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...Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before his opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of ...

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...The table games described in this book are based traditional tables games which have been modified to fit into a fantasy world where the inhabitants use a duodecimal numbering system (Base 12), and for whom the hexagon and numbers whic...

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...The games described in this book originally started life as part of a novel about the fantasy island of Tarron and the hominoid races (Elstron, Assen, Durns, and Jowr) that inhabited it. Within this fantasy novel The College of A...

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...launted her, and others like her, wherever he went; but it was part of the game of being desired. Although he wasn't even conscious that such a game w... ...es were deflating like tires. He wanted to sit at one of the red metallic tables on a plastic stool among a group of saffron robed monks, with the sc... ...lastic bags sealed with rubber bands or put the plates of food on metallic tables. So many city residents (all of whom lived in apartments) did not po... ... he would not comprehend anything much before falling asleep at one of the tables. In sleep he would not exist. Cartoon images would run amuck. His... ...saw its eyes he suddenly knew the sadistic fun it was having with its mind games, and the cruel hunting games of cats and their dead mice. Deeper int... ... said Jatupon to curtail his vision. "Oh, let's not start the reality game. I'll make this simple so that even you can understand it. It foils ... ...ving around in the future. Ambition moves them around like the places on a board game of chess-or draughts played by motorcycle taxi drivers when they... ... Chapter 12 It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable h... ...y tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and ...

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... power. Suddenly I’m feeling sick. Sick with the plastic manners of the till lady, the scent of this Indian woman and this whole game called living.... ...he two bricks and made me a goalkeeper and he was a striker. He said when he’s big his father will take him to watch a football game. I wish my fath... ...father will take him to watch a football game. I wish my father was not in war so we could do a lot of stuff and watch football games. Joe ... ...sual unit, the periodicals room, the issue counter and some space containing computer terminals, the reference section, and some tables used by some... ...ca. Bared Souls: Mount Mulanje: The tallest mountain in Malawi, slightly over 3000m high. Lawyers in Heaven: Bawo: A board game common in...

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...gloat, he savours his unaccustomed fortune. For he deserves a break. To Eli, this is not a game or, as I regard it, merely another path to self-enri... ... I am here, not to be snubbed. "Let's play some baccarat" – he sneers – "I am tired of this game." We stretch our limbs and Eli surveys the killing ... ...." Eli, returning to our first roulette, is greeted with regal pomp. I wander to a further board with lower minimum wagers. I squash my way into a ... ...nds engulf the cards doled out from the "shoe". It's "21" or Blackjack, a pretty basic card game. On certain rounds, Eli presents his palm, two of i... ...s and tips the grateful worker. I can relax. My tiny gains accumulate. The hours pass, the tables empty, it's only I and the croupier. My capital i... ...air I find it hard to stoop and place the wagers on the fluctuating squares of the roulette board. Eli wobbles towards me, his loosened tie dangling... ...smile. "It's over" – he mumbles – "let's get out of here." I collect my winnings from the board and proudly display them. He snickers: "Less than... ...ecomes the predator, but only for a while. Admittedly, it's possible and you might turn the tables. But you don't want to. You crave so to be hunted... ...ly his toothy smile remains, then gone. The Seder was often celebrated at my grandparents. Tables colluded under shimmering white clothes, bleached...

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... make it past the farm leagues. I had a man’s arm but a boy’s head for the game. He said I was immature.” Cade seemed to think this was funny bec... ...n the other scouts stopped coming around. One by one, they either left the games early or talked to other players. I was pulled out of the game ea... ... 27 plates and champagne glasses littered the tables. Cade sat alone with his back to the wall. His parents danced ch... ...air, his voice raspy with urgency. “You’ve got strength and a head for the game.” Cade snorted but kept his gaze averted. “I just want to know why... ...eling. “Hey, you’re looking a little green there. Are you sure you’re on board for this?” “I’m fine.” She smiled weakly. “I hate the media, you ... ...onal relationship with Ms. Campbell. Naturally, we thought you would be on board with us, Cade. .” “What gave you that impression?” Even as he as...

