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bayonetbrant

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on: May 25, 2020, 04:13:08 PM
https://kotaku.com/archaeologists-uncover-1700-year-old-board-game-1843645014

Pretty sure Bawb & Slash both pledged this on the old p26-1/2 system

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Reply #1 on: May 25, 2020, 04:33:59 PM
Yep. Your point is?

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Reply #2 on: May 25, 2020, 05:02:12 PM
Yep. Your point is?

Good luck getting an answer to that question.

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Reply #3 on: May 25, 2020, 05:10:53 PM
Yep. Your point is?


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Reply #4 on: May 25, 2020, 05:14:14 PM
You tell us. You started it, so we thought we'd pre-derail it

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Reply #5 on: May 25, 2020, 08:18:52 PM
Side boob: yea or nay?

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Reply #6 on: May 25, 2020, 08:31:41 PM

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Reply #7 on: May 25, 2020, 09:06:17 PM
Are we sure it's really that's old? I've seen Eurogames with pieces that looked much less vibrant than those are.



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Reply #8 on: May 26, 2020, 07:05:04 AM
They are very early forms of meeples.

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Reply #9 on: May 26, 2020, 08:13:54 AM
And since they were made of rocks, they were called 'pebbles'.  :whistle:

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Reply #10 on: May 26, 2020, 08:57:34 AM
Touche mon ami!

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Reply #11 on: May 26, 2020, 11:28:21 AM
I'm still waiting on Bob to make his next move. 1700 Years is not the longest Turn-Time I've ever seen but it's up there.

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Reply #12 on: May 26, 2020, 11:44:21 AM
Oh sh*t - I was waiting for you! I thought it was your turn. :-[

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Reply #13 on: May 26, 2020, 04:05:41 PM
I moved T-Rex to Pharoah's Chariot 3, takes Wooly Mammoth.  :oh:

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Reply #14 on: May 26, 2020, 04:06:58 PM
Had a few play-by-mail games that indeed felt that long.

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