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5 Tuesday - June 1973
156th Day - 209 Days to Come

Found that the box from Russian SCRABBLE would be the right size, and then made a board for HIT THE JACKPOT. Worked til late. Pasting parts of circular stampings in the corners to keep the chips in place was a tedious job.

Phil Orbanes called. He won't be able to get together in the evening to play COLLECTOR'S CHOICE. Arranged that I would bring it Thursday afternoon and we'll play a little. Also possibly a little CARTEL.

Called Larry Blandin of INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW. Not in and he called me back. Told him I haven't rcd. [received] the reconstructed tape of last year's seminar on "What Makes a Good Game," He'll look into it. He has some ideas for what he'd like me to include in my seminar. He'll jot them down and send them to me.

Had a new idea for an HONORABLE RELATIONS game. Object is to get a number of tiles across the board. Tiles move on space orthogonally. If land next to another tile, either enemy or friendly, with 11 between them the tile moves again. When move next to tile with [arrow pointing left] between them, the tile at the tail of the arrow can't move until the other one releases it. Two tiles with [arrow pointing both directions] between them can't be placed, since both would be frozen. Tried a little by myself and it seems as if it may have some promise.

In the call from Larry Blandin he said that he has tried to order $4,500 worth of Simulations Inc. games for the show but has developed a bad relationship with Jim Dunnigan. He would like me to try and patch things up. Told him I'd probably see Jim Thursday and he'll call me Friday to see what transpired.

(cont. from 6/6) [6/7]

To "Gamut of Games." Gave WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU? (COLLECTOR'S CHOICE to Phil. Couldn't play since he hadn't slept in 48 hours due to production problems, just solved.
He didn't have the black markers for CARTEL.
He had an extra copy of G&P #9 which he gave me.
Had articles on PENTOMINOES; "Games for the Family" including CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE, SAGA, CIRCUS JUMBOLI, HEX, SPELL MASTER, FOXED, MAD MARBLES, DON'T GO OVERBOARD, BACKGAMMON; "Fortune-telling"; 4-2-4; TAROCK; POKER; THINKING MAN'S GOLF; BATTLE OF THE BULGE; CALL MY BLUFF. Also ads for COMPETITORS JOURNAL, DECLINE AND FALL, 4-2-4.
(cont on 6/3)

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