Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Designer pages on BGG

Gosh, with the new designer pages on BGG, there is now an entire page devoted to me. Of course, you may be more interested in this one.

Funny, it lists forums about my game, but not The Menorah Game itself.

Yehuda
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Monday, February 27, 2006

Monopoly Versions

Since I'm bored, and astoundingly enough there is no complete list of Monopoly versions on the Internet (!!!), here is a list I collected from eBay, BoardGameGeek, and various people's online collections.

Caveats:
  • In general, versions are prefixed or suffixed by either "Monopoly" or "opoly". Some also say "edition", "collectible", and other such stuff. And some are "on Board", "in a Box", or "Here and Now". Unofficial versions might say "The Game of". [2008/08/27: Just discovered all the Stock Block games.]
  • Contains many unofficial (unlicensed) versions.
  • The list covers different versions; that is, the spaces on the board are named for different things. It doesn't contain endless series of editions of the same versions published by box color and date. It also doesn't contain all language editions of the same version. For instance, there are many different editions in different languages of "Wonders of the World Monopoly". As a rough estimate, including all editions and different language editions of the same version would inflate this list by a factor of five.
  • In my opinion, Monopoly is not a very good game, even when played without house rules. It remains popular mostly due to nostalgia and lack of information about better games. If you don't know any other games besides Monopoly, please go to BoardGameGeek and learn about many, many better games. I recommend starting with Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, or Acquire.
Some of my sources: eBay, BoardGameGeek, World of Monopoly, Monopoly Lexicon, Richard's Monopoly page, Monopoly Base, Wikipedia, Helponboard (thanks Kevin), David (thebigchip), ...


