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25 Thursday - January 1973
Conversion of St. Paul 25th Day - 340 Days to Come

Call from Frank Thibault. He apologized for not writing and thanked me for my X'Mas [Christmas] card/letter. He thanked BB for her hospitality. he has sent me a copy of CONTIGO. It is one he sent to Crisloid and finally they returned it to him, after a long time. It has an 8x8 field. 3M is going to go it and they have cut it to a 6x6 field - he thinks it plays better that way. They were supposed to put it out this year, but didn't make. Now it scheduled for 1974. They are also considering a 3-D tubular puzzle by him.
Frank just spoke to Bill Caruson by phone. Bill said that 3M had done somewhat better in '72 than '71. The 4th quarter was particularly good.
PLOY, however, did not do too well. They are considering repackaging it and Frank asked my opinion. I suggested giving some impression of a CHESS game with the moves indicated by the pcs. [pieces] themselves, without actually saying this.
He is going to call Bob Johnson and ask him about STACTICS, which Hallmark has had for 6 months, altho Bob promised him fast action.
I told Frank about FOCUS being taken by Hallmark, and also that Felicia has been told that Hallmark will be at the Stationery Show. The only game of Frank's that Hallmark has taken is TOTEM. Frank was instrumental in getting Hallmark to raise their advance to $500 for two years. Now he thinks we should work for $500 for one year.
He and Jerry D'Arcey will probably be coming together to Toy Fair the week before 2/15. I had thought that when Jerry said he was coming with Frank, it was Frank Armbruster. But Frank T. said that they don't get along too well.

Wrote to Larry Blandin of the INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW, sending him the promotional information he asked for.

To a party at Simulations to celebrate moving to the 9th floor, with BB. Dale & Phil there too.
Redmund told me that one of the workers in the art dept. discovered ACQUIRE and loved it. Redmund told him that I had created it. Bob Felice's wife said she was a SLEUTH freak and I told her about the 2-hand version. She teaches in a private school and has used SLEUTH, and my problem, with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
Bob Felice and some of the others played THE RACE TRACK GAME
Showed THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS/GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING to Al Nofi. He looked at a few of the entries and then said I could keep it.
Looked at Issue #3 of CONFLICT. The centerfold game was ASSASSIN! Al says that they are supposed to have copies of most of the competition games in the library but Beth often diverts them.
Phil gave me a couple of pcs. of the stranded telephone wire left there. Spoke to Jim about the INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW. He doubts if they'll send anyone. I said I could look after their interests. No response. Bought Jan. '73 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.

Call from Claude. We'll meet tomorrow. He'll bring the two copies of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN he bought for me. I'll return his copy
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