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From: clark@sdcsla.UUCP (Clark Quinn)
Newsgroups: net.games,net.games.board
Subject: Game suggestions solicited
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 12:07:20 EST
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I am soliciting suggestions for two christmas gift games.  I would appreciate
any suggestions or comments you might have.  As always, if there is enough
interest I will post the results to the net.  

1) A game for two people (my SO's parents) who usually play before dinner (so
it should only take an hour or two to play).  It should not be too
complicated (i.e. some strategy required but not, say, at the level of chess),
so as not to be to much trouble to learn, while allow for different levels of
skill (i.e. some chance involved).  For ethical reasons it should not be 
directly war related.  It also must be something they have not already played.
Games they have played in the past include backgammon and cribbage.  Any
ideas?  Favorites?

2) This one is for my SO, who is a mystery fan.  I have seen a number of
mystery games for play by 2 to 8 players (some have a specified number of
players, some are flexible).  I am looking for one that will let two people
play (so we can play together).  First, I don't know if these have even been
succesful and fun, nor if there are bad ones and good ones.  The lady at the
game store I visited suggested that the Sherlock Holmes one was popular, and 
had quite a number of expansions available (so more than the original twenty 
games).  Any experience with these?  Suggestions?

Thanks in advance.  -- Clark

 Clark N. Quinn
 Institute for Cognitive Science C-015
 University of California, San Diego
 La Jolla, California 92093
 (619) 452-2541 (UCSD): (619) 457-1274 (Home)
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