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John M. Gamble
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Lives in Chicago.
Former #USENET denizen.
Programs obscure algorithms.
Blocks threads dot net.

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@zachweinersmith.bsky.social

Apparently it was endemic in 1949.

https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147857219/Cootie-1949-Edition
Cootie (1949 Edition) - Board Game - W. H. Schaper from W. H. Schaper
The World's Largest Selection of tabletop games!
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December 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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@paul

I know why I've never seen chestnuts in the wild, roasting or otherwise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_blight
Chestnut blight - Wikipedia
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December 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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But I also picked two more, because I was in a store and browsing is hazardous.

Thanks to @alicemcalicepants for the Things in Rings recommendation.

I picked up Loop because it looks like Mille Bourne on the L.

#boardgames #boardgame
Picture of two games. One is the size of a deck of cards and has emblazoned on it "LOOP. THE ELEVATED CARD GAME" It is the "Renovated Edition" and boasts "All New Event Cards." The other is about twice the size of Loop, and is called Things In Rings. It has the basic three-ring representation of a Venn Diagram, colored red, green, blue, yellow, purple and orange. Outside the boundaries of the circles are things meant to represent types of things: ambulance, rocket, pretzel, yoyo, crab, all sorts of things.
December 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions, or who seconded other posters suggestions. I've got games to check out still.

The game I landed on was...

#boardgame #boardgames
Picture of the boardgame Dorf Romantik. Its cover has a stylized landscape separated into hex tiles. Prominently, a windmill occupies a hex that has nearly landed on the white hexagonal space in that landscape. Nearby is a winding river that runs by the tile edges. Looking at the windmill are a childlike figure and what may be a turkey.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Right off the bat, I'm going to have to differ with you there.

#monsterdon
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM