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		<title>Ilium</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We tried out this Reiner Knizia game published by Playroom Entertainment last night. It turned out to be quite a bit more thinky than I had expected. On your turn, there are lots of places to play and you want to be sure that you&#8217;re not setting someone else up to freeze you out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World Cup Game - Expansion No. 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shaun Derrick emailed me to let me know what is happening with the next expansion to his great football (soccer) game. This is what he said:
&#8220;Expansion set 6 is in the design process. It will include:

2 boards for the 2010 World Cup
20 New cards that can be added to the current deck. Each card represents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 International Gamers Awards - The Nominees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having mentioned that the nominees for the IGA were announced in the latest issue of Counter, it&#8217;s a bit remiss of me not to actually publish the details. Well, I was actually waiting for an official announcement from Greg Schloesser to appear online, which has now happened so I can now confirm that the nominees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tichu, Architekton, Die Sieben Weisen etc. on Ebay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three days left to go on my Ebay sale which includes:

the classic climbing card game, Tichu;
Michael Schacht&#8217;s two player tile laying game, Architekton;
Die Sieben Weisen, the small box Alea game about changing alliances in a struggle for power;
Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum&#8217;s card game, Im Schatten des Sonnenkonigs; and
the infamous Time Control - see what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spielbox #4/2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fourth English issue of Spielbox has now arrived. This time, there is a report from UK Games Expo (including slightly cheesy photo of the Ragnars); a report on the Spiel-des-Jahres result; reviews of Glen More, Long Shot, Samarkand, Asteroyds, Titania, Workshop of the World and 11 Nimmt, among others; plus a free expansion for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antics! - The new game from the Lamont brothers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next release from Fragor Games at Essen 2010 will be Antics! - a game about, well, ants.
Prey and leaves abound nearby - if only those other ants would not take what is rightfully yours. Players attempt to have their ants bring back prey and leaves to their anthill. Only the best ant colony will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counter #50</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 50th issue of Counter magazine arrived yesterday with a glossy full colour cover to celebrate the fact. I just wanted to congratulate Stuart, Alan and Mike for reaching this milestone and giving me endless entertainment with the great writing that goes into every issue. Thanks also to the various contributors over the years for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.spiel.co.uk/?p=366</link>
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		<title>Latest Ebay sale ends in under 24 hours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The title says it all but, with many of the items still to receive a bid, there are likely to be some bargain prices to be had. Statis Pro Football is one of those without a bid and, for a big game, only played once, a starting price of just £3.00 is extremely low.
The list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New batch of games on Ebay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got another batch of 25 games up for sale on Ebay, with the auctions due to end on Thursday 19th August. These include Piranha Pedro, Statis Pro Football, Linie 1, Abilene and the fun balancing game Auf Der Kippe. The full list is here.

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		<title>Manorcon XXVIII</title>
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The next UK game convention is taking place this weekend. ManorCon XXVIII will be held on 16th to 19th July 2010, at Stamford Hall, University of Leicester. 
Manorcon is the largest UK convention and has plenty of organised events. Tournaments will include: Diplomacy, Dominion, 18XX, Acquire, Puerto Rico, St Petersburg, Race for the Galaxy, Midnight Party and Croquet. There [...]]]></description>
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