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2007-07-08“[M]urder is an act of infinite cruelty, even if the perpetrators sometimes look like playboys or college professors or nice motherly women with softly graying hair.”—Raymond Chandler, “The Simple Art of Murder”
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Play by Web games
- BoardGameGeek Online Games (Tigris & Euphrates, Auf Heller und Pfennig)
- BoardSpace.net Home Page (Hive, Gobblet, Trax, Lines of Action, Plateau, Zertz , Yinsh, Punct, Hex)–includes bots
- Hive–bot only
- Ludagora (Through the Desert, Medina, Vinci)–in French
- MaBiWeb (Samurai, Hansa, and Richelieu)
- Marquand.net (Clans)–bot only
- Marquand.net (Ingenious)–bot only
- Puerto Rico
- punct.biskai.de (PUNCT)
- Richards PBeM Server (many abstract games, including Gipf, Tamsk, Zertz, Dvonn, Yinsh, and Punct)
- Ricochet Robot puzzle page
- SpielByWeb (Amun Re, Bus, Hacienda, Hoity Toity, Reef Encounter, Tikal, Wallenstein)
- Taj Mahal Online–bot only
- YINSH (realtime play)
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Citizen Journalism from your neighbors
- So, I?ve been a little busy? (Raquel)October 17, 2008No, really I have a good excuse for not posting. It’s not that aliens invaded or that I was turned into a zombie–it’s slightly harder to believe than that. Are you ready? My parents actually came for a visit. (If this doesn’t sound unbelievable to you, you’ve obviously never owned goats.) The main point [...]sharppointythings
- An author I am not.October 17, 2008But I could have been. Some time ago I was contacted by a national publisher of local themed history books inquiring if I would like to author a Peoria history book. It would be formatted similar to those postcard books of which many of you surely own but would this new series would consist of [...]PeoriaIllinoisan
- Local: Jaycees? 1st-ever masquerade ball benefits Peoria PlayHouseOctober 17, 2008Details: Masquerade Ball Friday October 31, 2008 8 pm- 12 am Packard Plaza-225 NE Adams Peoria, IL 61602 Cost: $25.00 hors d’oeuvres by One World Catering Entertainment by Extreme DJ’s Ticket outlets: Party World 3441 N University (University Plaza) Peoria, IL 61614 (309) 679-2100 Costume Trunk 710 W Main Peoria, IL 61606 (309) 637-4234 Evening wear is requested, please wear a mask, Jaycees will have some available at the door www.jaycees.com (original .pdf file [...]Billy Dennis
- Media: GateHouse hits new all-time low, Nexstar next?October 17, 2008The Turner Report notes that GateHouse Media stock reached 15 cents per share Thursday, but closed at 21 cents. The company recently submitted a plan to get it’s stock back up above $1 share to avoid delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. He also noted that stock for Nexstar Broadcasting, parent company to WMBD 31 [...]Billy Dennis
- Local: Some Lincoln linkin?October 17, 2008Long-time readers know I’m a bug Lincoln fan. In fact, it was the disrespect Ron Paul had for Lincoln that prompted me to NOT support the libertarian-minded candidate. Peoria has a visit from Honest Abe yesterday. I couldn’t attend, but blogger/education activist Diane Vespa attended the event with her daughter. She has a wonderful post about [...]Billy Dennis
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