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that I'd prefer to keep it on the east coast if possible. He  <br>
that I'd prefer to keep it on the east coast if possible. He  <br>
invited me to visit their archives anytime.  <br>
invited me to visit their archives anytime.  <br>
* G & R. Met Michael Bank, Peter Pearce's partner at Synestructics.  <br>
G & R. Met Michael Bank, Peter Pearce's partner at Synestructics.  <br>
Gave him my review of <u>NETRESULTS</u>, <u>GREATSHAPES</u>,  <br>
Gave him my review of <u>NETRESULTS</u>, <u>GREATSHAPES</u>,  <br>
and <u>SNOWCRYSTALS</u>. Told him that I'd do an expanded review of  <br>
and <u>SNOWCRYSTALS</u>. Told him that I'd do an expanded review of  <br>
<u>NETRESULTS</u> and he
<u>NETRESULTS</u> and he gave me a copy of it and <u>GREATSHAPES</u>.  <br>
Also took a catalog. Nan Bimblick. <u>Ron Sokolec</u> of Franklin  <br>
Merchandising called and asked for my address (apparently he lost  <br>
my card). Gave Nan my address. They had nothing new there outside of  <br>
the things by Franklin Merchandising.  <br>
Louis Marx. Just looked in and they only have target games.  <br>
Kontrell. They have a number of standards packaged to look  <br>
very much like the 3M standards. They still have <u>SHIFT</u> and  <br>
<u>21 LETTERS</u> on display, but I didn't see <u>NINETY SEVEN</u> or  <br>
the other original batch.  <br>
To Press Room and took the following catalogs plus a lot for  Philo : - <br>
Skor-Mor. <u>CREATE-A CUBES</u> - imitation <u>SOMA</u>, other knock-offs,  <br>
<u>INSTANT INDECISION</u>, <u>NITTY GRITTY</u>, <u>DEAD HEAT</u>, <u>MOD QUAD</u>,  <br>
<u>FLIPPIN' GAME</u>, <u>SKY HIGH</u> - imitation <u>BLOCKHEAD</u>, <u>RIGHT ON</u>,  <br>
<u>THE PETER PRINCIPLE GAME</u>, <u>PRIME TIME</u>, <u>YESTERYEAR</u>, (but not  <br>
<u>ARCHIEBALL</u>), and <u>FIVE STRAIGHT</u>.  <br>
3M. The 1973 catalog and pictures of the packages of the  <br>
8 "paper games". - <u>NAVAL BATTLE</u>, <u>HEX</u>, <u>SNARE</u>, <u>HEDRON</u>,  <br>
<u>3 DIMENSIONAL TIC TAC TOE</u>, <u>PLASM</u>, <u>NAB</u>, <u>THORNS</u>.  <br>
Synergistics Research Corp. Nothing on games.  <br>
Westland Physics. <u>GOLD RUSH</u>.  <br>
E.S. Lowe. Releases on <u>CHECKERS</u> (saying that it is older than <u>CHESS</u>)  <br>
and <u>BACKGAMMON</u>. (Discarded.)  <br>
(cont. on 1/27)