2393 versions, and counting (last updated May-19-2013):
  1. .com
  2. 08520
  3. 123 Sesame St
  4. 150th Hartford Independent Fair
  5. 1899 Hoffenheim
  6. 1935 Commemorative
  7. 1935 Deluxe 1st Game
  8. 1999 NFL Gridiron
  9. 2012 Olympic Games
  10. 25th Anniversary
  11. 30A (South Walton)
  12. 50's
  13. 60's
  14. 60th Anniversary
  15. 65th Anniversary 1935-2000
  16. 70's
  17. 70th Anniversary
  18. 80's
  19. '84 L.A. Games
  20. A Christmas Story
  21. Aachen
  22. Aandelenspel Houten
  23. Aberdeen
  24. Abilene
  25. Abington
  26. AC/DC
  27. Adelaide
  28. Adelaide Crows
  29. Adelaide Crows 20th
  30. Adoption
  31. Adventure Time
  32. Aerospace
  33. Affton
  34. AFL Premier - Carlton
  35. AFL Premier - Collingwood
  36. AFL Premier - Geelong
  37. Aggie
  38. Aitkin County
  39. Akita
  40. al Dallal
  41. Alabama
  42. Alabama NCAA
  43. Alan Turing
  44. Alaska
  45. Alaska's Iditarod
  46. Albany
  47. Alberta
  48. Albertsons
  49. Albuquerque
  50. Albuquerque (Stock Block)
  51. Aldeburgh
  52. Alexandria
  53. Alfa
  54. Algarve
  55. Algonquin
  56. All About Allentown
  57. All Blacks Charity Edition
  58. Allegany
  59. Allgau
  60. Allstate Insurance
  61. Altman Barbados
  62. Alpaca
  63. Alsace
  64. Alta Vista
  65. Alton Metro
  66. Alton Towers Resort
  67. Amanda
  68. Amador
  69. Amarillo
  70. AmCan
  71. America
  72. America Special
  73. American Chopper
  74. American Cities
  75. American Express Funds
  76. Amersfoort
  77. Amherst
  78. Ami
  79. Amiens
  80. Amsterdam
  81. Amsterdams Zwerfspel
  82. Angers
  83. Anglesey
  84. Anniversary
  85. Anti
  86. Anti II
  87. Anti III
  88. Antwerpen
  89. APBA Boxing
  90. Apple
  91. Arabic
  92. Arabic e-sinibad
  93. Arberdeen
  94. Argentina
  95. Ariel Investments
  96. Arizona
  97. Arkansas
  98. Arlington
  99. Arlon
  100. Armador
  101. Armenian
  102. ARMLS
  103. Arsenal
  104. Arsenal - Farewell to Highbury
  105. Art
  106. Aschaffenburg
  107. ASML
  108. Assen
  109. Asterix
  110. Aston Villa FC
  111. Astronomy
  112. Astros
  113. ASU
  114. Atlanta
  115. Atlanta [Stock Block]
  116. Atlanta Braves
  117. Atlanta City
  118. Atlanta Olympic
  119. Atlantic City (regular)
  120. Atlantis
  121. Athens
  122. Attleboro
  123. Auburn
  124. Auckland
  125. Audubon
  126. Augsburg
  127. Aurora
  128. Austin
  129. Austin (MyCityopoly)
  130. Australia
  131. Australia Here and Now
  132. Australian Football League
  133. Austria
  134. Auvergne
  135. Avalon Communities
  136. Avignon
  137. Azerbaijan
  138. B.C.
  139. Back to the Future
  140. Bad Axe
  141. Bad Homburg
  142. Bad Kreuznach
  143. Baden (BNN)
  144. Baden-Baden
  145. Baden-Wurttemberg
  146. Baghdad Game
  147. Bahamas
  148. Bakken
  149. Bali
  150. Ballard
  151. Baltimore
  152. Baltimore [Stock Block]
  153. Bama
  154. Bamberg
  155. Banco Imobiliário
  156. Banco Imobiliário Cidade Olimpica (Olympic City 2016)
  157. Banco Imobiliário Junior
  158. Banff
  159. Bank
  160. Bank Elhaz Elsaed
  161. Bank of America
  162. Bank of America Baseball
  163. Bank of America Toy Bank
  164. Bank Game of New Paktrade
  165. Bankhaus Wolbern
  166. Banking
  167. Barbados [Stock Block]
  168. Barca
  169. Barcelona
  170. Barstow
  171. Bass Fishing
  172. Basse Normandie
  173. Bassin d'Arcachon
  174. Batavia
  175. Bath
  176. Batman
  177. Batman and Robin
  178. Battle Creek
  179. Bayerische Ausgabe
  180. Bayern
  181. Bayern Muchen FC
  182. Baylor
  183. Bayreuth
  184. BBC Radio One
  185. BBK Clinical Research and Development
  186. Beach
  187. Beachfront
  188. Beagle
  189. Bean
  190. Beauvais
  191. Beaver
  192. Beaver Island
  193. Bel Air
  194. Belchertown
  195. Belfast
  196. Belgian
  197. Belgian Ltd
  198. Belgian Travel
  199. Belgie-Belgique
  200. Belgrade
  201. Belkin
  202. Bellaire
  203. Bellingen Shire Council
  204. Belvider
  205. Bend's Powderbroker
  206. Berkshire Hathaway
  207. Bergen
  208. Berlin
  209. Bermuda
  210. Bermuda [Stock Block]
  211. Bernard Power's Canada
  212. Berryville
  213. Besancon
  214. Best Buy
  215. Betty Boop
  216. Beverly Hills
  217. BGCA (Boys and Girls Club of America)
  218. Bibby Line Group
  219. Bible
  220. Bielefeld
  221. Big Apple
  222. Big Mac
  223. Bigtopolis
  224. Bilbao
  225. Billings
  226. Bird
  227. Birmingham
  228. Birmingham University
  229. Birmington
  230. Birthday
  231. Bita
  232. BJU
  233. Blackpool & the Fylde Coast
  234. Blacks & Whites
  235. Blaenau Ffestiniog
  236. Bloomies
  237. Bloomington
  238. Blossomland
  239. Blue Box
  240. Blue Marble
  241. Blue Sky
  242. Bocholt
  243. Bochum
  244. Bodensee
  245. Boken
  246. Bolton
  247. Bolton Bohnanza
  248. Bomber
  249. Bombsquad
  250. Bonn
  251. Book
  252. Book-
  253. Bookshelf
  254. Boom (Studio 360)
  255. Boone
  256. BOOOO
  257. Bordeaux
  258. Borink
  259. Borsa
  260. Borussia Dortmund
  261. Bosch Belegh
  262. Boston
  263. Boston- [Terrier]
  264. Boston Celtics
  265. Boston Red Sox (2000)
  266. Boston Red Sox (2006)
  267. Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series Champions
  268. Boston Scene
  269. Boulder
  270. Bourges
  271. Bourne
  272. Bournemouth and Poole
  273. Boutique
  274. Bowie
  275. Boxer
  276. Boy Scouts of America
  277. Boynton Beach
  278. Bradford
  279. Braille
  280. Brandling Arms
  281. Branson
  282. Braunschweig
  283. Brave (Pixar)
  284. Brazil
  285. Breckenridge
  286. Breda
  287. Bremen
  288. Bremerhaven
  289. Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit
  290. Brest
  291. Bretagne
  292. Brew
  293. Breyer
  294. Brighton & Hove
  295. Bristol
  296. British
  297. British 60th Anniversary
  298. British Milk Chocolate
  299. Broken Arrow
  300. Bronxeville
  301. Brookfield
  302. Brookline
  303. Brooklyn
  304. Brown
  305. Bruderheim, AB
  306. Brussel
  307. Brussels
  308. BU
  309. Bucharest
  310. Buck
  311. Buckeye
  312. Budget
  313. Buffalo
  314. Bug
  315. Build
  316. Bulgaria
  317. Bulldog
  318. Bungay
  319. Bunnings Warehouse
  320. Bunul gospodar
  321. Burbank
  322. Burghausen
  323. Burma / Myanmar
  324. Burgenland
  325. Burmese
  326. Business
  327. Bunnings Warehouse
  328. Buxtehude
  329. BYU
  330. C-TEC
  331. Caen
  332. Café Wilhelmina - Eindhoven
  333. Cairo
  334. Cal
  335. California
  336. California Centers Magazine
  337. Calgary
  338. Calumet
  339. Calvert
  340. Camargue
  341. Cambridge
  342. Camrose
  343. Canada
  344. Canadian
  345. Canadian (2010)
  346. Canadiens
  347. Cane
  348. Cannes
  349. CañonCity
  350. Canton
  351. Cape Breton
  352. Cape Cod
  353. Capitolio
  354. Cardiff
  355. Cardinal World Series Champions 2006
  356. Carglass
  357. Carlisle
  358. Carmargue
  359. Carolina
  360. Carpenter
  361. Carribean
  362. Carribean [Stock Block]
  363. Carroll 
  364. Carroll County
  365. Cars 2
  366. Cartoon Taiwan
  367. Carver
  368. Casey
  369. Casino
  370. Casino Rama-Big Time
  371. Cat
  372. Cat in the Hat
  373. Cat Lovers
  374. Catholic
  375. Cats
  376. Catskill
  377. Cayman
  378. Cedar Point
  379. Cedar Rapids
  380. Celtic
  381. Celtic Legends
  382. Centennial Olympic Games
  383. Centenium Benefica 1904-2004
  384. Central Lee Donnelson
  385. Century of Flight / Aviation
  386. Chamonix
  387. Chancer, The Game
  388. Charleroi
  389. Charlestown
  390. Charlevoix
  391. Charlotte
  392. Charlotte [Stock Block]
  393. Chav
  394. Cheese
  395. Chelmsford
  396. Chelsea
  397. Cheltenham
  398. Chemnitz
  399. Cherry
  400. Chesapeake
  401. Chester
  402. Chester & Cheshire
  403. Chester County
  404. Chesterfield
  405. Chicken
  406. Chicago
  407. Chicago (2009)
  408. Chicago [Stock Block]
  409. Chicago Bears
  410. Chicago Blackhawks
  411. Chicago Cubs
  412. Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series Champions
  413. Chieftan
  414. Chihuahua
  415. Chile
  416. Chili Heads
  417. China
  418. China Wall
  419. Chip 'n Pin
  420. Chocolate
  421. Chopply
  422. Christian
  423. Christmas
  424. Chronicles of Narnia
  425. Chrystler
  426. Chrystler Town & Country Road Trip
  427. Cincinnati
  428. Cincinnati [Stock Block]
  429. Circus
  430. Citrus
  431. Citta d'Italia
  432. City
  433. City of Bath Endeavor
  434. City of Falls Church
  435. City of Green Bay
  436. City of Green Bay Sesquicentennial
  437. City of Lagos
  438. Cityville
  439. Civil War
  440. Clarksville
  441. Classic Video Game
  442. Clemson
  443. Cleveland
  444. Cleveland [Stock Block]
  445. Cleveland Browns
  446. Clinton (1994)
  447. Clinton (1995)
  448. Co Tan Trieu Phu
  449. Co-op
  450. Coburg
  451. Coca-Cola
  452. Coca-Cola 125th Anniversary
  453. Coca-Cola Classic Ads
  454. Coca-Cola Collector's
  455. Cocktail
  456. Cody
  457. Coffee Bean
  458. Cofu
  459. Collector's Tin Car
  460. Collector's Tin Train
  461. College
  462. Cologne
  463. Colorado
  464. Colorado State
  465. Columbia
  466. Columbus
  467. Columbus [Stock Block]
  468. Combined
  469. Compiègne
  470. Con
  471. ConAgra Foods
  472. Concord
  473. Condo
  474. Construction
  475. Copenhagen
  476. Cork
  477. Cornell
  478. Cornwall
  479. Cornwall Challenge
  480. Coronation Street
  481. Corpus Christi
  482. Corrupt
  483. Corse
  484. Corvette
  485. Corvette 50th Anniversary
  486. Cosmopoly et megapoly
  487. Coté D'Azur
  488. Cottbus
  489. Country
  490. Coventry
  491. Cowboy
  492. Cranbrook
  493. Crayola
  494. Cricket
  495. Cricket Australia (Ashes Series)
  496. Croatia
  497. Cronulla
  498. Cuba
  499. Cuti-Cuti Malaysia
  500. Cycle
  501. Cyclon
  502. Cyclone
  503. CyFair
  504. Cyprus
  505. Cyrus Deluxe
  506. Czech Republic
  507. d'Arlon
  508. Dachshund
  509. Dacorum
  510. Dairy
  511. Dale Earnhardt
  512. Dale Earnhardt Legacy
  513. Dallas
  514. Dallas [Stock Block]
  515. Dallas Cowboys
  516. Dallas Scene
  517. Dalton
  518. Dana Point
  519. Danbury
  520. Dance
  521. Danville, Illinois
  522. Darmstadt
  523. Dart
  524. Das kaufmännische Talent
  525. Das Warnemundespiel
  526. DaVita
  527. Dawg
  528. Dayton
  529. Dayton [Stock Block]
  530. Daytona
  531. Daytona Beach
  532. De Delftsche Ronde
  533. de Hypotheker
  534. Debrecen
  535. Decatur
  536. Deep Sea
  537. Delaware
  538. Deluxe
  539. Deluxe (50th) Anniversary
  540. Den Haag
  541. Denver
  542. Denver [in a Box]
  543. Denver [Stock Block]
  544. Denver Broncos
  545. Denville
  546. der Verruckte Geldautomat
  547. Derbyshire
  548. Desi
  549. Despicable Me 2
  550. Destination Downtown (Jacksonville)
  551. Detroit
  552. Detroit [Stock Block]
  553. Detroit Red Wings
  554. Detroit Tigers
  555. Devil
  556. Devon
  557. Dickinson County
  558. Dictator
  559. Die Borse
  560. Dijon
  561. Dino
  562. Dinosaur
  563. Disney
  564. Disney 3D
  565. Disney Theme Park
  566. Disney Vacaction Club
  567. Disney/Pixar
  568. Dive
  569. DIY
  570. Doctor Who
  571. Dodgers
  572. Dog
  573. Dog-
  574. Dog Artist
  575. Dog Eat Dog
  576. Dog Lovers
  577. Dolphin
  578. Dom tot Dam
  579. Domain
  580. Dominik's Food Store
  581. Door County
  582. Doraemon
  583. Dordrecht
  584. Dortmund
  585. Dostihy a sazky
  586. Double Feature
  587. Doylestown
  588. Dr. Ochel
  589. Dresden
  590. Drug
  591. Dubai
  592. Duck
  593. Ducks 
  594. Dubai
  595. Dublin
  596. Dubuque
  597. Duel Masters (US)
  598. Duel Masters (UK)
  599. Duisburg
  600. Duke
  601. Duluth
  602. Dulwich College Preparatory School
  603. Dundee
  604. Dunkerque
  605. Durant
  606. Durham
  607. Durham County (2009)
  608. Durrell
  609. Düsseldorf
  610. Dutch
  611. E. M. S.
  612. Earth
  613. Earth: Team Power Smart
  614. East Aurora
  615. East Grinstead
  616. East Hampton
  617. Easy Money
  618. ECU
  619. Ecuador
  620. Ede
  621. Edicao Sporting
  622. Edinburgh
  623. Edmonton
  624. Edysje Fryslan
  625. Eger
  626. Egypt
  627. Eindhoven
  628. Eksklusif
  629. El Banquero
  630. El Paso Scene
  631. El Turista Anahuac
  632. Eldorado
  633. Electronic Banking
  634. Electronic Labs Finance
  635. Elk
  636. Elk Grove
  637. Elvis
  638. Elvis 75th Anniversary
  639. Elvis Presley 25th Anniversary
  640. Emergency Medical Services
  641. Emirates
  642. Emlak Ticareti Oyunu (Istanbul)
  643. Emsland
