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In the original (American) version of Monopoly, the properties are named after locations in (or close to) Atlantic City, New Jersey. |
Hobbies > Games |
07/10/08 |
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17 |
In the board game shogi (a.k.a. Japanese chess), a lance moves exactly like a rook, but forward only (i.e. not backwards or to the sides). |
Hobbies > Games |
08/11/08 |
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18 |
In the board game Go, a group needs at least two eyes to live, unless caught in a local stalemate (seki). |
Hobbies > Games |
07/12/08 |
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19 |
In the board game "Monopoly", each player begins the game with 1,500 dollars. |
Hobbies > Games |
08/07/10 |
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20 |
In poker and other professional card games, a deck of cards has 4 suits. |
Hobbies > Games |
05/20/08 |
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21 |
In chess, if your opponents pawn moves two spaces, but if it had moved one space you could have captured it with your own pawn, you can still capture it by moving it to the space the opposing pawn would have moved to, had it only moved one space, and removing it. This is called en passant. |
Hobbies > Games |
09/24/08 |
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22 |
In backgammon, the Crawford rule states that for the very first game in which one player is one point away from winning the match, neither player may use the doubling cube. |
Hobbies > Games |
02/25/20 |
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23 |
Chess player Bobby Fischer died when he was 64. |
Hobbies > Games |
05/20/08 |
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24 |
Captain Kayvaan Shrike is of The Raven Guard Chapter. |
Hobbies > Games |
04/30/09 |
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25 |
A chess/checkers board has 64 squares. |
Hobbies > Games |
06/10/08 |
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26 |
A chess player whose Elo rating is between 2000 and 2200 is said to be in the Expert class. |
Hobbies > Games |
10/20/08 |
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