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...ly did commit suicide, but she feels she has to do something.” “Senator, let’s not play games. What do you want from me?” “Since y... ...ook, the bullets never even penetrated the doors of my car.” “You’re playing a dangerous game, Miguel, be careful,” he said waving a finger at him.... ...his. Brand edged down the darkened hallway, listening for any movement. One of the aged board’s squeaked. Was it Susan, or the assailant? A shadow ... ...rs.” - J.Cross/Stone 117 Radcliff nodded. As Sherlock Holmes would have put it, “The games afoot,” Radcliff said to himself. “Good to see you, ... ...ly details. “You never met Michael before then?” Susan asked. “No. At that time I was in boarding school graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree i... ...t, first confirming his ticket, buying a magazine, and then having a cup of coffee before boarding the plane. He had spotted at least four men he as... ...that we’re waiting for them. Remember, this is supposed to be a meeting. There are picnic tables on either side of us. They’ll probably have flashlig... ...down on the hill.” “How will you know where they are?” “They’ll be watching the picnic tables over there. They shouldn’t be too hard to find.” ... .... The man was dead almost instantly. One more he thought as he moved closer to the picnic tables. Sure enough, another soldier came into view. Only t...

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...nt me giggling to my plane. As I waited for the ticket agent to make the boarding an­ nouncement, I noticed a friend, Gene Axelrod, who had just ar­... ...getic young man like me, being courteous sometimes got in the way of the games my friends and I were playing. It was like having a job, the only di... ...e acknowledged. Some days it took more than nine innings to get through a game. But this was the law of the land-Ruby's land. And there was no brea... ...of driving the bus. The driver noticed that several other pas­ sengers had boarded. They were all young black men wearing the uniform of the U.s. Arm... ... I felt as though I had reached my manhood. Clutching my shoeshine box, I boarded the Silver Me­ teor, a classy, sleek-looking, bullet-like train ope... ...to the pool hall where Bill hung out and changed his life forever. Over a game I Reached for the Sky But I Missed, So I Grabbed a Few Stars • 89 t... ...d not stop eating the cookies. He ate our bag and several bags from other tables. Before the evening was over he had ordered ninety-six bags to give...

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...nsion lay in ashes. It made gang violence look like a schoolyard kickball game. Afer the dust began to setle, a group of Connecticut residents got t... ...d hardly be rivaled by any other sound. Zodiac, who was not known to play games with people, was on a mission. He had no time to waste. Over the pr... ... what he was about to say. He had been content to just play the avoidance game with the Seekers. He asked himself why, afer only knowing these peopl... ...ing of the Apocalypse Dozer was geting louder and louder. Everyone got on board the shutle. Talbot looked at John and said, “Go, be with your wife. ... ...uld’ve become real obvious on May 7 th . Now, kindly have all of those on board step of, leave all of your stuf and have fun dodging the Seekers,” t... ... ‘forget everything you just did’,” Josh smiled. Vincent and Lexi came on board the shutle, “Ready to go and work your magic on this place Josh?” “S... ... stale smell. Plates of decayed food were still siting on the counter and tables. Various pastries that had been on display had grown moldy and atr... ...in military barracks. Instead of long, rectangular shaped institu- tional tables, there were wooden round tables with individual chairs. There were ... ...in is usable is because the equipment is atached to walls, counters, and tables,” Josh answered. “Got ya,” Amanda replied as she dialed the phone. S...

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...nted in 1893 and 1889. During the first world war, in 1917, the US War Industries Board called on women to stop buying metal-rich corsets. Some 28... ...ion. The 007 trademark was merchandised and attached to everything, from toys and games to clothes and toiletries. But Fleming was also renowned ... ...in Vienna. http://www.math2.org/math/general/numnotation.htm http://www.math.com/tables/general/numnotation.htm O OK Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)... ...ador and Honduras in July 14, 1969. The former lost to the latter in a playoff game for the 1970 World Cup. El Salvador fans then proceeded to ... ...eld by eight smaller arms ("arm crown"). The squid proceeds to bite chunks off the game, using its sharp and powerful beaks (the parrot-like equiva... ...mples, and to notify the health department on changes of her address. She sued the Board of Health of the City of New York in 1909. Weekly stool sa... ...sease had only a 10% fatality rate. Mallon reneged on her promises to the Health Board and in 1915 - using the pseudonym Ms. Brown - infected mo...