  644. EMO (Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf)
  645. Endagered Species
  646. Endless
  647. Enfield
  648. England
  649. England Deluxe
  650. England Travel
  651. Englewood
  652. Enschede
  653. Environ
  654. Environmental Concerns
  655. Episcopalian
  656. Equip De France De Football
  657. Erfurt
  658. Erlangen
  659. Erwin
  660. Espanola Futball
  661. ESPN
  662. Essen
  663. Essex
  664. Esslingen
  665. Estes Express Lines 7th Anniversary
  666. Estonia
  667. Euro
  668. Euro Company
  669. Euro Super
  670. Eurobusiness
  671. Europa
  672. Europe
  673. European Union
  674. Euskirchen
  675. Evanston
  676. Evansville
  677. Everest
  678. Everton FC
  679. Exclusive Resorts
  680. Exeter
  681. Exeter Challenge
  682. F.S.U.
  683. FA Premier League 1999/2000
  684. FA Premier League 2000/2001
  685. Fabulous Las Vegas
  686. Fairbanks
  687. Fairmont Resorts and Hotels Centennial
  688. Fairy
  689. Falkenberg
  690. Falkirk
  691. Fall River
  692. Fallout
  693. Family
  694. Family Game, The
  695. Family Game Night Championship
  696. Family Guy
  697. Famu
  698. Fantastic Four
  699. Fantasy Football Players
  700. FAO Schwartz
  701. Farmapoly
  702. Farmopoly
  703. Farmington Valley
  704. FedEx
  705. FedEx Kinkos
  706. Fehmarn
  707. Fergus (Fergus Falls)
  708. Ferrari
  709. Feyenoord
  710. FIFA WM 2006 Germany
  711. FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa
  712. Final Fantasy
  713. Finance
  714. Finance & Fortune
  715. Finance Knapp/Electric
  716. Firefighter's
  717. First Edition
  718. Fisher Scientific Centennial
  719. Fishin
  720. Fishing: Prized Catch
  721. Flemish
  722. Flensburg
  723. Florida
  724. Flynt
  725. Flynth
  726. FNW
  727. Fohr
  728. Folk
  729. Fond (Fond du Lac)
  730. Football Top Clubs
  731. Ford 100th Anniversary
  732. Ford Mustang 40th Anniversary
  733. Ford Thunderbird 50th Anniversary
  734. Foreclosure
  735. Forest Park Historical Society
  736. Forks
  737. Fort Thomas
  738. Fort Wayne
  739. Fort Worth
  740. Fort Worth [Stock Block]
  741. Fox
  742. Fox Cities
  743. Foxborough
  744. Foxwood
  745. France Reunion
  746. France World Cup '98
  747. Franken
  748. Frankfurt
  749. Franklin Mint
  750. Free Set of Uniquely Singapore
  751. Fredericton
  752. Freiburg
  753. Fremantle
  754. Fremont
  755. French Bulldog (Frenchie)
  756. French Top Football Clubs
  757. Frisian
  758. Fryslân
  759. Fulda
  760. Fulham FC
  761. Futurama
  762. Future Electronics
  763. Galveston
  764. Game Car Token Tin
  765. Garden
  766. Garfield
  767. Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  768. Gator
  769. Gay
  770. Gay-
  771. Gaya Baru
  772. Geck
  773. Geelong FC Premiership
  774. Geldermalsen/Waalkant
  775. Gelsenkirchen
  776. General Mills
  777. Geneva
  778. Geneve
  779. Georgia
  780. Georgia Tech
  781. Georgsmarienhutte
  782. Gera
  783. German Shepherd
  784. Germantown
  785. Germany (Deutschland)
  786. Ghetto (black)
  787. Ghetto (hand-made during Holocaust)
  788. GI Joe
  789. Giancola
  790. Gießen
  791. Gilbert
  792. Girl Scout
  793. Girl's Guide Anniversary
  794. Girlguiding UK
  795. Gironde
  796. Glasgow
  797. Glasgow Rangers
  798. Glen Ellyn
  799. Glendale
  800. Glenwood Springs
  801. Gloucestershire
  802. Glousester
  803. Go To Texas
  804. Gold Coast, Australia
  805. Golden
  806. Golf
  807. Golf Signature Holes
  808. Goodrich
  809. Gopher
  810. Göppingen
  811. Gosforth
  812. Göteborg
  813. Göttingen
  814. Gouda
  815. Gouwe Deal
  816. Gran
  817. Gran Capital
  818. Gran Mundo Financiero
  819. Gran Santiago
  820. Granada
  821. Grand Island
  822. Grand Junction
  823. Grand Rapids
  824. Grande Prarie
  825. Grandma
  826. Grateful Dead
  827. Grazer Wirtschafts
  828. Great Stampede West
  829. Greater Bozeman
  830. Greater Hazelton Area
  831. Greater Jenkintown
  832. Greater Miami
  833. Greater Memphis
  834. Greater Moncton
  835. Greater Saint John
  836. Greater Sudbury
  837. Greek
  838. Greeley
  839. Green
  840. Green Bay
  841. Green Bay Packers
  842. Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc.
  843. Green Valley
  844. Greenbrier County
  845. Grenoble
  846. Grillin
  847. Groningen
  848. Grosse Point
  849. Grow Op
  850. Growth Equities Mutual
  851. Guadeloupe
  852. Guatemala
  853. Guelph
  854. Guernsey
  855. Guildford
  856. Gunzburg
  857. GW
  858. Gyôr
  859. Hackettstown
  860. Hadley
  861. Hagen
  862. Halle (Saale)
  863. Halloween
  864. Hamburg
  865. Hameln
  866. Hamilton
  867. Hamm
  868. Hamoen
  869. Hanau
  870. Handel Ehrlekh
  871. Hannover
  872. Hanover Norwich
  873. Hans Anders
  874. Hanson
  875. Hard Rock Cafe
  876. Harderwijk
  877. Hardinxveld-Giessendam
  878. Harley Davidson
  879. Harley Davidson 95th Anniversary Limited Collector's
  880. Harley Davidson Authorized
  881. Harley Davidson Legendary Bikes
  882. Harley Davidson Motorcycles "Live to Ride"
  883. Harrods
  884. Harrow School
  885. Hartland
  886. Harvard
  887. Harz
  888. Haute Normandie
  889. Haute Savoie
  890. Havertown
  891. Hawaii
  892. Hawaii (State)
  893. Haworth
  894. Hawthorn
  895. HCI Capital
  896. Heath
  897. Heidelberg
  898. Heilbronn
  899. Heineken
  900. Heinz
  901. Heirloom
  902. Hello Kitty
  903. Hellraiser
  904. Hen
  905. Henderson
  906. Here and Now
  907. Here and Now (Australia)
  908. Here and Now (France)
  909. Here and Now (Ireland)
  910. Here and Now (Netherlands)
  911. Here and Now (New Zealand)
  912. Here and Now (Taiwan)
  913. Here and Now (U.K.)
  914. Here and Now (World)
  915. Hereford Zone
  916. Herne
  917. Hershey's
  918. Herzogenaurach
  919. Heute
  920. Highlands and Islands
  921. Hildesheim
  922. Hillegom
  923. Hilton
  924. Hiphop
  925. Historic Boston
  926. HMO
  927. Hoboken, NJ
  928. Hoeksche Waard
  929. Hof
  930. Hog
  931. Hold'em
  932. Hoeksche Waard
  933. Holiday Property
  934. Holly
  935. Hollywood
  936. HOM
  937. Homeschool
  938. Hometown Anoka/Ramsey
  939. Hometown Bloomington
  940. Hometown La Crosse
  941. Hometown Oshkosh
  942. Homonopolis
  943. Hong Kong
  944. Hong Kong 1997 Commemorative
  945. Hong Kong Deluxe
  946. Hong Kong Travel
  947. Honolulu
  948. Hooked on Hereford
  949. Horse
  950. Horse Lovers
  951. Houston
  952. Houston [Stock Block]
  953. Houston Astros 2005 NL Champions
  954. Howard DeWalden Estate
  955. Howell
  956. Hoya
  957. HP Supplly Chain
  958. Hub City Livin
  959. Hudson Valley
  960. Hudson-Litchfield
  961. Huevopolis
  962. Huisjesmelker
  963. Huizer
  964. Hull
  965. Hull City
  966. Hull City AFC
  967. Hungary
  968. Husker
  969. Hydr
  970. I Love Lucy
  971. I Love Lucy "California Here We Come"
  972. I Luv Colorado Springs
  973. I Luv London
  974. I.U.
  975. Ice Cream
  976. Iceland
  977. Idaho
  978. Illinoise (Illinio)
  979. Illoni
  980. Illumin
  981. In N Out
  982. India
  983. Indiana
  984. Indiana Jones
  985. Indian River
  986. Indianapolis
  987. Indianapolis [Stock Block]
  988. Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI
  989. Indonesia
  990. Ineel Institute Techn
  991. Inflatable
  992. ING Direct
  993. Ingolstadt
  994. Inheritance
  995. Interbay Funding
  996. Intercontinental
  997. International Business
  998. International Euro
  999. Inventus Patentus
  1000. Inverness
  1001. Investing in Radio
  1002. Investment Styles of the Rich and Famous
  1003. Iowa
  1004. Iowa State
  1005. Iowa State Fair
  1006. Ipswitch
  1007. Iraq
  1008. Ireland
  1009. Irish
  1010. Iron Mountain
  1011. Islam
  1012. Island
  1013. Island (Iceland)
  1014. Islay
  1015. Isle of Anglesey
  1016. Isle of Arran
  1017. Isle of Man
  1018. Isle of Wight
  1019. Israel (Monopol)
  1020. Issaquah
  1021. Jack Russell (Jacks)
  1022. Jackson
  1023. Jacksonville
  1024. Jakarta
  1025. Jamaica
  1026. Jamaica 50th Anniversary
  1027. James Bond 007
  1028. Janesville
  1029. Japan
  1030. Japan Deluxe
  1031. Japan Pocket
  1032. Japanese
  1033. Jayhawks
  1034. Jekyll Island, Georgia
  1035. Jersey
  1036. Jewish
  1037. Jim Hanson's Muppets
  1038. JMU
  1039. John Deere
  1040. John Wayne
  1041. Johnny Lightning
  1042. Johnson
  1043. Joliet
  1044. Juicy Couture
  1045. Jumbo Jet
  1046. Juneau
  1047. Junior
  1048. Junior Avatar
  1049. Junior Ben 10
  1050. Junior (Big Mac Korea)
  1051. Junior Bratz
  1052. Junior Deep Sea Adventure
  1053. Junior Dig 'N Dinos
  1054. Junior Disney Channel
  1055. Junior Disney Princess
  1056. Junior Edible Sour Candy
  1057. Junior Elois
  1058. Junior Hannah Montana
  1059. Junior Hello Kitty
  1060. Junior (Korean)
  1061. Junior Kung-Fu Panda
  1062. Junior Lemonade
  1063. Junior Party
  1064. Junior Shaun the Sheep
  1065. Junior Shrek 2
  1066. Junior Sports
  1067. Junior Toy Story
  1068. Junior Toy Story 2
  1069. Junior Toy Story and Beyond
  1070. Junior Travel
  1071. Junior Trek Alaska
  1072. Junior Waddingtons
  1073. Justice League of America
  1074. Jutaria Around the World
  1075. Jutaria Disertai dengen hadiah misteri
  1076. Jutaria Millionaire
  1077. Jutaria Billionaire
  1078. Kalamazoo
  1079. Kalli
  1080. Kamp Tjideng
  1081. KanAm
  1082. Kankakee
  1083. Kansas
  1084. Kansas City
  1085. Kansas City Scene
  1086. Kansas State
  1087. Karachi
  1088. Karlo
  1089. Karlsruhe
  1090. Karntener Wirtschafts
  1091. Kassel
  1092. Kasteel De Haar
  1093. Katy
  1094. Kauai
  1095. Kecskemét
  1096. Keller
  1097. Kelowna
  1098. Kempten
  1099. Kennebunk
  1100. Kenosha
  1101. Kent
  1102. Kentuky State
  1103. Kessef Gadol
  1104. Key System
  1105. Khov
  1106. Kiel
  1107. King's College University
  1108. Kingston
  1109. Kingston upon Hull
  1110. Kingwood
  1111. Kip
  1112. Kismet
  1113. KISS
  1114. Kitchener-Waterloo
  1115. Kix 104 FM Hometown
  1116. Klamath Falls
  1117. Klingon
  1118. Koblenz
  1119. Koch
  1120. Köln
  1121. Konstanz
  1122. Korean
  1123. Kreasi Baru
  1124. Kreasi Baru Maknit
  1125. Krefeld
  1126. Kristianstad
  1127. Kuala Lumpar
  1128. Kuwait (Al Dallal)
  1129. La Crosse
  1130. La France Agricole
  1131. La Jolie
  1132. La Jolla
  1133. La Palette Rouge
  1134. La Rochelle
  1135. Lab-
  1136. Lafayette
  1137. Laga Internasional
  1138. Laga Nasional
  1139. Laguna
  1140. Lake Winnipesaukee: Follow the Mount
  1141. Lancashire
  1142. Land
  1143. Landshut
  1144. Landslide
  1145. Las Vegas
  1146. Las Vegas Fortune
  1147. Latin
  1148. Latvia
  1149. Laurel and Hardy
  1150. Law Enforcement
  1151. Lawton
  1152. LDS
  1153. Le Havre
  1154. Leather
  1155. Lebanon
  1156. Leelan
  1157. Leeds
  1158. Leeds (private edition)
  1159. Leerdam - Geldermasen
  1160. Legal
  1161. Legends of the Game: Negro and Latin Leagues Baseball
  1162. Leibnitz
  1163. Leicestershire
  1164. Leipzig
  1165. Leominster
  1166. Let's Buy Hollywood
  1167. Lethbridge
  1168. Letzebuerg
  1169. Levenger Leather
  1170. Lexington
  1171. Lexington [Stock Block]
  1172. Lianca
  1173. Liberal
  1174. Library
  1175. Liege
  1176. Life in Dubai
  1177. Lighthouse
  1178. Lille
  1179. Lilly
  1180. Lilly Pulitzer
  1181. Lima
  1182. Limburg
  1183. Limited Too: It's a Girl's World
  1184. Limoges
  1185. Limousin
  1186. Lincoln
  1187. Lingewaal -  Gorinchem
  1188. Linzer Wirtschafts
  1189. Lion
  1190. Lionel Trains
  1191. Litchfield
  1192. Little Debbie Snack
  1193. Little Rock
  1194. Littlest Pet Shop
  1195. Live
  1196. Liverpool
  1197. Liverpool - Capital of Culture 2008
  1198. Liverpool FC - European Champions
  1199. Liverpool FC 2007
  1200. Livonia
  1201. Lloydminster
  1202. Locke
  1203. Lodi
  1204. Lokalspelet: Falkenberg
  1205. Lokalspelet: Gotland
  1206. Lokalspelet: Hassleholm
  1207. Lokalspelet: Helsingborg
  1208. Lokalspelet: Kalshamn
  1209. Lokalspelet: Karlskoga
  1210. Lokalspelet: Kristianstad
  1211. Lokalspelet: Linkoping
  1212. Lokalspelet: Mellanskane
  1213. Lokalspelet: Nykoping
  1214. Lokalspelet: Osterlen
  1215. Lokalspelet: Pitea
  1216. Lokalspelet: Trelleborg
  1217. Lokalspelet: Tvastad
  1218. Lokalspelet: Vastbo
  1219. London
  1220. London (2006)
  1221. London Olympics 2012
  1222. London Underground
  1223. Long Island
  1224. Longhorn
  1225. Loon
  1226. Looney Tunes
  1227. Lorraine
