Del Newell first began playing Strat in June of 1963. In March 1971, after a phone call to Hal, Del ran the first issue of the monthly Strat-O-Matic Review, the first significant publication dedicated to Strat-O-Matic. Del was the editor of the newsletter for the next 20 years. The Review’s inviting line, “So You Think You’re the Only One?” united Strat-O-Matic gamers. They shared biographical notes, game experiences, playing tips, rule interpretations, classified ads, and more. In many respects, the Review created the Strat-O-Matic community that would not have been acquainted otherwise. In addition to the review, Del helped Strat-O-Matic organize and run the first convention in 1973 in Brooklyn.