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714:Matrimony
643:The Clock
528:(1979).
358:Thirteens
305:Footnotes
297:Thirteens
294:The name
253:top cards
208:available
161:Thirteens
1450:Päckchen
1445:Mrs. Mop
1420:FreeCell
1415:Fortress
1354:Intrigue
1349:Crescent
1302:Scorpion
1251:Pyramide
1211:Box Kite
1206:Blockade
1201:Algerian
1135:Colorado
1123:Planners
1066:Builders
936:The Plot
911:Canfield
906:Backbone
896:Alhambra
855:Klondike
820:Diplomat
800:Congress
780:Batsford
764:Windmill
638:Birthday
606:glossary
511:(2001).
490:(1961).
352:See also
231:10 and 3
125:patience
121:Baroness
34:Patience
27:Baroness
1460:Persian
1455:Penguin
1339:Archway
1285:Spiders
1216:Bristol
1189:Packers
1160:Jubilee
1140:Colours
1104:Babette
987:Elevens
967:Aces Up
926:Duchess
825:Emperor
785:Big Ben
739:Pyramid
628:Amazons
240:7 and 6
237:8 and 5
234:9 and 4
204:tableau
202:in the
194:as the
171:History
165:ludemes
141:Aces Up
1511:Nestor
1395:Bisley
1312:Spider
1276:Zodiac
1236:Martha
977:Decade
916:Casket
815:Deuces
805:Corona
724:Moojub
689:Carpet
536:
519:
507:&
98:1 in 5
71:Family
1556:Speed
1271:Yukon
1196:Agnes
648:Clock
249:space
200:piles
196:bases
183:Rules
123:is a
90:5 min
1566:Spit
1506:Maze
1150:Frog
931:Gate
891:Acme
699:Golf
602:list
534:ISBN
517:ISBN
263:The
147:Name
79:Deck
61:Type
36:game
192:row
159:or
127:or
1583::
604:,
429:^
413:^
396:^
382:^
214:.
143:.
111:,
32:A
608:)
590:e
583:t
576:v
561:.
23:.
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