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<br>Conversion of St. Paul 25th Day - 340 Days to Come | <br>Conversion of St. Paul 25th Day - 340 Days to Come | ||
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Call from | Call from <u>Frank Thibault</u>. 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 <u>CONTIGO</u>. 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. | |||
<br>Frank just spoke to <u>Bill Caruson</u> by phone. Bill said that 3M had done | |||
somewhat better in '72 than '71. The 4th quarter was particularly good. | |||
<br>PLOY</u>, however, did not do too well. They are considering repackaging it | |||
and Frank asked my opinion. I suggested giving some impression of a | |||
<u>CHESS</u> game with the moves indicated by the pcs. [pieces] themselves, without actually | |||
saying this. | |||
<br>He is going to call <u>Bob Johnson</u> and ask him about <u>STACTICS</u>, which Hallmark | |||
has had for 6 months, altho Bob promised him fast action. | |||
<br>I told Frank about <u>FOCUS</u> 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 <u>TOTEM</u>. | |||
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. | |||
<br>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 <u>Frank Armbruster</u>. But Frank T. said that | |||
they don't get along too well. | |||
Wrote to Larry Blandin of the <u>INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW</u>, 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. | |||
<br>Redmund told me that one of the workers in the art dept. discovered | |||
<u>ACQUIRE</u> and loved it. Redmund told him that I had created it. Bob | |||
Felice's wife said she was a <u>SLEUTH</u> freak and I told her about | |||
the 2-hand version. She teaches in a private school and has used | |||
<u>SLEUTH</u>, and my problem, with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. | |||
<br>Bob Felice and some of the others played <u>THE RACE TRACK GAME</u> | |||
<br>Showed <u>THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS/GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING</u> to | |||
<u>Al Nofi</u>. He looked at a few of the entries and then said I could | |||
keep it. | |||
<br>Looked at Issue #3 of <u>CONFLICT</u>. The centerfold game was <u>ASSASSIN!</u> | |||
<u>Al</u> says that they are supposed to have copies of most of the | |||
competition games in the library but Beth often diverts them. | |||
<br>Phil gave me a couple of pcs. of the stranded telephone wire left there. | |||
Spoke to <u>Jim</u> about the <u>INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW</u>. He doubts if they'll | |||
send anyone. I said I could look after their interests. No response. | |||
Bought Jan. '73 <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>. | |||
Call from <u>Claude</u>. We'll meet tomorrow. He'll bring the two copies | |||
of <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u> he bought for me. I'll return his copy | |||
<br>(cont. on 1/24) | |||