  1228. Lord of the Rings
  1229. Lord of the Rings (alida saxon)
  1230. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  1231. Lorraine
  1232. Los Angeles
  1233. Los Angeles [Stock Block]
  1234. Los Angeles Dodgers
  1235. Los Angeles Lakers
  1236. Louisville [Stock Block]
  1237. Lov
  1238. LPR (La Palette Rouge)
  1239. LSU
  1240. Lubbock
  1241. Lubeck
  1242. Ludwigsburg
  1243. Ludwigshafen
  1244. Lufkin
  1245. Luna Park Sydney 75th
  1246. Lunar: Mutant Chronicles
  1247. Luneburg
  1248. Luther
  1249. Luxus
  1250. Lycoming
  1251. Lynn
  1252. Lyon
  1253. M-State
  1254. M & M's
  1255. Maailman Ihmeet
  1256. Maaslands
  1257. Macon
  1258. Madison
  1259. Madrid
  1260. Mafia
  1261. Magdeburg
  1262. Maiden City
  1263. Main-Taunus
  1264. Maine
  1265. Mainz
  1266. Major League Baseball (2004)
  1267. Major League Baseball (2010)
  1268. Make Your Own
  1269. Malaga
  1270. Malaysia Travel
  1271. Mallorca
  1272. Malmo
  1273. Malta
  1274. Manager
  1275. Manchester
  1276. Manchester City FC
  1277. Manchester United
  1278. Manchester United 2000/2001
  1279. Manila
  1280. Manitowoc
  1281. Mannheim
  1282. Mansfield
  1283. Manx
  1284. Marble Arch
  1285. Marburg
  1286. Market Square
  1287. Marlborough
  1288. Marlin, Texas
  1289. Marquette
  1290. Marseille
  1291. Marshall Fields
  1292. Marshalls
  1293. Martian
  1294. Martin
  1295. Martinique
  1296. Martinsburg
  1297. Marvel Comics
  1298. Marvel Universe
  1299. Maryland
  1300. Mass Effect
  1301. Massey
  1302. Matador
  1303. Mataro
  1304. Maui
  1305. Mayberry
  1306. McCreary
  1307. McDonald's Mini 
  1308. McDonald's Promotion Junior
  1309. MCI Classic
  1310. Medical
  1311. Mega
  1312. Megalopolis
  1313. Megan
  1314. Mekelomania
  1315. Memmingen
  1316. Memphis
  1317. Memphis [Stock Block]
  1318. Menard
  1319. Menomonie
  1320. Meppel
  1321. Merveilles Du Monde
  1322. Metallica
  1323. Meth
  1324. Métro
  1325. Metropoly
  1326. Metz
  1327. Mexico
  1328. Mexico City
  1329. Miami
  1330. Miami and the Beaches
  1331. Miami (Lion's Club)
  1332. Miami Dolphins
  1333. Michael Graves
  1334. Michigan
  1335. Mickey Mouse 75th Anniversary
  1336. Micro
  1337. Middlesbrough
  1338. Midlothian
  1339. Milan
  1340. Military (Pemberton & Milner)
  1341. Millennium
  1342. Millennium-
  1343. Million
  1344. Millionaire
  1345. Millionth
  1346. Milwaukee
  1347. Milwaukee [Stock Block]
  1348. Mini-Cassia
  1349. Minneapolis-St. Paul's
  1350. Minnesota
  1351. Minnesota Vikings
  1352. Minnesota Wild
  1353. Minot
  1354. Miskolc
  1355. Miss
  1356. Mississauga
  1357. Mississippi
  1358. Missoula
  1359. Mizz
  1360. Mizzou
  1361. MOB
  1362. Moberly
  1363. Monaco World Championship 1977
  1364. Monchengladbach
  1365. Money-maker
  1366. Monona
  1367. Monopo-Lee
  1368. Monopol na Zbawienie
  1369. Monopoli
  1370. Monopolie
  1371. Monopolly 
  1372. Monrovia
  1373. Monster
  1374. Monster Jam 
  1375. Montcuq
  1376. Montgomery
  1377. Montpellier
  1378. Montreal
  1379. Montreal [Stock Block]
  1380. Montville
  1381. Moose
  1382. Mormon
  1383. Morocco
  1384. Morris Unilever Corporate Strategy
  1385. Morro Bay
  1386. Moscow Special Limited
  1387. Moshi Monsters
  1388. Motalaspelet
  1389. Motown
  1390. Mount
  1391. Mount Lebanon
  1392. Mount Shastan
  1393. Mountain
  1394. Mountaineering
  1395. MTG (Modern Times Group)
  1396. Muhammad Ali
  1397. München
  1398. Muni (Rochester)
  1399. Munich
  1400. Münster
  1401. Muppets
  1402. Murch
  1403. Mus
  1404. Music
  1405. Muskogee
  1406. Mustang 35th
  1407. Mustang 40th
  1408. Mutt
  1409. My
  1410. My American Idol
  1411. My Disney Villains
  1412. My Fantasy Baseball
  1413. My Fantasy Drivers
  1414. My Fantasy Football
  1415. My Little Pony
  1416. My Marvel Heroes Customizable
  1417. My MLB Customizable
  1418. My NBA Customizable
  1419. My NFL Customizable
  1420. My NHL Customizable
  1421. N.C. State
  1422. N. Carolina
  1423. Nacognopoly
  1424. Namur
  1425. Nantes
  1426. Nantucket
  1427. Napa Valley
  1428. Naperville
  1429. NASCAR
  1430. NASCAR 50th Anniversary Limited
  1431. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
  1432. Nashua
  1433. Nashville
  1434. Natchez
  1435. National Parks
  1436. NBA
  1437. Nebraska
  1438. Necrono
  1439. Neiman Marcus
  1440. NEPA
  1441. NET.
  1442. Netherlands
  1443. Netherlands Travel
  1444. Neubrandenburg
  1445. Neuss
  1446. Nevada
  1447. Nevada [Stock Block]
  1448. New Caledonia
  1449. New Canaan
  1450. New Disney
  1451. New England
  1452. New England Patriots
  1453. New Haven
  1454. New I Love Lucy
  1455. New London Area
  1456. New Milford
  1457. New Orleans
  1458. New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV Champions
  1459. New Orleans Scene
  1460. New Richmond
  1461. New South Wales (NSW)
  1462. New York
  1463. New York [Stock Block]
  1464. New York City
  1465. New York Giants
  1466. New York Giants Superbowl XLII Champions
  1467. New York Jets
  1468. New York Knicks
  1469. New York Mets
  1470. New York Scene
  1471. New York Yankees
  1472. New York Yankees 2009 World Series Champions
  1473. New York Yankees Century's Team
  1474. New Zealand
  1475. New Zealand: Pink Ribbon
  1476. Newcastle & Gateshead
  1477. Newcastle United
  1478. Newfoundland and Labrador
  1479. Newington College Sesquicentary
  1480. NewLondonArea
  1481. Newport
  1482. Newton
  1483. NFL
  1484. NFL Grid Iron
  1485. NFL Official Limited
  1486. NHL
  1487. NHL Collector's
  1488. NHL Original Six
  1489. Nice
  1490. Niederbayern
  1491. Niederosterreich
  1492. Niger
  1493. Night Sky
  1494. Night Sky Solar System
  1495. Nightmare Before Christmas
  1496. Nijmegen
  1497. Nimes
  1498. Nintendo (2006)
  1499. Nintendo (2010)
  1500. Nissan
  1501. Nord
  1502. Nord-Pas de Calais
  1503. Norderney
  1504. Norse
  1505. North Bay
  1506. North Carolina
  1507. North Carolina State
  1508. North Shore
  1509. Northampton
  1510. Northern Ireland
  1511. Norwich
  1512. Notre Dame
  1513. Nottingham
  1514. Nova
  1515. NRL
  1516. NUF
  1517. Nummi
  1518. Nuremberg
  1519. Nurnberg
  1520. Nyíregyháza
  1521. O.C.
  1522. O.J.
  1523. Oahu
  1524. Oakland
  1525. Oakland Raiders
  1526. Oakville
  1527. Obama
  1528. Oberhausen
  1529. Oberosterreich
  1530. Oberpfalz
  1531. Oberursel
  1532. Ocala
  1533. Ocean
  1534. Ocean City, NJ
  1535. Odaiba
  1536. Odense
  1537. Oekolo
  1538. of Three Kingdoms
  1539. Offenbach
  1540. Offenburg
  1541. Ogden
  1542. Ogden II
  1543. Ohio
  1544. Oil Barons
  1545. OK State
  1546. Oklahoma
  1547. Oklahoma Centennial
  1548. Oklahoma City
  1549. Oklahoma City [Stock Block]
  1550. Okolo
  1551. Oktoberfest 
  1552. Old Bridge
  1553. Old Forge
  1554. Old Navy Shop
  1555. Oldenburg
  1556. Ole Miss
  1557. Olive
  1558. Oly
  1559. Omaha
  1560. Oman
  1561. Oneida
  1562. Only Fools and Horses
  1563. Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam (OOG)
  1564. Option One
  1565. Orange
  1566. Oregon
  1567. Orlando
  1568. Orleans
  1569. Osaka
  1570. Oshkosh Is Game
  1571. Oslo
  1572. Osnabruck
  1573. Ostereich
  1574. Ostfriesland
  1575. Ostsee
  1576. Oststeiermark
  1577. OSU
  1578. Otra Sud
  1579. Ottawa
  1580. Ottawa [Stock Block]
  1581. Oundle
  1582. Owens
  1583. Oxford
  1584. Oxford [Stock Block]
  1585. Ozaukee County
  1586. PABI Island
  1587. Pacific Palisades
  1588. Packer
  1589. Packerland
  1590. Packers
  1591. Paderborn
  1592. Palm Beach
  1593. Palma de Mallorca
  1594. Palmer
  1595. Palmmuusaaren Pohatta
  1596. Palmyra
  1597. Palos Verdes
  1598. Pamp pa Paradison
  1599. Panama
  1600. Panama City
  1601. Parade (2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade)
  1602. Paris
  1603. Paris Saint-Germain
  1604. Park City
  1605. Parker
  1606. Parkersburg Discovery
  1607. Pas-de-Calais
  1608. Passau
  1609. Patriot Act
  1610. Pau
  1611. Pays Basque
  1612. Peanuts
  1613. Pécs
  1614. Pedigree Dog Lover's
  1615. Pelhams Westchester County
  1616. Pembroke
  1617. Pendelton
  1618. Penguin
  1619. Peninsul
  1620. Penn
  1621. Penn State
  1622. Pennsville
  1623. Pepperell
  1624. Pepsi
  1625. Perigord
  1626. Perkiomen
  1627. Perry Rhodan
  1628. Perth
  1629. Perth WA (Western Austrailia)
  1630. Petaluma
  1631. Peterborough
  1632. Petropolis
  1633. Peuter
  1634. Pfalz
  1635. Pforzheim
  1636. PGA Tour
  1637. Philadelphia
  1638. Philadelphia [Stock Block]
  1639. Philadelphia Eagles
  1640. Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Champions
  1641. Philately
  1642. Philippine
  1643. Philippines
  1644. Philipstown
  1645. Phineas & Ferb
  1646. Phoenix
  1647. Phoenix [Stock Block]
  1648. Phon
  1649. Photo
  1650. Picardie
  1651. Pikes Peak
  1652. Pimp
  1653. Pink Floyd
  1654. Pirate
  1655. Pirates of the Caribbean
  1656. Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides
  1657. Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy
  1658. Pitea
  1659. Pitt
  1660. Pittsburgh
  1661. Pittsburgh Penguins
  1662. Pittsburgh Steelers
  1663. Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champions XL
  1664. Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champions XLIII
  1665. Pittsfield
  1666. Pixar
  1667. Planet Earth
  1668. Planet Orange
  1669. Plant City
  1670. Playmaster
  1671. Plumbing-Heating-Cooling
  1672. Plymouth
  1673. Pocomoke
  1674. Poet
  1675. Pogrom
  1676. Point
  1677. Pointe
  1678. Poitou
  1679. Pokemon (1999)
  1680. Pokemon (2001)
  1681. Pokemon - Gold and Silver 
  1682. Polk County
  1683. Poly
  1684. Pond Hockey
  1685. Pontiac
  1686. Pony
  1687. Poodle
  1688. Poole
  1689. Popular
  1690. Porn Masters
  1691. Port Adelaide
  1692. Port Sorell
  1693. Portland (Maine)
  1694. Portland-City
  1695. Portland [Stock Block]
  1696. Portsmouth
  1697. Portugal
  1698. Possum
  1699. Post Office - Holiday Stamp
  1700. Post Office - Love Stamp
  1701. Post Office - Wonders of America Stamp
  1702. Pot
  1703. Potsdam
  1704. Power Rangers
  1705. Powerpuff Girls
  1706. Pow Wow
  1707. Prague
  1708. Premier Communities
  1709. President
  1710. Pretty Pretty Princess Cinderella
  1711. Prince Caspian
  1712. Prince Edward Island
  1713. Princess
  1714. Princeton
  1715. Prison
  1716. Prologis Industrial Real Estate
  1717. ProRail
  1718. Prosser
  1719. PSG - Paris
  1720. PSV Soccer Club
  1721. Puerto Rico
  1722. Pug
  1723. Puppy
  1724. Purdue
  1725. Put-In-Bay
  1726. Putrajaya
  1727. Puttan
  1728. Puzz 3D
  1729. PV Autoteile
  1730. Python
  1731. Qantas Socceroos Charity
  1732. Quad
  1733. Quad Cities
  1734. Quebec
  1735. Quebec [Stock Block]
  1736. Queensland Charity
  1737. Quik
  1738. Quilt
  1739. Quincy
  1740. QVC
  1741. Race
  1742. Racine
  1743. Radio One
  1744. Raiders
  1745. Raleigh
  1746. Randolph
  1747. Ranger (Forest Hills Elementary School PTA)
  1748. Ranger Rick
  1749. Rangers
  1750. Ras Al Khaimah
  1751. Ravensburg
  1752. Reading
  1753. Recycl
  1754. Red Bank, NJ
  1755. Red Box
  1756. Red Deer
  1757. Red Sox 2004 World Series Champions
  1758. Red Sox 2007 World Series Champions
  1759. Redding
  1760. Redneck
  1761. Regensburg
  1762. Regina
  1763. Reims
  1764. Renaissance Investments
  1765. Rennes
  1766. Resident Evil
  1767. Réunion
  1768. Reutlingen
  1769. Revolution
  1770. Revolutionary War
  1771. Rhein-Neckar
  1772. Rheinische Post
  1773. Rheinland-Pfalz
  1774. Rhode Island
  1775. Rhodesia
  1776. Rib
  1777. Richmond
  1778. Richmond [Stock Block]
  1779. Ricuz
  1780. RIM 25th Anniversary
  1781. Ringhotels
  1782. Rio de Janero
  1783. Ripper
  1784. Riverside
  1785. Riyadh
  1786. Rochester
  1787. Rochester Funds Muni
  1788. Rock
  1789. Rockford
  1790. Rockland
  1791. Rockyhill
  1792. Rodeo
  1793. Rono
  1794. Roosendaal
  1795. Roppongi Hills
  1796. Rosenheim
  1797. Rostock
  1798. Rotterdam
  1799. Round Rock
  1800. Rouen
  1801. Row
  1802. Royal Wedding
  1803. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  1804. Rugby World Cup, 1999
  1805. Ruhr
  1806. Ruhrgebiet
  1807. Russia
  1808. Rutgers
  1809. S. Carolina
  1810. S.M.U.
  1811. Saarbrucken
  1812. Saarland
  1813. Sachsen
  1814. Sacramento
  1815. Safari
  1816. Safari Tanzania
