Plush meeples! Now on sale at $49.95 for a set of eight (or $29.95 for four).

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Fantasy Flight put out a small release today letting folks know that a few minor titles have released today that you might not have heard about…

• Cosmic Encounter – the long, long awaited re-release of the classic Eon game headlines the list and I for one couldn’t be giddier!  Now if I could just get Amazon to ship my copy…
• Android – FFG’s top secret game that was the subject of a fairly intense ARG (Alternate Reality Game) this fall – the early reviews for this murder mystery game are good, so check it out if you’ve got the inclination
• Talisman 4th Edition – You did remember that FFG had taken over this classic, right?
• Dark Heresy: Disciples of the Dark Gods – If you haven’t looked at this Warhammer 40K-based RPG, you’re really missing out on something special and this expansion that expands on the various cults within the 40K universe

All I can say is that my Christmas wish list just got a bit longer…

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Here’s a simple concept for a game: look at a golf course on a sheet of paper, close your eyes, and try to draw the shot. Continue until you get in the hole.

That’s Par Out Golf. A cute concept and well themed with reusable markers, should make a fun car or solo game.

Free shipping if you order by Christmas.

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TV Mania is a DVD trivia board game from Australia. Obtaining the licenses for the clips must have cost a fortune.

Circle the board, answering questions about American, British, and Austrlian TV shows that lasted at least two seasons.

From the website, you can tell they hope to eventually sell a whole lot more accesories to the game.

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Alpha Ring is a game to help you learn the Persian alphabet from sggc PLEI Games (PLEI = Play Learn Enjoy Interact).

According to the game’s site, the company wants “our games to provide you with a cultural experience and show that you are proud of who you are and where your parents are from.” Special discount on the price for Christmas.

According to the video, the game plays for up to four players and one bird.

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If you’re tired of free print and play games, you can pay $25 for this print and play game from a guy in New Zealand. Something to do with an old man, a key, and a lion.

It’s a pure roll, move, do what the card says game, and it’s as much fun as it appears to be in the following promotional video.

Act now and get it for 25% off.

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The Telegraph reports that even old parlor games are showing incredible sales this season.

Russimco, a company that makes old-style games and toys, says that they’ve had trouble keeping up with demand, selling 200,000 games like Pit and Flipping Fishes in the last few months. These are games that kids, parents, and grandparents can play together. (source)

Meanwhile, a survey of 2,000 UK adults found that one of the top annoyances around the holiday season, up with arguing over the television and where to celebrate the holiday, was family-members cheating in board games, something to which nearly a third of the respondents admitted to doing themselves.

“Key perpetrators are the 16-24 year olds who stated they regularly cheat at board games and are caught out by miffed relatives.” (source)

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As has happened many times in the past in similar situations, the school board seat for the Union Elementary School District will be decided with a game; in this case, a die roll.

The vote was tied, 9 to 9.

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The 2008 World Championships of Magic: the Gathering will be held in Memphis, December 11 to 14.

Players from more than 50 countries will participate for $240,000 in prizes, including a top prize of $10,000 in 14k gold $45,000 (Update: the 10k is for a side tournament, according to a commenter).

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Hasbro has licensed five more of their games, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Clue, Twister, and Battleship, to WorldWinner, an online site that enables people to play each other for cash.

WorldWinner previously licensed Scrabble from Hasbro, and also offers online competitive versions of famous television game shows.

I’m curious as to how they’re going to offer Twister as an online competitive game. Even making Trivial Pursuit as an online competitive game sounds like a stretch; multiple choice questions?

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