Merle was a barber and he began by selling the games out of his shop. Some local businesses bought the game to resell. Eventually, a group bought the rights to the game from him for $50,000 plus a royalty on each game sold.
3/01/2020
CINCINNATI
In 1971, Merle Robbins of the Cincinnati suburb of Reading (red-ing) developed a card game. His family and friends enjoyed playing it so much, he invested $8,000 and had 5,000 copies made.
Merle was a barber and he began by selling the games out of his shop. Some local businesses bought the game to resell. Eventually, a group bought the rights to the game from him for $50,000 plus a royalty on each game sold.
Merle was a barber and he began by selling the games out of his shop. Some local businesses bought the game to resell. Eventually, a group bought the rights to the game from him for $50,000 plus a royalty on each game sold.
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