <u>SLOBOVIA</u>, &
<u>MILITARISM II</u>.
<br>Also rcd. issue #48. In a Belgian Magazine mentioned a
2-player <u>DIPLOMACY</u> variant, a 4- player <u>CHESS</u> game,
<u>RATTI-CHITTI-BAKRI</u>, <u>TERHUCHU</u>, <u>LES GURRIERS DE PIERRE</u>,
<u>TABLUT</u>, <u>PRINTEMPS</u> and <u>YOUNGSTOWN VARIANT</u> (2 <u>DIPLOMACY</u>
variants), <u>HIT HANOI</u>, <u>MUHLE</u>; my column in <u>BOOK WORLD</u>
with a mention of <u>S&T</u> and <u>AGOG</u>; announcement of a
companion game to <u>STAR TREK</u> by Lou Zocchi, <u>ALIEN SPACE</u>;
announcement of <u>THECOLOGY</u> by "Hartman's (Inexpensive see 1/15)
Games"; flyer for <u>BATTLE FLAG</u> magazine.
<br>Also rcd. a form to fill out on how I want my money
credits applied to his new setup of magazines.
 
<u>Felicia</u> called. Someone was interested in games and she thought
of <u>HOLIDAY</u>. She contacted <u>Bob Gellman</u> and he told her about
the Athol deal and said: "Don't you see Sid?" - and he specifically
told me not to tell Felicia until it was definite. He told Felicia
that the signing will be this Friday. Felicia wasn't upset about
my not telling her.
<br>Felicia said