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4 Monday - June 1973
155th Day - 210 Days to Come

Call from Felicia. Some people are bringing another "Watergate" game to her (later discovered that the name was THE WATERGATE SCANDAL CAPER. Herb Roth would be interested in selling it and she wants my opinion of the game. Appointment to look at it this coming Thursday at 2:00 p.m. I'll bring SPECTRUM with me. If I can't have the rules finished I'll bring the model and then send the rules myself later.

Letter to Burt Huber. Included the solution layout for THE RIGHT FITTING & PROPER and also two layouts for THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS and two set ups for FITTING & PROPER. Mentioned HONORABLE RELATIONS. Started a letter to Bob Johnson on HONORABLE RELATIONS.

Tried a game of HONORABLE RELATIONS with Dale. Starting with a random placement of pieces according to one of the puzzle sheets (the area used that is). Players in turn switch two adjacent tiles, or in a straight line if there are turned - over tiles between, and then choose one to turn over. Score according to the adjacent tiles, including those turned over. Score most for [arrow pointing both left and right] and score minus for II. First switch must include the tile in a pre-determined corner. After this the tile not turned over in a turn must be used in the next switch. (It was dull and tedious.)
Tried some variations by myself but couldn't get anything worthwhile.

Another call from Felicia. Letter from Schaper, signed by someone other than Bill Garrity, saying that they were returning FREE FORM, PUSHOVER, and PAIR OFF. They like the games but think that there are too many strategy games on the market. Rappaports says that the sales of games is the worst ever.

Call from Barney Rich. He had thought of using his game DOZEN DIAMONDS for all different types of mathematical operations, as a teaching device. He wanted my advice on marketing it. I told him that since he had an in with textbook publishers, that was his best avenue for having it published.
He learned (how?) about AGOG and wants a copy. Told him that Metropolitan Bookstore had it for $2.25.

Called Tom Atwater after 11 (and woke him). Told him about how good HIT THE JACKPOT is and when is the latest I can get it to him. Arranged that I would mail the package Wednesday and then get the rules to him as soon as possible. (When discussing the possibility of sending the package first class he offered to get the buy the chips, but I didn't want him spending the money. We dropped the idea of first class.