New from Steve Jackson Games is Munchkin Level Counter for the iPhone. It actually works with Munchkin and Munchkin Quest, as well as SPANC and Chez Geek. The app will help you keep track of your level, roll a six-sided die, and once per game, dispense one of 150 John Kovalic-illustrated boons.

And if Munchkin spreading to the iPhone isn’t insidious enough for you, don’t worry, the Fnorder app brings you messages from the Illuminati.

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One of the pretenders to the World Domino Championship begins this week in Andalusia, AL.

There’s a $15,000 sweepstakes, and up to $3,000 prizes for winners in various categories.

(source)

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My neighbor went to the Magic world championship a few years ago (his friend won). After that, he ditched Magic and switched to Pro Poker. Odd but anomalous, I thought.

Apparently not so anomalous.

Apparently, a number of Pro Poker players have backgrounds rooted in the CCG. David Williams was a top ranked Magic player who went on to come in 2nd in the 2004 WSOP and has made millions of dollars. (source) Noah Boeken has a similar story. (source) Brock Parker played Magic, became interested in Poker, and just won twin victories in the 2009 WSOP. (source) Others: source, source, source.

Wizards noted this phenomenon in 2004 and made light of it. Another source from 2006 notes the high stakes in Magic, but even higher stakes in poker.

Meanwhile, downtime at the 2009 WSOP was Scrabble. (source)

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