The Spiel #55 - Just For The Halibut

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The Spiel #55 - Just For The Halibut

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May 26, 2008

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Gone fishin'. The bait: wooden penguins and little rubber worms. We strike bargains with talking fish and dive under the ice looking for the big catch playing If Wishes Were Fishes and Hey! That's My Fish!

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May 26, 2008

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The Spiel #26 - Machiavelli's Mullet: Business in the front, party in the back. We plot and scheme to elect the Pope in The Prince, spaz out combining cornrows in Wig Out, and nibble our way from plankton to sharks in Chomp. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #29 - My Hacienda For A Vowel!: Fire up those branding irons! There's livestock to round up and words to bluff or spell when we play Hacienda and Letterhead. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #9 - Myth & Match: Release the Kraken! We take an in-depth look at Mare Nostrum with the Mythology Expansion and go for a short cruise with Reiner Knizia's Loot. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #12 - Going Postal: Strap on the mailbag and hitch up the wagon! We deliver our verdict on Thurn & Taxis, the 2006 Spiel de Jahres winner, and Big Top, a circus themed variant of a card game classic. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #21 - Ewe Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Lou Ferrigno, eat your heart out! It doesn't take gamma rays to make us see green, just two sets of horribly organized rules. We play Shear Panic and Marvel Heroes. One's a keeper, the other's a dud. by The Spiel
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The Spiel #55 - Just For The Halibut

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