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Libraries are state sanctioned, so they're technically engaged in privateering. - Felch
I thought we're trying to have a serious discussion? It says serious in the thread title!- Al. B. Sure -
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Good oneOriginally posted by duke o' york View Post
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Seriously... what's the point of playing a boardgame when there are videogames?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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They can be more social. I love playing a good game of Settlers or Carcassonne with friends and family and a tumbler of scotch.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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Space Hulk (v3), Blood Bowl, Avalon Hill's Naval War, Robo Rally, and the standby Settlers.I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
[Brandon Roderick? You mean Brock's Toadie?][Hanged from Yggdrasil]Comment
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Which reminds me, the next CG BB league should be starting real soon!
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My human team usually does terribly; then again, it's not painted yet, either.I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
[Brandon Roderick? You mean Brock's Toadie?][Hanged from Yggdrasil]Comment
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Adding to what Asher said about the social thing, board games are physical and tactile. They look good on the table. You can play them with friends/family in an inn or cottage on holiday in the mountains, when it's nice to be away from computers for a change.Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostComment
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I used to have a first edition original, and played it a lot in the mid-eighties.Originally posted by duke o' york View PostComment
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Axis and Allies (I own the same version as Alby)
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Always wanted to play Junta after reading about it.If you don't like reality, change it! me
"Oh no! I am bested!" Drake
"it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong" Voltaire
"Patriotism is a pernecious, psychopathic form of idiocy" George Bernard ShawComment
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Risk is my go-to game, though finding other players is difficult.
Smallworld
Battlestar Galactica
Game of Thrones (only played it once, but it was perhaps the most engrossing strategy board game I've ever played)
Betrayal at the House on the HillTutto nel mondo è burlaComment
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