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	13 greatest old school games
	13. Hungry Hungry Hippos 12. Mouse Trap 11. Connect Four 10. Battleship 9. Uno 8. Mastermind 7. Risk 6. Candy land 5. Trivial 4. The Game of Life 3. Scrabble 2. Clue 1. Monopoly By dalittlebom@hotmail.com - Nov 26 - 5 new of 5 messages

	Happy thanksgiving!
	Happy thanksgiving! By dalittlebom@hotmail.com - Nov 26 - 1 new of 1 message

	Strategy Gamers and Programmers in Phoenix
	I am thinking about starting a MeetUp group with meetups for playing strategy games like Diplomacy, Small World, Australia, whatever, and also meetups for people to talk about coding strategy board games for on-line interactive play. I'm in Phoenix, AZ and looking to form an interest list for these... more » By Chris Babcock - Nov 25 - 1 new of 1 message

	Whats up!
	Hey there! I just joined this group and wanted to let everyone know looking forward to hearing great things about Some games! By dalittle...@hotmail.com - Nov 25 - 1 new of 1 message

	Eternal Sunshine #35 Now Posted - December 2009 Issue
	Eternal Sunshine #35 is now available for download. You can find the pdf version in the ES Yahoo group at: [link] or in both pdf and html version at: [link] This latest issue includes such items as: The conclusion of I'm No Edward Norton... more » By Dougray30 - Nov 25 - 1 new of 1 message

	For a Certain Value of Perfect
	Chess has too many draws. In the English-speaking world, it isn't played much as a recreation by ordinary people, as they are intimidated by learning the different moves of the different pieces. The form of checkers played in the English-speaking world has suffered so much from stereotyped opening play that even the three-move... more » By Quadibloc - Nov 20 - 6 new of 6 messages

Scrabble II highlights: FREEBIE QUARTERS...

Here are the highlights from the four (4) Scrabble games played last night, Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware). As a group, we averaged 30.6 Points Per Turn. Not too many stories. Elsie had always wanted to play RUTABAGA. I was too chicken to risk RELEARNT, an 8-tiler, and settled for a mundane RELEARN, drat it.... more »

By Donald Sauter - Nov 19 - 1 new of 1 message

	Simultaneous variant to Captain's Mistress (Connect Four) now up on the web.
	You can try it here: [link] The site allows you to use your Google Groups ID to log in. Check it out. Drop me a line at abstractgamers.org site if you would like to play sometime. - Rich By Rich Hutnik - Nov 17 - 2 new of 2 messages

Ticket to Ride - Marklin

My wife and I finally tried TtR-M over the weekend. It was great for two people! The smaller map pretty much ensures that you get in each other's way. The passengers were an interesting twist, as well, but I think the smaller board is what really made it better for two players. We enjoy the original TtR, but for two players, you both can pretty... more »

By Dave - Nov 16 - 1 new of 1 message

	Wings of War - two contests with prizes
	The site [link] is organizing two contests for registered members (but you can easily register - it's free). Before 31st of December, you can design a WW1 scenari to win the new set Balloon Busters, that's being released in January: [link]... more » By Angiolillo - Nov 14 - 1 new of 1 message