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Rcd. [received] a duplicate copy of <u>MOVES</u> #6. | Rcd. [received] a duplicate copy of <u>MOVES</u> #6. | ||
<br>Rcd. <u>NOST-ALGIA</u> #153. <u>Phil Cohen</u> has some <u>SPROUTS</u> strategy. | |||
<u>Bill Rawlings</u> explains <u>GIVEAWAY CHESS</u>. <u>Alister Macintyre</u> has an | |||
ad for <u>OPERATION CONTACT</u> and his games:- <u>RAUMKRIEG</u>, | |||
<u>ASSASSIN!</u>, <u>GUERRILLA!</u>, and <u>NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION</u>. | |||
<br>This is not the <u>NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION</u> I rcd. from | |||
<u>Richard Loomis</u> (see 8/26/72). Macintyre says there are approximately | |||
40 variants. Rules cost 10¢. | |||
<br>Rcd. a letter from <u>Frank Armbruster</u>. Mentions my collection at Santa | |||
Clara, the <u>CHESS</u> autotutor, <u>POTENTIAL</u>, <u>TANGRAMS</u>, <u>ARVESTA</u> | |||
(a <u>MANCALA</u> variation), <u>30 CUBES</u>, <u>G&P</u>. | |||
<br>Rcd. a letter from <u>Bob Lanzon</u>, in answer to my card/letter. (no | |||
answer rq'd. [required]) | |||
<br>Letter from <u>Earl Perel</u>. Nudged me on <u>ZODIAC ZOO</u> & <u>PHILANTHROPY</u>. | |||
He is collaborating on a book on <u>CHINESE CHESS</u>. | |||
<u>Zeke Rose</u> called - for <u>Roger Verhulst</u>'s address. Gave it to him. | |||
Called G.A.F. <u>Bill Eckhart</u> not in today. Asked to have him call me. | |||
Signed the <u>FOCUS</u> contract and sent it back to <u>Bob Johnson</u>, | |||
with a note mentioning the rules in <u>AGOG</u>. | |||
Called <u>Felicia</u> (twice) to tell her that <u>Bob Gellman</u> called me yesterday. | |||
Told her that I sent the <u>FOCUS</u> contract back without | |||
mentioning her signature (see 1/22). | |||
<br>I mentioned that I have number of strategy games (<u>PUSH OVER</u>, | |||
<u>DISPERSAL</u>, <u>SPACE STIX</u>, etc.) and she thinks she should show | |||
them around at Toy Fair before tying them up with Hallmark. | |||
<br>I also mentioned <u>HABITAT</u> as being just right for 3M. Since | |||
they said they were interested in puzzles she contacted | |||
them about one, but they didn't even want to see it. | |||
<br>Told her what <u>Kathy Brooks</u> said about <u>PROFIT</u> (see 1/17). | |||
<br>Felicia told me that <u>MUHLE</u> (she called it "International Muhle") | |||
was real big in Washington. (Later I looked up an article on | |||
"The first International Muhle Festival" in <u>THE GAMESLETTER</u> #48. | |||
<br>She told me that the M.B. takeover of Loew went thru. Lowe | |||
layed off all his sales people without any severance pay. | |||
<br>Felicia mentioned in connection with <u>Bob Gellman</u> that she is still leary | |||
of him. She wonders what she should go about his "letter of intent" | |||
to do <u>GOLD</u> (<u>HIGH FINANCE</u>). In a previous conversation she | |||
said I should get an advance before working on a game for him. | |||
<u>INTELLECTUAL DIGEST</u> (Feb. '73) had the following classified ad. | |||
<br><u>THE MAP GAME</u> - fun way to master World Geography. 2 to 5 players | |||
$2.95 (ppd.). [address] | |||
Call from Joel Gaines. He saw <u>Pierre Berloquin</u> in Paris once, and | |||
Pierre sent his regards and promised to write. Joel is here only for | |||
a week and will return until March. He will go to the Paris Toy Show | |||
<br>(cont. on 1/21) | |||