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doctorwhotoptrumps.jpgDoctor Who Top Trumps is already set for the DS and PC and may also be headed for the XBox, according to CVG.

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Chess Pro ScreenIn celebration of International Women’s Day (which is today), some Russian women in Moscow are playing an outdoor game of Chess using men from local universities as pieces.

Apparently, it was hard to get volunteers: young men who were willing to dress ridiculously and be ordered around by women.

I think I’ll keep my pithy comments to myself before I get into trouble.

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More Game Violence

Norwalk, CT: One man stabs another with a pair of scissors after an argument over a game of dominoes.

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Upper Allen Township, PA: Someone broke into a home on Tuesday and stole nothing but board games.

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Game Groups in the News

postbulletin_logo.jpgThe Post Bulletin of Rochester, MN covers the Rochester Gamers’ Community game group.

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Read Express covers game groups in the Washington D.C. area, as well as different games and suggestions.

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