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...ing in all these new sights and sounds, I was aware that two different poker games were being played at the tables behind me. At one point, in the ... ...d sounds, I was aware that two different poker games were being played at the tables behind me. At one point, in the midst of the saloon noise and ... ...uestioned and fumbled putting the cover back on the box. “Won ‘em in a poker game a while back. They’re too pretty to use, so I’m looking for a buy... ...y’s response and answer- ed, “Poker, huh? Must have been a pretty high stakes game.” Call Me Montana – The Beginning 15 “Yeah, yeah,” replied M... ...t.” The Rogers family began their journey west three weeks before, when they boarded the train in Philadelphia for St. Louis. They’d been told that... ... Captain Daggot, Whitey, Red the driver, and Mr. Rogers of Philadelphia, all boarded the stage and rode off across the open field, down the east tr... ...er and hoped to be able to see them again. Over the next hour, Daggot and I boarded the horses, met up with Whitey, and the three of us checked i...

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...ng their attitude." There truly is immense power in your attitude. I was boarding a plane in Los Angeles, en route home to Honolulu, when I overhea... ... had to design some furniture for my store. Not only did he design three tables, a counter and a pedestal for the mixing bowl I had used at home, b... ...e their schooling and learning how to feel good about who they are. As a board member of Cities' In,Schools who THE POWER IN YOU 86 has worked fi... ... that you're not telling the truth. There came a time when I outgrew the game. I began to need more substance in my behavior. That was my psyche's... ...r looking over the other passengers who had since THE POWER IN YOU 102 boarded, he decided to concede this battle and return to his route. His de... ...nventor, a writer and a thinker. Some of his inventions include the World Game, the Dymaxion Airocean World Map, his develop, ment of Synergetic Ge... ...agina' tion takes thoughts, ideas, plans, and conceptualizes them into a game plan, which begins the journey toward transforming them into material...

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...lities within which we exist, and within which we see a new reality. This game yields the impact of the light of correction upon us, and this new w... ...xth millennium—the Vav, Tifferet, is the middle bar that bolts inside the boards from one end to the other, hence its name, “the door-bolt,”—the god... ...e c reator gave the Torah to Israel. It is written, “Harut [carved] on the tables; do not pronounce it Harut, but rather Herut [freedom],” for then t... ...t of all—no guessing. The big revelation is that raising kids is all about games and play, relating to them as small grownups, and making all major ...

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...ecalled their conversation. ‘I was tied to a tree by my friends who wanted to play our favourite game of Settlers and Red Indians. I was the younges... ...he youngest, so they decided I should be the “Settler” captured by the Indians.’ Rosita knew this game, which the children played: it had evolved fr... ...pe Dr. Forsythe, you will demonstrate some of that skill. I would always welcome another medic on board, particularly when we strike rough weather.’... ... her, she had no doubt, but the depth of his love was only revealed to her on their last night on board the Prince George. They had just dined for t... ... pariah dogs, which seemed to roam at will amidst the human throng. A fair-skinned Parsi came on board with John MacGregor to direct the passengers... ... alcove furnished with gold THE CURSE OF KALI 73 cushioned divans and low, black marble-topped tables. The marble above the arches was pierced li... ...nqueted in the large Audience Chamber and the women in the gardens of the harem, seated at little tables covered with lace cloths and lit by hundred... ...ark brown curls, damp with sweat, tumbling over his forehead and his grace as a rider playing the game with skill and daring, made him undeniably at...

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...r. Nippur’s library held tens of thousands of inscribed clay tablets. These tablets themselves dated as far back as 2600 BC and included mathematical tables and almanacs. The first great library was founded in 290 B.C. by the Ptolemy dynasty in Alexandria, Egypt. The Library of Alexandria, as it came to be known, housed between a quarter of a million and half a million ...

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...ugural With the present issue The Record passes into the hands of the 1908 board of editors. The pleasure experienced by the. new board in assuming co... ...gled with a regret at the retirement of the efficient and progressive 1907 board. We feel that some recog- nition is due to the latter for its service... ..., Oils and Varnishes Bank Block Spring: Street THOMAS RAcMAHON, Livery and Boarding Stal>lea Uain and Sooth Strssm, Oppoeite Greylork Hotel Wllllamsto... ...nso our pa- tience":"' and accounts of the Jesup Hall rushes, the baseball game which was a "moral"' victory, the too-well-known sophomore basket- bal... ...th- letic Council Based on Langf Affair—False Re- ports in Papers—Baseball Games Cancelled The Dartmoutli college athletic council announced Monday th... ...f the Springfield Train- ing school, who refereed the Dnrt- mouth-Willinms game of Mnrcli 8, and received the following reply : "Talked with captain D... ...IAMS RKOORD, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1907 Sophomores Win Another 1909 turned the tables on the freshmen yesterday by defeating them 2 to 1 in an extra innin... ...room. The final arrangement will accomodate twenty-four men at the drawing tables, and room 13 will now be devoted almost entirely to art ex- hibition... ...feoted by placing portable brackets ur stationary pairs of fixtures on the tables as has indeed already been done in the west aaotion of the basement ...