  1817. Saidina
  1818. Saidina Hill & Beach
  1819. Saidina Kuala Lumpur
  1820. Saidina Pulau Pinang
  1821. Saigon
  1822. Saint Etienne
  1823. Salem
  1824. Salt Lake
  1825. Salt Lake City
  1826. Salt Lake City [Stock Block]
  1827. Salt Lake City - Monogamy
  1828. Salvation
  1829. Salzburger Wirtschafts
  1830. San Antonio
  1831. San Antonio (MyCityOpoly)
  1832. San Antonio Spurs
  1833. San Diego
  1834. San Diego [Stock Block]
  1835. San Francisco
  1836. San Fransisco [Stock Block]
  1837. San Francisco Giants
  1838. San Francisco Historic
  1839. San Jose
  1840. Sandusky
  1841. Sandy Bay
  1842. Santa Barbara
  1843. Santa Catalina Island
  1844. Santa Fe
  1845. Santiago, Chile
  1846. Sao Paulo
  1847. Saskatchewan
  1848. Saskatoon
  1849. Sauerland
  1850. Sault Ste. Marie
  1851. SBB Immobillien SFF Immobillier
  1852. SCHEELS
  1853. Schiphol
  1854. Schleswig-Holstein
  1855. Schroders
  1856. Schwabing
  1857. Schwabisch Hall
  1858. Schwabische Alb
  1859. Schwaebische Alb
  1860. Schwarzwald
  1861. Schweinfurt
  1862. Scituate
  1863. Scooby-Doo
  1864. Scooby-Doo Fright Fest
  1865. Scotland
  1866. Scranton
  1867. SCS (St. Claire Shores)
  1868. Scuba
  1869. Seattle
  1870. Seattle [Stock Block]
  1871. Seattle Mariners
  1872. Seattle Seahawks
  1873. Seaworld
  1874. Seine-Saint-Denis
  1875. Seinfeld
  1876. Semant
  1877. Sephora
  1878. Sesame Street 35th Anniversary
  1879. Seville
  1880. Sex
  1881. Sex Imperium
  1882. Shalom
  1883. Shanghai
  1884. Sharon
  1885. Sharp Solar
  1886. Sheboygan Road America
  1887. Sheffield
  1888. Sheffield Shares
  1889. Shenandoah
  1890. Shenandoah (The Game of)
  1891. Sheraton
  1892. Shih Tzu
  1893. Shrek
  1894. Sidney Mobell
  1895. Siegburg
  1896. Siegen
  1897. Sigma Chi
  1898. Sikeston
  1899. Silicon Valley
  1900. Simcoe
  1901. Simpsons
  1902. Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors
  1903. Simsbury
  1904. Sindelfingen
  1905. Singapore
  1906. Singapore "Lion"
  1907. Singapore "Lotus"
  1908. SixFlags
  1909. Skan
  1910. Skandia Maklarna
  1911. Skinle
  1912. Skylanders
  1913. Skyrim
  1914. S.L.O.
  1915. Slovakia
  1916. Slovenia
  1917. Snap-on Screwdrivers
  1918. Snap-on Tool
  1919. Snohomish County
  1920. Snoopy
  1921. Snoopy It's a Dog's Life
  1922. Snowboarding
  1923. Snowman
  1924. Soester
  1925. Solarquest Apollo 13
  1926. Solingen
  1927. Somerset County
  1928. Son
  1929. Sonic the Hedgehog
  1930. Sonora
  1931. Sooner
  1932. Sopron
  1933. South Africa 1963
  1934. South Africa 2002
  1935. South America
  1936. South Australian Charity
  1937. South Carolina
  1938. South Carolina State
  1939. South Kingston
  1940. South Korea
  1941. South Orange
  1942. South Park
  1943. South Philly
  1944. South Tampa
  1945. Southampton
  1946. Southwold (Reydon & Walberswick)
  1947. Space
  1948. Space Estate
  1949. Space Express, King of Hotel
  1950. Spacer
  1951. Spade Town
  1952. Spanish
  1953. Sparta
  1954. Spartan
  1955. Spelman
  1956. Speyer
  1957. Spider-Man
  1958. Spider-Man (2002)
  1959. Spider-Man 3
  1960. Spin
  1961. Spokane
  1962. Spokane [Stock Block]
  1963. Spongebob Squarepants
  1964. Sporting Clube de Portugal
  1965. Sports
  1966. Spring Lake
  1967. Springfield
  1968. Spruce Grove
  1969. St Albert
  1970. St Catharines
  1971. St John's
  1972. St Joseph
  1973. St Lawrence River
  1974. St Louis
  1975. St Louis Cardinals
  1976. St Louis Cardinals World Series
  1977. St Louis Rams
  1978. St Louis Rams Championship 2000
  1979. St Mawes
  1980. Stan
  1981. Stanford
  1982. Star Trek
  1983. Star Trek (11)
  1984. Star Trek Continuum
  1985. Star Trek Limited
  1986. Star Trek The Next Generation
  1987. Star Wars classic trilogy
  1988. Star Wars anniversary
  1989. Star Wars Episode 1
  1990. Star Wars Episode II
  1991. Star Wars Limited
  1992. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  1993. Star Wars: The Saga
  1994. Stargate
  1995. Starpoint
  1996. Stash
  1997. State of Utah
  1998. Staten
  1999. Statesville
  2000. Stavanger
  2001. Stawar
  2002. Steiermark
  2003. Steven's Point
  2004. Stibbe
  2005. Stitch
  2006. Stock Exchange
  2007. Stockholm
  2008. Stoke-on-Trent
  2009. Stoner City
  2010. Stowe School
  2011. Strasbourg
  2012. Straubing
  2013. Street Fighter
  2014. Stripp
  2015. Stroudsburg
  2016. Stupid
  2017. Stuttgart
  2018. SUD
  2019. Sudbury
  2020. Sugar Land
  2021. Summer
  2022. Sun-Maid
  2023. Sunderland
  2024. Sunderland AFC
  2025. Sunnyside
  2026. Sunriver
  2027. Sunterra
  2028. Suomi
  2029. Super
  2030. Super Bowl XL (Pittsburgh Steelers)
  2031. Super Bowl XXXII
  2032. Super Deluxe
  2033. Super Greek
  2034. Supercheap Autos
  2035. Superman
  2036. Superman Returns
  2037. Supply Chain
  2038. Surfing
  2039. Survival
  2040. Suske en Wiske
  2041. Sverige
  2042. Swansea
  2043. Sweden
  2044. Swindon
  2045. Switzerland
  2046. Switzerland Deluxe
  2047. Sydney
  2048. Sylt
  2049. Syracuse
  2050. Syria
  2051. Szeged
  2052. Székesfehérvár
  2053. Szolnok
  2054. Szombathely
  2055. Taiwan
  2056. Tallinn
  2057. Tampa
  2058. Tampa Bay
  2059. Tampa Tycoon
  2060. Tampere
  2061. Target
  2062. Tauton Deane
  2063. Team Great Britain (2012 Olympics)
  2064. Tech
  2065. Techno
  2066. Tecumseh
  2067. Tehran
  2068. Temple
  2069. Tenessee
  2070. Tenessee Volunteers
  2071. Ter
  2072. Terp
  2073. Tewksbury
  2074. Tex
  2075. Texas
  2076. Texas Tech
  2077. Thailand
  2078. The '60s
  2079. The '70s
  2080. The Bay Area
  2081. The Beatles
  2082. The Beatles Yellow Submarine
  2083. The Byrnecut Group (Mining)
  2084. The Chronicles of Narnia
  2085. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspia
  2086. The Doom That Came To Atlantic City
  2087. The Godfather
  2088. The Grain Game
  2089. The Greatest Beaver County Game
  2090. The Green Earth
  2091. The Hague
  2092. The Hobbit
  2093. The Landlord's Game
  2094. The Lincoln Challenge (YMCA)
  2095. The Mob
  2096. The National Gallery (UK)
  2097. The National Trust (UK)
  2098. The Office 
  2099. The Outer Banks
  2100. The Rolling Stones
  2101. The Smurfs
  2102. The Woodlands
  2103. There's No Place Like Rome
  2104. Thessalonica (Θεσσαλονίκη)
  2105. Thomas Cook
  2106. Thomaston
  2107. Three Kingdoms
  2108. Three Stooges
  2109. Three Trains
  2110. Thug
  2111. Thunder Bay
  2112. Thunderbird 50th
  2113. Thunderbirds
  2114. Thuringen
  2115. Tiers-Mondo
  2116. Tim (Hortons) 
  2117. Tijuan
  2118. Timmins
  2119. Tirol
  2120. TLN
  2121. Tokyo
  2122. Toledo
  2123. Topeka
  2124. Torbay
  2125. Toronto
  2126. Toronto [Stock Block]
  2127. Toto
  2128. Tottenham Hotspur
  2129. Toulon
  2130. Toulouse
  2131. Tour de Saar
  2132. Touraine
  2133. Tours
  2134. Toys "R" Us 50th
  2135. Toys"R"Us: NY Times Square
  2136. Transformers
  2137. Transformers II
  2138. Transport en Logistiek
  2139. Traunreut
  2140. Traunstein
  2141. Trend Wirtschafts
  2142. Tri
  2143. Tri-Aktiv
  2144. Tri-Towns
  2145. Trier
  2146. Trinidopoly, Historical Buildings
  2147. Trio
  2148. Tron
  2149. Tropical Tycoon
  2150. Troy
  2151. Troyes
  2152. Truc
  2153. Truckee
  2154. Trump
  2155. Try
  2156. Tubingen
  2157. Tucson
  2158. Tulsa
  2159. Tumwater
  2160. Tunisia
  2161. Tuolumne County
  2162. Turista, Disneyland
  2163. Turista Internacional
  2164. Turista Mundial
  2165. Turista Mundial Chico
  2166. Turista Mundial Grande
  2167. Turista Nacional
  2168. Turkish
  2169. Turku
  2170. Turtle
  2171. Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
  2172. TV
  2173. Twas the Night Before Christmas
  2174. Twin Cities
  2175. Twin Cities [Stock Block]
  2176. Two Rivers, Wisconsin
  2177. Tycoon
  2178. U.C.
  2179. U Dub
  2180. U.K.
  2181. U.K. Millennium
  2182. U.K. Nostalgia
  2183. U.S.A. [Stock Block]
  2184. U.S. Air Force
  2185. U.S. Army
  2186. U.S. Coast Guard
  2187. U.S. Marines
  2188. U.S. Navy 1998
  2189. U.S. Navy 2006
  2190. U of L
  2191. U.S. Space Program
  2192. U.S.C.
  2193. U-Build
  2194. UCLA
  2195. UConn
  2196. UCSD
  2197. UK Electronic Banking
  2198. Ulm/Neu-Ulm
  2199. Ultimate James Bond
  2200. Ultraman
  2201. Umass
  2202. Umpqua
  2203. UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Mexico)
  2204. Union Trust (Maine Dept of Conservation)
  2205. UnionPacific
  2206. Uniquely Singapore
  2207. United Way of Massachusetts Bay
  2208. University of Leeds
  2209. University of Newcastle Upon Tyre
  2210. UPS
  2211. Urbandale
  2212. URI
  2213. Uruguay
  2214. USA Greatest Cities
  2215. Utah
  2216. Utah (State)
  2217. Utrecht
  2218. Uusi Finanssi
  2219. UVA
  2220. Uxbridge
  2221. V8 Supercars Australian Charity
  2222. VA Tech
  2223. Vác
  2224. Valencia
  2225. Valenciennes
  2226. Vallejo
  2227. Valley Center
  2228. Vallo
  2229. Vancouver
  2230. Vancouver [Stock Block]
  2231. Vancouver Island
  2232. Vaughan
  2233. Vegan
  2234. Vegas
  2235. Vendee
  2236. Venezuela
  2237. Verkeersvliegers
  2238. Versailles
  2239. Verzetsstrijders
  2240. Veszprém
  2241. VFG
  2242. Victorian (Melbourne)
  2243. Villingen Schwenningen
  2244. Vine
  2245. Vienna (VA)
  2246. Vienna (Wien)
  2247. Vigo
  2248. Vintage Game Collection
  2249. Virgin Money
  2250. Virginia
  2251. Virginia Beach
  2252. Virginia State
  2253. Virginia State Parks
  2254. Virginia University
  2255. Visit South Walton
  2256. Vita Vera
  2257. VM Upplagan Frankrike 98
  2258. VNV
  2259. Vodafone
  2260. Vol
  2261. Vom Niederrhein ins Bergische Land
  2262. Voralberg
  2263. Vyapar
  2264. W. R. Berkley
  2265. Waco
  2266. Waddingtons Standard
  2267. Waffle
  2268. WAGs
  2269. Wake Forest
  2270. Wakulla
  2271. Wales-Cymru
  2272. Walk
  2273. Walking Dead, The
  2274. Walking Dead Survival
  2275. WalleyeCapital
  2276. Wangerooge
  2277. War: A New Concept in War Games
  2278. War Scrap
  2279. Warsaw
  2280. Wartime (w/spinner)
  2281. Washington
  2282. Washington D.C.
  2283. Washington D.C. [Stock Block]
  2284. Washington State
  2285. Washington Redskins
  2286. Waterloo / Cedar Falls
  2287. Watford Grammar School for Boys
  2288. Waukesha County
  2289. Wazzu
  2290. Wedding
  2291. Weilheim
  2292. Wereldhave
  2293. Wesel
  2294. West Coast Eagles FC
  2295. West Edmonton Mall
  2296. West Ham United
  2297. West Hartford
  2298. West Highland Terrier (Westie)
  2299. West Point
  2300. West Virginia
  2301. West Virginia State Parks and Forests
  2302. Western Australian Charity
  2303. Westfield
  2304. Westie
  2305. Weymouth & Portland
  2306. White Flint
  2307. Whitehorse
  2308. Whitetail
  2309. Whittier
  2310. Who Can beat Nixon
  2311. Whoville
  2312. Wichita
  2313. Wien
  2314. Wiesbaden
  2315. Wigan
  2316. Wight
  2317. Wild Animal
  2318. Wild Turkey
  2319. Wildcat
  2320. Wildcatter 
  2321. Wildwood
  2322. Wilkes-Barre
  2323. William & Mary
  2324. Williamstown
  2325. Williston
  2326. Wimbledon
  2327. Windsor
  2328. Wine
  2329. Winnie the Pooh
  2330. Winnipeg
  2331. Winnipeg [Stock Block]
  2332. Winston-Salem
  2333. Wirtschafts
  2334. Wisconsin
  2335. Wisconsin Dells
  2336. Wisconsin State
  2337. Wismar
  2338. Witten
  2339. Wizard of Oz
  2340. Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary
  2341. WM Fussball
  2342. Woerkum
  2343. Wolfsburg
  2344. Wolverhampton
  2345. Wonders of the World
  2346. woot
  2347. Worcester
  2348. World
  2349. World (edition)
  2350. World Cup France 98
  2351. World Cup 2006
  2352. World Dredging
  2353. World Express, King of Hotel
  2354. World of Warcraft
  2355. Wolverhampton
  2356. Worms
  2357. Wrigley 100 years
  2358. Wuppertal
  2359. Wurzburg
  2360. WW II
  2361. Wyland Underwater World
  2362. X-Men
  2363. XXX
  2364. Ya Gymraeg
  2365. Yakima, Washington
  2366. Yale
  2367. Yankton
  2368. Yellow Tail
  2369. Yemen
  2370. Yeo Valley
  2371. Yerington
  2372. Yn Gymraeg
  2373. Yokohama
  2374. Yonkers
  2375. York
  2376. Yorkie
  2377. Yorkshire
  2378. Yorkshire Building Society
  2379. Yukon
  2380. Zack
  2381. Zag
  2382. Zalaegerszeg
  2383. Zapped
  2384. Zappos.com
  2385. Zaragoza
  2386. Zbawienie
  2387. Zeeuws
  2388. Zeeuwsch-Vlaams
  2389. Zicht op Zaken
  2390. Zontik
  2391. Zurich
  2392. Zwijndrecht
  2393. Zwolle-Noord

