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4/26
4/30
29 Thursday - April 1976
120th day - 246 days to come

Call from Felicia. At Leonard Willett's suggestion, she asked me to make out the check for Canadian royalties on PATTON and MACARTHUR to her rather I-S.
2nd call from Felicia with question on her writing to Bob Gellman - we agree to 20% this time but want 50% after.
Joe Scott asked a lot of questions concerning previous years royalties from R.G.I. He is getting his files into order. I thanked him for the clipping he sent me.

Called Jim Kelso in Nashville concerning the trip to Honolulu (since I never got the letter he promised to send). A double room is reserved for me - under his name - at the "Kaimana Beach Hotel" (near Marble Head) for the nights of Aug. [August] 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th. If I wish he will send me coach fare of $518.82 (plus any increases allowed the airlines) and I can make the arrangements myself. I said that that would be best for me so that I can coordinate it with BB's plans (and possibly I can get a cheaper flight.)
The Japanese playoff will be on Aug. 16th from 10 to 12. The challenge match with Americans will be from 2 to 3. Bud Thomas will be playing INTERSECTION and Alidor Belskis will do PUSHOVER - and I will take TOTALLY.
I asked how the games were doing and he said they were doing well in Japan (foreign is his department) and all my games will be in their catalog next year. He asked if I was working on anything and I said I have some things I'd like to show them. He'll tell Bill Kirk.

Rcd. [received] letter from Alan Finder. Sick and article in BERGEN RECORD delay (Felicia also told me she rcd. a letter.)

Rcd. G&P #48. New in "Games Centre" is AD-LIB, BLOCKWORD, BUCCANEER, CARAMBA, CONNECT 4, DOMINOES, GUERILLA, INTERMEDIUM, LOSE YOUR SHIRT, NINE MEN'S MORRIS, PENTOMINOES, SCOOP, SOLITAIRE (Board), SORRY, SWINDLE, TANGRAMS, YAHTZEE. Article by R. C. Bell on SCHIMMELL or BELL AND HAMMER. Article on DUNGEON'S AND DRAGONS. In "Play Room" problems are posed in BACKGAMMON and EPAMINONDAS.
Discussion of PLAYING LAST. Rules for new games: TOWER OF POWER, MEISCHEN, PONTLEVIS, LYING, DIAGARES.
Gamesviews of WORLDBEATER, CONQUEST (Denys Fisher Toys), SPACE 1999, PRIZE PROPERTY, CONNECT 4.
Forum has letter by inventors of NON STOP. Another asks for rules of CROWN THE QUEEN.
Ad for two new Ariel games: GUERILLA, INTERMEDIUM.
David Parlett discusses card games for different numbers of players.
Readers' Games give SIMULTANA.
Small ads for GAMART GAMES MANUAL (Again); De Bono's L-GAME, CONTACT
Rear cover ad for Waddington's House of Games: RATRACE, SWINDLE, LOSE YOUR SHIRT.
Article on FLAVITA, a word game in a Vladimir Nabokov novel.
Rcd. THE GAMING NEWS (vol. 1, #1) - Don Miller's new magazine, replacing THE GAMESLETTER. This will be mainly news oriented, learning reviews for THE GAMESMAN. Mentioned, among others, are the following books:
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