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388:(1973), 2 player simulation dice/card game
382:} 4 player tournament simulation card game
98:In 1962, 3M commissioned game designers
936:"The General Index and Company History"
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488:(1967), 2-4 player simulation card game
460:(1963), 2 – 5 player card and dice game
394:(1973), 1—4 player simulation dice game
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316:using number tiles instead of letters
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16:Series of board games and card games
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360:(1967), 6 player token trading game
518:} (1970), 2 or 4 player board game
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418:(1974), 4—8 player trivia game
392:Challenge Golf at Pebble Beach
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650:, a style of gaming of which
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524:(1972), 2+ player trivia game
506:(1962), 2—6 player board game
432:(1964), 2+ player trivia game
424:(1971), 2—6 player board game
348:(1964), 2—6 player board game
536:(1964), 2—8 player card game
468:(1971), 2—6 player card game
446:(1968), 2—4 player card game
778:. About.com. Archived from
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482:(1965) 2—4 player card game
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275:Monad cards and gamette box
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312:(1970), a game similar to
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658:List of Avalon Hill games
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715:"Hasbro - Brief History"
609:} 3 – 6 player card game
162:designers for the later
35:3M bookshelf game series
772:"Game History: Acquire"
587:} 2 -4 player card game
500:} 2—4 player board game
290:board and bookshelf box
1178:History of board games
615:2 – 6 player card game
599:2 – 8 player card game
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194:Wizards of the Coast
559:2 player board game
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1152:Stocks & Bonds
1082:Executive Decision
1057:Challenge Football
837:Rosenbaum-games.de
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422:Executive Decision
386:Challenge Football
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148:Executive Decision
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1172:Categories
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665:References
493:Oh-Wah-Ree
352:Backgammon
324:Crazyhouse
116:Oh-Wah-Ree
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52:card games
1132:Phlounder
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368:(1965), {
365:Breakthru
248:Breakthru
160:freelance
120:Breakthru
1107:High Bid
729:July 15,
648:Eurogame
642:See also
629:High Bid
569:High Bid
457:High Bid
358:Bazaar 2
320:Mad Mate
314:Scrabble
181:. While
132:Mad Mate
39:strategy
1072:Contigo
1032:Acquire
876:July 7,
817:July 7,
698:May 24,
652:Acquire
620:Notes:
613:Venture
498:Mancala
410:Mancala
405:Contigo
345:Acquire
310:Options
234:Acquire
190:Acquire
183:Acquire
156:Venture
136:Acquire
94:History
61:Acquire
1147:Quinto
1117:Jumpin
1092:Feudal
1077:Events
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591:Sleuth
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416:Events
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179:Hasbro
154:, and
152:Sleuth
140:Bazaar
108:design
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575:Monad
557:Evade
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