Yehuda

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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Weekend Gaming

My daughter taught her cousin and friends how to play Apples to Apples. I joined for a while, but it tends to get repetitive. OK, it was amusing that one of them was tipsy and couldn't stop giggling. They, on the other hand, can play this for hours without getting bored.

She also played Set. I looked on during the first game. Unlike some, I can actually keep my mouth closed while others are playing Set. This wasn't good enough, because my daughter could still tell by my eyes when I found a Set, and this bothered her. I was impressed with her friend's Set finding ability, so I joined the second game and won by a small margin. This was the closest game I'd played in a long time.

Am I bragging? No, not really. Set hits people in a particular area of the brain, and you have it or you don't. There's plenty of other things where I don't; this one I do. Actually, you can probably learn to get better at it if you really care. I'm sure there are plenty of others who could beat me.

Parents who can play well and refuse to "play badly" need to choose the right games to play with their children, so that the kids have a chance of winning once in a while. As the kids improve, the games improve.

Eventually, if they are not spoiled and have not given up playing games because they don't always win, they will start beating you, even at the harder games. This usually happens somewhere in their teens. It's partly due to their having grown up, maybe a little due to you slowing down. But it's fine and good.

Of course, then you have to move to games where you have a chance of winning once in a while.

Yehuda
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Friday, February 24, 2006

Nothin'

My daughter tells me that her cousins who are visiting for the weekend "know how to play Settlers". I'm ready for anything.

Meanwhile, here's the top ten "games" over the course of my life, in no particular order:

1. AD&D, 1st edition
A. Magic the Gathering
a. Puerto Rico
i. Cosmic Encounter
I. Soccer
01. Ultimate Flying Disk (Frisbee)
one. Dungeo (Zork's predecessor)
One. Nethack
Alpha. Bridge
Aleph. Settlers of Catan

Wish I could add Go, but I haven't played it enough, yet.

See you on the other side of shabbat.
Yehuda
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Session Report

Games played: AD&D 2nd edition, San Marco.

It's really long, and probably full of spelling mistakes, but it's up. It's mostly a role playing adventure, but board gamers will probably enjoy it.

Yehuda

Also, here's another shout out for the excellent Treppenwitz. Do read.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Havoc with Tal

Tal does cause havoc, but we're talking about the two-player game of Havoc by Sunriver Games.

I haven't played this in a while. It's not a top tier game, but it's also better than many second tier games. Maybe it's the perceived amount of luck, strange mechanics compared to the theme, I don't know. It's still a pretty good game.

The game is a little long for a straight filler, but that can be rectified by removing one or two battles from the game. It's not that long, however. Tal and I played the full set in about 50 minutes.

I pulled ahead early by taking the first three battles, while Tal spent her time trying to pull certain cards to make perfect straight flushes and sets of numbers. Apparently this was the right choice, as she took all but two of the remaining battles, and one of those two was removed from the game, unfought.

After round seven I was 3 points behind. The last two battles are six points each (swing), so I had to win both and she only had to win one. She won the last battle with her perfect straight card flush up to the 8 in green, beating my five 1's.

Yehuda
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As Long As We're Linking 7

See As Long As We're Linking 6 for more details.

Note that several of the sites in previous ALAWL lists have been, or are in danger of being, removed from my blogroll, as they haven't updated their site in way too long. Also, some of the sites I add are new sites that pop up for one or two posts and then disappear. Get with the program, people.

Also, if you change your feed URL, please notify people on the old feed URL (Critical Gamers, this means you).

In addition to the sites I list here, there are other sites: sites that don't update, sites that have board game content very infrequently and provide no way to RSS by category, promotional sites (blogs containing no information other than new games received in the store), and many sites that deal primarily with war games, classic board games (chess, poker, backgammon, go, and so on), other games, and so forth.

Here's the new sites:

BoardgameCafe.net Community: Session Reports by various people on the BoardgameCafe site. They have a blog feed, too, but no bloggers.

The Games Journal: Greg's posting some article odds and ends as he receives them on The Games Journal site. May be very infrequent.

Have Games Will Travel: I listed the blog by Paul last time, but neglected to add the feed for his game podcast.

Karl CA Wilde: Blackpool, UK. Session reports. Suggest that you set your feed for articles from the board game category only.

Meeple Monologues: Gone Gaming's own sodaklady from South Dakota.

Petworth Game Night: Brian, Washington D.C. A little sparse, but still hoping.

Truth & Strategy: Lance Roberts, Fairbanks, Alaska. From Coldfoot's hometown.

Yehuda

Update: Added 'Peg City Gamers, a blog by Ryan Walberg and others in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Colloquialisms on the Air

I'm not interested in mentioning by name that radio station again, but I heard what I thought were some interesting colloquialisms on the air this morning on the way into work.

The subject: the Darfur conflict, a subject that deserves ten times the media attention that Israel gets, let alone that it has been getting.

1

The first was something by the correspondent in the field, in response to an on-air correspondent's pointed question:

waka waka blah blah. That's the rub[on-air correspondent's name], blah blah ...


"That's the rub"? Since when did the word "rub" enter into the dictionary as synonymous with "main issue"? I though Shakespeare made it up.

*Type* *Type*

Ah, here it is. According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms, "the rub" means "the difficulty":

This expression may come from lawn bowling, where rub refers to an unevenness in the ground that impedes the ball.


Cool.

2

The next was from a different correspondent:

waka waka blah blah. Touch wood, they hope to blah blah.


"Touch wood"? Is that like "knock on wood"? Of course, "wood" must refer to "cross". In Yiddish that would be "pooh pooh pooh", the symbolic spitting sounds used to ward off the evil eye.

*Type* *Type*

Dictionary.com does it again, this time by means of Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English. It indeed is meant to ward off evil spirits. Since when do on-air correspondents use idioms like that?

3

The last one, again by the first correspondent:

waka waka blah blah. The refugees are hemorrhaging across the border into blah blah.


Yikes. An appropriate idiom, indeed.

Too bad I couldn't write while I was driving. I didn't realize the radio people were so idiomatic (1) (2).

Yehuda

(1) In it's third sense here.

(2) Something similar to "idiomatic" I already realized.
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Monday, February 20, 2006

Gotcha?

I feel like someone should be calling gotcha on DW's latest article. C'mon guys: It's the king of ranters ranting about people who rant. Get it?

I received an email today from a Helena Kling of The Educational Centre for Games in Israel (or possibly The Heritage Centre for Games and Toys in Israel). They are based in Tel Aviv. It is some organization that has been promoting games and toys in Israel for 25 years. Strange that I haven't heard of it.

One of the reasons must be that the focus has been on "games and toys" and the implicit understanding of the foundation that assumes interest only from children and grandparents. The only games they know appear to be typical games from Kodkod (the only large Israeli games producer, makers of Rummikub) and classic pre-1970 games. Also, Helena only speaks English, which must be a problem. I speak Hebrew poorly and it is a barrier for me in reaching out to Hebrew speakers.

They appear to be underfunded, so I can't say I blame them too much. In any case, I know that Gilad, who is trying to start a Board Gaming organization in Israel (Hebrew speaking), is looking for a place to play in Tel Aviv, and Helena sounded enthusiastic about hosting his group, so maybe the connection will work out.

In other news, I bought a used copy of Queries and Theories from someone on the Jerusalem mailing list. It is an old game about logic and natural language. Some of you computer geeks may remember that languages are formed by sentences (such as A, PQ, and ABG) and rules (such as P -> BA). In the preceding example, we know that BAQ is a legal sentence in the language because it can be formed by some combination of the sentences and the rules.

