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Old 04-14-2011, 12:32 PM   #31
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Oh wow, this is awesome! Thanks monster, for years I wondered what the game was but just now was prompted to look for it online.
Which game?

Clue = Cluedo for those completely unbilingual, btw. Hebe loves this game once we taught her how to play. I used to be totally crap at it, right into adulthood, then beest pointed out he couldn't understand why -it was just a huge logic problem of the type I love to do for fun and that was a lightbulb moment! I have no idea why that never occurred to me as a kid. I just thought everyone had some superintuition I was missing. I now suspect my dad deliberately kept me in the dark about that so there was one game he could still win....
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:33 PM   #32
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Game pieces?

Beer mug
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?????? more?
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:34 PM   #33
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Which game?

Clue = Cluedo for those completely unbilingual, btw. Hebe loves this game once we taught her how to play. I used to be totally crap at it, right into adulthood, then beest pointed out he couldn't understand why -it was just a huge logic problem of the type I love to do for fun and that was a lightbulb moment! I have no idea why that never occurred to me as a kid. I just thought everyone had some superintuition I was missing. I now suspect my dad deliberately kept me in the dark about that so there was one game he could still win....
Manhunt? The one in my post?

Never played Clue much.
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:34 PM   #34
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Brilliant idea!

I know some yellows but the kinder gentler poster won't say.
yeah, that was kind of where I chickened out too. maybe i should be in the yellow section? I'll need a new username to feature twice though. oh wait, anonymous, of course!
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:35 PM   #35
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The Simple Dollar is one of my favorite blogs, and it's a personal finance blog. The blogger is also a gamer, and I find his reviews of board games interesting and valuable, even if you do not. He also advocates playing board games as a family, or as a low-cost party activity with friends.

Monopoly is boring and long and it still sucks. Just because it's a classic, doesn't mean that it's the best or most fun for a lot of people.
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:35 PM   #36
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Manhunt? The one in my post?

Never played Clue much.
OK so why are you thanking me? I never linked to manhunt..
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:35 PM   #37
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:38 PM   #38
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OK so why are you thanking me? I never linked to manhunt..
Heeeheee...for bringing up the thread so my mind could free-associate all the way back nigh on 40 years ago.

I'd thought about it from time to time but never when I was in a situation to look for it. Serendipity. My memories are searing, branded iron hot.
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:40 PM   #39
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The Simple Dollar is one of my favorite blogs, and it's a personal finance blog. The blogger is also a gamer, and I find his reviews of board games interesting and valuable, even if you do not. He also advocates playing board games as a family, or as a low-cost party activity with friends.

Monopoly is boring and long and it still sucks. Just because it's a classic, doesn't mean that it's the best or most fun for a lot of people.
*snort*

Those who can, do, those who can't teach/preach/blog.....

I'm amused that it's OK for you to come here and criticise a game (if "sucky" actually qualifies as a criticism) then link to a blog that also criticises the game, but it's not OK for me to criticise that blog/blogger.
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:42 PM   #40
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Heeeheee...for bringing up the thread so my mind could free-associate all the way back nigh on 40 years ago.

I'd thought about it from time to time but never when I was in a situation to look for it. Serendipity. My memories are searing, branded iron hot.
I'm still trying to track down a couple of games from my youth -One I think was called "Shipping", and another railroad/empire building one that we used to play in humanities.
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:43 PM   #41
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:43 PM   #42
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For Cellaropoly, instead of an Amish guy, shouldn't that be a hobo?

I LOVED Which Witch. Thanks for reminding me about it.

Had a Clue board, but never played it much ... it sucks as a two-player game and much of the board game playing involved me and siswolf.
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:52 PM   #43
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For Cellaropoly, instead of an Amish guy, shouldn't that be a hobo? .
yup. and hobo killin' needs to feature highly in the chance/community cards.

Maybe hobo eviction costs instead of housing repairs.

Chance card "Hobo moves onto your sofa, pay $100 every day until evicted"
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:55 PM   #44
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*snort*

Those who can, do, those who can't teach/preach/blog.....

I'm amused that it's OK for you to come here and criticise a game (if "sucky" actually qualifies as a criticism) then link to a blog that also criticises the game, but it's not OK for me to criticise that blog/blogger.
If you can't say something nice...
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Old 04-14-2011, 12:56 PM   #45
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yup. and hobo killin' needs to feature highly in the chance/community cards.

Maybe hobo eviction costs instead of housing repairs.

Chance card "Hobo moves onto your sofa, pay $100 every day until evicted"
Yeah, well, I never won much at monopoly anyway.
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