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...slipping toward the safer appliance. For example, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console is a powerful computer, but, unlike Microsoft’s Windows oper... ... annoyances to be ignored as one might tune out loud conversations at nearby tables in a restaurant. They will not be fixed by some new round of patche... ... detach wires linking individual components to one another, reconfiguring the board to imi- tate any number of appliances: radio, doorbell, lie detecto... ...g, dynamically updated spreadsheets were immensely more powerful than static tables of numbers generated through the use of calculators, and relationa... ...paper-based filing systems to shame. 15 Entirely new applications like video games, beginning with text- based adventures, 16 pioneered additional use... ...based adventures, 16 pioneered additional uses of leisure time, and existing games—such as chess and checkers—soon featured the computer itself as a w... ...ulator,” sending private e-mail to fellow subscribers, messaging on bulletin boards, and playing rudimentary multiplayer games. 9 But if a subscriber ... ...lcome, just as user- contributed content in the CB simulator or on a message board produced rev- Battle of the Networks 23 enue if it drew other user...

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... Trust XIX. Scavenger Economies, Predator Economies XX. Notes on the Economics of Game Theory XXI. Knowledge and Power XXII. Market Impeders and... ... Account Deficit XXVI. Anarchy as an Organizing Principle XXVII. Narcissism in the Boardroom XXVIII. Is Education a Public Good? XXIX. The Demise ... ... "The Economist" has recently proposed yet another dimension of risk: "The Chicago Board Options Exchange's VIX index, a measure of traders' expect... ...d. A CATs risk index is published by and option contracts are traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Options were also traded, between 1997 an... ...s efficiently to new information. But it is also "closed" because it is a zero sum game. One investor's gain is another's loss. The distribution ... ... pursued. These economies are predatory in the sense that they engage in zero-sum games. A contract gained by a Slovenian company - is a contract ... ...n the gold mines or fisheries of the Philippines is hardly comparable to waiting on tables in a Nigerian or, for that matter, American restaurant. ...

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...e had to ban it if self-centered people didn‟t leave their used gum under tables and chairs in public places or spit it out on public sidewalks and s... ...ssive in population control. It set up the Family Planning and Population Board which was responsible for public education on family planning. Birth... ....” —“I hear that in Iran women aren‟t even able to watch football games. I guess that‟s a way of keeping them superior to men.” —“I... ...law requiring at least a 40% representation of the minority gender on all boards, civil and business. So on boards dominated by women, at least 40% ... ...and business. So on boards dominated by women, at least 40% 42 of the board members must be men and on boards dominated by men, at least 40% must... ...logy. Much of their education is delivered over the internet. Educational games teach them our English language along with Chinese, math and science,... ...s good for society. “I am aware that occasionally you ban a video game, but it always seems to become available on the internet. I remember ...

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... life. I thought only the stupid or elderly got suckered." "What I, and others on this board, have learned from dealing with N bullies in our perso... ...ntion to my 'gut instinct'." "NPD is serious, big-time stuff." "Life is a superficial game for him and you are a pawn on his board. Is that what y... ...erious, big-time stuff." "Life is a superficial game for him and you are a pawn on his board. Is that what you want to be, a pawn in the hands of a ... ...e knows it. The quicker he can get married … the quicker he can quit playing the 'nice' game and get back to the real him!" "Sam Vaknin's book and t... ...They tell lies, even when there is no need to tell a lie. But telling the lie makes the game more interesting, for them, but leaves others in a stat... ...ake by N-dipping one more time, but if my experiences serve to help anyone else on this board, then I feel like I have at least accomplished somethi... ... Narcissists are the consummate and ultimate actors. They maintain emotional resonance tables. They monitor other people's reactions and behaviour ... ... emotions and their attendant behaviours. The narcissist possesses 'emotional resonance tables'. He keeps records of every action and reaction, ever...