You are supposed to guess the language; that's all I know so far. The game consists of a bunch of colored chips, a mat, and a 50 page rulebook in itsy print. I suspect that this rulebook could probably be rewritten as 8 colored glossy pages with pictures, but I wouldn't complain about the rules with DW around to scold me. Hee hee.

I think my son Saarya might enjoy playing it, as he is learning logic and computers in his ninth grade science high school class, and he likes games.

I also got the first three books of Pratchett's Diskworld series in pristine condition. The person selling me the game was getting rid of them, so I bought them, too. If you want them, make me an offer.

Yehuda
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50 steps to a healthy gaming life

Inspired by this post by Better Me, I decided to make a checklist for healthy board gaming ...

By a "healthy gaming life", I don't mean just "a healthy life", or a "gaming life", but a synergy of both. Therefore, a certain amount of obsession is implied. A life full of gaming that is also still healthy. If this is not your intent, then the list doesn't apply to you. See the comments for more details.

Your stuff:
  • I am aware of all of the games that I own.
  • I have played all of the games that I own.
  • I don't own any games that I have no realistic plan on playing in the future. I don't own any games just for nostalgia. All of my games are fun to play, right now.
  • I own or have easy access to all of the games that I like to play.
  • My games are kept in a safe and dry location, in an organized manner.
  • All of my games have all of their pieces. None of the cards or pieces are marked or broken.
  • All of the components to my games are in their right location, and are not mixed with other games or under the couch.
  • All items in my games work properly, such as spinners or towers.
  • All of the boxes to my games are intact and sturdy.
  • All of my games contain rules in my native language or a language I can read easily.
  • I do not play with games if the parts were acquired by means of copyright violations.
  • I put away one game before taking out another, unless many people are over and playing simultaneously, or unless I have a designated area to store a long game such as a monster war-game.
  • My game collection is not obtrusive, and does not interfere with the functions of the house or the room in which they are stored.
  • I have a well-lit, uncluttered, and healthy place to play games. This place has access to fresh air, natural light, and a bathroom with a sink.
  • I have enough chairs for all players, and these chairs are comfortable.
Your self:
  • I don't overindulge in caffeine or sugar.
  • I exercise a few times every week and I don't watch much television.
  • Games do not take up more than 1/3 of my waking hours, unless I am involved with them professionally.
  • I read or write general articles about tech, math, or game strategy, as well as about games that I play.
  • I can effectively teach all games that I play.
  • I make a reasonable effort to win games while I'm playing them. If I'm playing with children or sensitive people, I still try to win, but I give advise to help them as well.
  • I really don't mind losing, since I find the game enjoyable for the experience.
  • I am a good winner, because I don't think that any of my opponent's are inherently incapable of doing whatever I did to win; it just clicked. I make other people feel good about specific plays that they did after the game, or I point out how the loss wasn't really under their control due to some random event, when appropriate. And I mean it.
  • I never cheat, and if I gain inadvertent information, I either don't use it or I disclose the fact to my opponents.
  • I never play with an agenda in mind. I don't try to humiliate my opponents. I don't carry grudges. I play for the shared enjoyable experience with my opponents, aware that both/all of us have to work together to achieve it.
  • I don't whine or use other means of coercion during game play.
  • I do not argue about rules during the game. I assume a ruling is unfavorable to my position before asking a question about rules.
  • I assume that actions are not permitted unless otherwise specified.
  • I do not favor an opponent when I can't win. I have a kingmaking code to which I follow in this situation (pick one or more:play for placing; play for max points; play for min point differential with leader; play for sub-goal; try a wild strategy that has at least some possibility of success; passively try not to affect the outcome and wait for the next game).
  • I play reasonably quickly, think only as long as acceptable given the spirit of the game, and do not hurry others to make their moves.
  • I maintain a record of my games and seek to improve my play in these games.
  • I am open to playing both games that I have already played and new games.
You and others:
  • I share my love for boardgaming with other people.
  • I play with my spouse or significant other.
  • I play with my children or parents.
  • At least some of my friends play games with me.
  • I do not use games as an excuse to cause distance between me and anyone else.
  • I do not play or suggest playing games when it will cause a fight of any sort.
  • I belong to and regularly attend a weekly game group.
  • I contribute to the game group more than just my attendance, such as organization, snacks, games, recording sessions, and/or cleaning up.
  • I ensure that all players feel welcome where I play, and I don't only talk to my close friends.
  • I give minimal strategy advice to new players, and otherwise only when asked. I never give misleading advice.
  • I politely decline to play games in which I am not interested.
  • I politely request to play games in which I am interested, unless I already know that other players don't want to play them.
  • I do not quit games in which I am losing, except for two player games where I politely offer to resign, but will continue if I think my opponent doesn't want me to.
  • I do not request takebacks that annoy other people. I let others take back their moves whenever possible so as to ensure they continue to enjoy the game.
  • I maintain a clean and healthy body and ensure that other players are not offended by my personal grooming or manners.
  • I am equally respectful to all people at a club, regardless of sex, race, age, or physical disability.
  • I prefer not to play than to get into an argument.
  • I do not gossip about other players or ridicule moves made by other people, even when they are not present.
Your initial score:

Score yourself again in two months and every six months.

Happy Gaming,
Yehuda
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Sunday, February 19, 2006

Anti-climactic Game Endings

This is what happens when you track too many blogs. Someone started a discussion about board games that peter out with anti-climactic endings, but I can't remember who. I search back a week in bloglines to no avail.

Anyhoo, I just wanted to add a confirmation of this phenomenon. Lately, even some excellent games seem to end with a dawning slow realization that the game is over slightly before it should be.

Examples:

Power Grid. It comes down to some positioning that happens a few rounds before the last. Even if you don't realize this until the last round, once the person with the most plant capacity has built an equivalent amount of cities, everyone else just tosses their cards in without finishing the round. Bleah.

Maharaja. Similar situation. Someone pulls ahead in palaces and then the last three rounds are useless attempts to catch up, since the leader probably has enough money already to drop the last palaces, and it is really difficult to stop this. Again, cards are figuratively tossed in at the beginning of the last round, rather than finishing out the round.

Taj Mahal. Another major offender in runaway leader, if the lead is far enough.

In extreme cases of Settlers of Catan this can also happen, but generally speaking with enough lucky dice and a trade embargo it always remains possible to catch up. In Puerto Rico, you may know that you've lost, but the two leading players almost never know who has won.

So what is wrong here? What is the pattern?

In Power Grid, it's that there is no hidden scoring. In Maharaja, not only is there no hidden scoring, the victory condition is just too easy to fulfill once you are leading. In Taj, it's that there are not enough points to earn each round, even with the hand points (a poor attempt to add hidden points to the game, in my opinion).

There's no pattern. It's just a slight negative feature of otherwise great games. You would think that they could have gone back to the drawing board and added something to fix this, but either it didn't matter enough to them to fix, or they didn't consider it a problem.

Whatever it is, now that it has been pointed out, it bothers me. Don't you hate when that happens?

Yehuda
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More on Linkposts

I tend to avoid a lot of the "best" blogs because they are filled with a whole lot of posts that are just links to other blogs (I call these "Linkpost" blogs). It's information overload and most of the information is highly time-wasting and irrelevant.

With their emphasis on traffic and the "wow-factor", it can feel a whole lot like hype. "This is cool! And so is this!" over and over. Like staring at an infomercial for too long, until you begin to realize that there's nothing behind the smoke and mirrors.

Occasionally something cool does pop up. Unfortunately, what each person considers "cool" is so widely varied that any attempt to consolidate it is doomed to failure.

Linkpost sites are no more than collections of what one person, or a few people, think is cool on other sites. I don't consider all the stuff in Boing Boing or Engadget cool; just a fraction of it, about the same amount I consider cool when I read the original sites themselves. What you need is a list of what is REALLY cool in all of these cool linkpost sites.

I'm sure you realize where this is heading. I make a list of what I think is cool from all of these sites. So do a hundred other people. Nobody agrees exactly with what one particular person finds cool, so after reading all of the summaries someone condenses all of the summaries, and so on.

All you can really do is flock around people whose ideas of cool match yours to a slightly higher percentage than what is typical.

Aside from game sites, one linkpost site that hits cool for me is Techdirt. I don't always agree with their assessments, but the topics are about what I want to see covered.

Another one that I discovered recently that is just inside my radar is lifehacker. It slips in and out, actually. Sometimes I'm just about to stop following it because it is wasting my time, and then it comes up with a few good articles. Two of the latest ones it linked to are Conversational Terrorism, an article about the unethical language we use to "win" conversations, and Are you ready to clean up your life?, one version of a checklist containing important steps to create a healthy lifestyle. I am considering adapting the latter article to create one for the gaming community.

I am far more enthusiastic about sites that actually have content. It's like listening to an original album by an artist, rather than to the greatest hits of the seventies.
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Saturday, February 18, 2006

Weekend Gaming

For lunch we had a woman and two of her three children. I don't know why so many people we have over are divorced women with children; something about our social circle.

This one was a very old friend of my wife's. She was married to a gamer who once left me a large bag of Magic cards when we stayed at their apt in New York. Apparently he is also in Israel for the year. I invited him for Wed night games but haven't yet heard back from him.

Where was I?

So she came with her two kids, ages 10 and 13. After lunch, while she and Rachel discussed Pseudopigrapha and such stuff, I played Settlers with the kids. They took to it pretty well.

Settlers is one of those games that is just complicated enough that it is hard to teach all of the rules in one go before people's eyes begin to glaze over. Leave out the development cards or the robber and you could do it. Also, the setup phase also tends to confuse people. With some people you have to start playing a bit and then tell them about the cards.

I am extremely well versed in teaching Settlers, so I generally do teach it all at once, anyway. These kids were very bright and didn't have a problem. Their previous game experiences included Risk as well as most other board games.

Of course, the dice were screwy, but they got into it anyway. The ten year old boy won (with a little assistance of showing him how to build settlements) which was great. Both of them liked the game.

I decided to go read some Dragon magazine issues for ideas for the upcoming game, so I left them playing Yinsh. They seemed to get it, but when I came out to check on them I found out that they had disagreed over which ring they had to remove and had prematurely ended the game. A little while later they were playing Settlers with their mother.

She wanted to know if I take a commission in selling the game.

Yehuda
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Thursday, February 16, 2006

A Bump in the Road

I would just like to give a shout out to the guy or gal who came up with the idea of having visitors to a website pay to not see ads. The idea is based on the following premise:

The people who have money, or are willing to spend money, do not see advertisements. The people who don't have money, or are not willing to spend money, see advertisements.


What a brilliant concept. I expect this idea to have a long lifespan.

Yehuda

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Meanwhile, Out in the Field

Captain Martin squinted through the dusty binocular lenses, trying to ascertain the enemy's activities. Four weeks of hard traveling and he was ready to engage his enemy. Martin was a military man through and through. He didn't serve because it paid well, because it was honorable, or because he had nothing better to do.

Martin's grizzled gray hair dripped water beneath his battered gray helmet. He lowered the binoculars, and reflected. He knew why he served. He served because he loved the taste of combat. This was his element.

Around him his men were setting up, building fortifications, and scouting around for the resources needed to prepare for the coming conflict. He surveyed the proceedings with a grim eye.

"Sergeant Trent, front and center!" he bellowed.

Sergeant Trent appeared before the Captain and gave a crisp salute.

"Yes, sir!" yelled Trent.

Martin commanded, "The enemy is trying to dig something up. I want you to take a crack squad of four men and blow up their position."

"No, sir!" replied sergeant Trent.

"What the ... Sergeant, that was an order! What the Hell is wrong with you?"

"Sir, sorry, sir! We are not allowed to engage in direct confrontation with the enemy, sir!"

"Not allowed .. What? What the Hell are you talking about, Sergeant? Not allowed to confront the enemy? That's ridiculous!"

"Yes, sir! No direct confrontations, sir!"

"Well, what the Hell are we supposed to do, wave at them?" asked the Captain.

"Sir, we are digging our own water supplies, as is the enemy! If we work hard, we can dig more water supplies faster than the enemy. If we have more water, we win."

The Captain stared at his sergeant as if he was seeing his left foot for the first time. "What!? What do we need more water for? We've already got enough! And how is having more water than our enemy going to win this war!?"

