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  1. Time out: I'm taking a week-long hiatus from postings and news updates to spend time on home life. See ya'll in seven days.
  2. Gone Cardboard: Filosofia is releasing a new French version of Caesar & Cleopatra Nov. 2009; details on JSP – http://tr.im/EEcK #games
  3. Gone Cardboard: Heroscape: Expansion 10 Valkrill's Gambit has a U.S. street date of Nov. 10, 2009. #games
  4. Gone Cardboard: Ghost Stories: White Moon, Fantasy & Toc Toc Toc (all Asmodee) have reached U.S. distributors; on sale soon. #games
  5. #Gamedesign: SaltCON in Feb. 2010 has an unpublished game design contest, deadline Dec. 31, details online – http://tr.im/EE2R #games
  6. Gone Cardboard: Rowboat, from newcomer Moosetache #Games, seems to be a Wizard-style trick-taking design – http://tr.im/EE1G
  7. Gone Cardboard: Jerry Taylor's Hammer of Scots (Columbia #Games) is out in a third edition w/ a new gameboard – http://tr.im/EzoE
  8. Released: nestorgames has published two more two-player abstract #games: Cross & Querni; rules for both online – http://tr.im/Exzz
  9. Interview: Donald X. Vaccarino talks about Dominion, the non-importance of most awards, and not being a ghost – http://tr.im/ExyJ
  10. Variant: Chess Cubed is a new take on three-player chess with a new playing piece, the Champion – http://tr.im/Ep0a #games
  11. Preview: The first faction from Fantasy Flight #Games' Runewars – The Latari Elves – http://tr.im/EoaX
  12. Reviews: Board to Death is a new game review site with an unfortunate name & fun lounge music in the videos – http://tr.im/EbXN
  13. Doppelgänger: Eric Martins are everywhere; here's one who designed a card game for kids called "Animal Herders" – http://tr.im/EbSA #games
  14. Rules: Forthcoming from Czech #Games Edition for the item tiles included in Dungeon Lords; for now, set them aside... – http://tr.im/CcKN
  15. Gone Cardboard: Age of Steam: Germany/France (FRED Distribution) is at U.S. distributors and shipping to stores now.
  16. Media: Sony has acquired movie rights to Risk; prepare to watch people hunkered down in Australia for two hours – http://tr.im/EbDu #games
  17. Newsletter: Issue #13 from Z-Man #Games, w/ info on Prophecy: Dragon Realm, Perry Rhodan, Wars of the Roses & more – http://tr.im/E5kf (PDF)
  18. Rules: Posted in English for the French vampire game Carpathes from Try Éditions; the cards are translated, too – http://tr.im/E5j7 #games
  19. Forthcoming: Nexus #Games is taking preorders for Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle & The Lion for delivery in Dec. 2009 – http://tr.im/E5fB
  20. So many companies w/ new #games, e.g., Famous Missions in which you tell stories about celebrities doing fabulous feats – http://tr.im/E58A