"Sir, not just more water!" Trent replied. "Let's see," he looked up and began ticking off on his fingers, "We need more water, more dirt, and more wood, and then we trade the dirt and wood to get bricks! Or we can use the wood to get paper which we can use to write to HQ for another shovel. That will let us dig even more water. See?" he beamed happily.

"What!" barked the Captain. "What are you talking about? We have to kill the enemy, not drink water!"

"Well, sir," answered Trent, somewhat embarrassed, "you know that the better supplied army is going to win, isn't it? That's why we need to get more supplies than they do!" And he smiled.

"Trent, I don't give a goddamn hoot nor holler about water, shovels, or dirt! Just take some men and go blow up that ... what the Hell is this!?"

An enemy soldier walked past Martin and Trent with a shovel and began digging in the ground. The rest of his men were laughing and joking and carrying on with their work.

"What the Hell is going on here?!" He fumbled for his gun. Trent lay a hand down on his arm. The Captain went wide eyed, struggled for a moment, and then gave up, staring at the sergeant.

"Uh, uh, Captain, sir. No direct confrontation, remember? He's just digging here for water, like the rest of us."

"What the Hell is he doing here? What's he doing in our position? How did he get into our position?"

"Well, Captain, I learned that it is best not to think of any particular position as 'ours' or 'theirs', you know? What's important is that you are constantly looking around for the best position at any given moment."

The Captain was looking rather green. "How did he get in here? What's happening with our fortifications?"

He looked around and saw his fortifications halfway built. There was another enemy soldier standing on top of one of the walls building it up. Right next to him was one of his soldiers, just standing around doing nothing.

"What the Hell are you doing?" he yelled up at his soldier. "What's that guy doing here?"

"We built up a few pieces of the wall, and then this other guy climbed up and began building some more on top of what we built," yelled his soldier from on top of the wall.

Trent added, "Don't think of it as 'our' wall sir, like I told you before."

"Well why is our man just doing nothing?" the Captain asked in bewilderment.

Trent answered, "He needs to get to the other side of the enemy guy, but he can't pass him."

"Can't pass him?! The damn wall is five feet wide! Just go around!"

"Sorry, sir. Our man just has to wait for the other guy to move. He's not allowed to go around. Hmmm. He might be able to come down on this side of the wall, walk around to the other side, and then climb back up. That will probably take a few days, however."

Meanwhile, a contingent of enemy soldiers had walked up to his canteen. After some exchange, the soldiers handed the guy in the canteen a cordon of wood and in return received a barrel of water.

"What's going on? Why are we giving them water, sergeant? You told me we needed to have more water than them to win the war!"

"Oh, we have enough water. We have a good water supply. We're trading water with them for wood."

"But we're helping the enemy! You don't trade with the enemy!"

"Well," answered the sergeant slowly, "we are helping them, true, but we do need the wood, and both of us are gaining over that third enemy over on the other hill."

The Captain's grizzled face began to turned purple. He jumped up and down and began screaming "Sergeant!!! What the Hell is going on here!? I came here to fight a damn war, and I'm going to fight a damn war!!!"

Trent traced a circle in the ground with his foot. "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to stop shouting at me. That could be considered confrontational, you know."

Huffing and puffing the Captain slowly regained his composure. He hung his head in defeat, staring at the ground with a small tear slowly running down his face. He wore the look of a beaten man.

"Sergeant," he choked. "Sergeant, I give up. I'm going to go back to my tent to turn on my computer and play war games. It seems to be the only way I'm going to be able to experience any combat around here."

"Sir, I'm afraid you can't do that, sir."

"I can't?" asked the Captain, wearily.

"No, sir."

"Well, what can I do?"

The Sergeant took out something front his breast pocket and fanned it out in front of the Captain.

"Pick a card."
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Some old postings of mine from Usenet

Computers

An acronym dictionary

Quick code to add callbacks into Net::FTP in perl.

A post of mine in 1994 questioning the sanity of propagating virus alerts via Internet. I was one of the first to catch this problem. It was related to the very first virus alert hoax, Good times.

Games

CE Superpowers

My early attempt at fun Magic comboes: Stormbind/Whiteout

I actually commented on the entire Stronghold expansion

I get persnickety after Hasbro announces it is taking over Wizards of the Coast.

My first attempt at a completely new game posted. Not a good game, since there is a forced stalemate.

3e D&D Elementalists and here. And additional elements, too.

How to succeed using cursed items

Other

RAP UP 1: where I attempt to provide a weekly wrap up on poems I found interesting on rec.arts.poetry. I stopped after four postings due to complaints about copyrights.

My Microwave poem
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Session Report Up

Games played: Power Grid, Puerto Rico.
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Monday, February 13, 2006

2 Player Power Grid

Today was the last day before I start a new job, and also Tu B'Shvat, a Jewish holiday for planting trees.

Many kids go on field trips to plant trees, either through school or with youth groups. I let Tal skip school and we went hiking. Long story short, we hiked around the Ein Gedi area near the Dead Sea. In the evening I brought Saarya home from school and we ended up playing two player Power Grid.

The game works pretty well for two players. Saarya started with some extra cities, but eventually the good prices slowed him down. Coal and oil kept being used faster than they could be replaced and they eventually ran out each round by the first person to pick them. Neither of us could get a nuclear plant running until nuclear fuel had already hit a cost of 1.

The problem was for the person with more cities who couldn't power them because he had no fuel - that was me. I saw this problem coming two rounds earlier and tried to switch to alternate plants of garbage and nuclear but couldn't do it early enough.

Saarya built to and powered 21 cities while I only had 3 plants operating and powering 16 cities.

There you have it. The trick is to work back early enough from the end game to see where that point is that you can establish a victory by running your opponent out of fuel. Of course, it is always possible that other 2 player games will go differently; this was only the first time I tried it.

Quite fun.

Yehuda
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Sunday, February 12, 2006

The State of Games in Israel: FoxMind Games

Every once in a while I browse through the Israeli game stores looking for new products. Last time I found Ingenious and some other abstracts, like Travel Blokus, Gobblet, and Batik.

This time, in addition to the usual Haim Shafir line of card games, I found a line of FoxMind card games that looked familiar. I didn't write them down because I figured I would just look on FoxMind's site when I got home to remember them.

Strangely enough, none of the games are on FoxMind's site. In fact, when you look at the site (www.foxmind.com) in English you see one set of games, and when you look in French you see a different set of games. On BGG, only three games are listed from FoxMind. I know it's the right company because I recognize the fox logo.

This must be one of those weird country distribution sector business thingies, wherein they won the rights to publish certain games in some countries but not in other countries. Maybe the French will boycott them if they know that the company sells games in Israel, so Israel-only distributed games are not listed on the site. (It wouldn't be the first time.) Could be some more mundane reason, of course.

I'll see if I can pick up a list of these games next time I go.

Yehuda
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How to Ruin Your Son's Computer Games

Something like the following happened this evening...

Eitan (16 yo son) fiddles with the computer and the voice of a Roman emperor is heard.

RE (loud and passionate): Your warriors are in position! The day of battle draws near!

Me: Boy this guy sounds angry.

Tal (12 yo daughter): Yeah, he does, doesn't he?

Eitan: Hey, be quiet, I'm listening to this.

RE: With blood and fire, steel and muscle you will drive your enemies before you and destroy them!

Me (moving over to computer): He's got issues. Listen to all that violence.

Tal (moving over to computer): He probably wasn't loved as a child.

Ariella (17 yo daughter, moving over to computer): Maybe he broke a nail.

Eitan: Will you guys shut up, I want to hear this.

RE: They will fall before the might of your glorious legionnaires! You shall make Rome whole again, oh mighty emperor!

Me: He really ought to get some therapy and deal with those anger issues.

Tal: You don't want to keep those feelings all bottled up inside. It could be dangerous.

Ariella: He could hurt someone, or himself.

Eitan: Come on guys! I can't hear what he's saying!

RE: Nothing will stand in your way! Your forces are the mightiest on Earth!

Me: Wow. Maybe he had a hard day. The guy should learn to relax.

Tal: He could use a good cup of cocoa and a warm bath.

Ariella: Maybe a massage. He sounds tense.

Eitan: That's not funny, just shut up!

RE: With a mighty trumpet and a swinging sword you shall conquer all and be victorious!

Me: I wonder if his family knows the problems he's been having at work.

Tal: Poor guy. A massage, or maybe ... oh wait I know!

Ariella: Yes! Yes! He needs ...

Eitan (puts his head in his hands)

RE: All hail oh mighty emperor!

Me, Tal, and Ariella (holding out our hands): A MAKEOVER!

Eitan: Crap, I can't play this anymore. (shuts off game, gets up, and walks away).

Yehuda

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Weekend Gaming

This was a full weekend of gaming, for me. Saarya and Tal were both here for the weekend, which only happens once every three weeks.

Our guests for dinner were Zeke, who comes occasionally to the Wed night games, and his mother Mindy. Zeke is about 14 years old, by the way.

After dinner, Zeke, Mindy, Saarya, Tal and I played Zug im Zug, otherwise known as Ticket to Ride. I had played TtR:Europe at BGG.con and was hoping that this could be a game that both Tal and Saarya could enjoy. Net reaction: it's ok. Maybe we are spoiled from five years of gaming already, having broken our teeth on Settlers and Cities and Knights and so on, but TtR is not quite deep enough for us, at least on first playing.

I will say this: it is a very elegant game. It combines a very few rules for a complete game experience. There are just the right amount of decisions to be made on your turn, but not too many. And all with very few rules to the game. Add to that some nifty pieces, an educational map, and you're good to go.

However, it lacks a bit. Since you don't really know what other people need to do, blocking them is usually more of an accident, rather than educated guesswork (although there's some of that). Most of all, it lacks any sort of story arc; the game plays the same from the very beginning to the end and then it stops; then you count points. Some sort of mechanism that required an increasing minimum route length as the game progressed would be slightly more interesting. And of course, the luck of the routes is a big factor, although variants on the web are designed to solve that problem.

So let's say it's 85% of the game we want at 30% of the complexity, which is a good tradeoff. SoC is 70% of the complexity for 95% of the game. I don't think TrR will replace SoC as our introductory game of choice, but it is a strong candidate for being one of the first ones out.

Anyway, Zeke cleaned up in our first game with 115 points. I was the next closest at 88 points.

Saturday Tal brought over some friends. They played TtR again; I forget who won. After dinner we played 4-player Settlers which played ok, although one of them was more interested in the LotR:tConfrontation game I played simultaneously with Saarya. In the Settlers game, there was a lot of giggling, and one of the girls didn't really try, buying only Devel cards whenever she could. I knocked out four cities and a Longest Road.

Meanwhile, Saarya took white in LotR. This was his second game. The first time he beat me playing black. This time he beat me playing white. I must be getting old. Somehow our pieces just kept trading off until we each had three left. Unfortunately mine were not able to get to the Shire or intercept Frodo before he could waltz in.

Lastly I introduced Saarya to Maharaja, and also tried it as a 2 player game. It played pretty well, actually. We played with the variation that each player kept picking roles whenever they chose role swap until we both had three, and thereafter we traded roles. So we each had three roles from the second round onwards. We also played that the role owner had +1 in the corresponding city.

I really like the game; I like it as much as I like El Grande, and there sure are a lot of similar mechanics between the two. However, the one thing that bothers me about Maharaja is the victory conditions. Aside from the fact that the rich kind of get richer, somewhere around midgame one person gets out a palace one round earlier than the other person and that kind of wraps it up as long as he can keep doing so each round thereafter.

Which only matters because the winner is the first person with seven palaces. Two of my game group members complained about the same thing during game night and I dismissed them, but I now kind of agree with them. As a general rule in games, the mechanism for gaining resources should not be the same mechanism for victory points, unless there is a clear means of ganging up on the leader or otherwise making up for a deficiency. Settlers has the robber and trading, Power Grid has the turn order. Maharaja has the blind actions, but it's not quite enough.

In any case, it doesn't prevent me from enjoying the game; I may just have to think if there is anything I can do that would make it slightly more to our taste in victory conditions.

After shabbat I reviewed my player's character sheets and answered an email from a new potential player. The next two days are semi-vacation.

Yehuda
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