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Largest Armies in the World from “Data is Beautiful”

Largest Armies in the World from “Data is Beautiful”

Other November 12, 2019 0

Data Is Beautiful 833K subscribers “The size of a state’s military personnel in each year for the period 1816 to 2019. Military personnel are defined as troops under the command of the national government

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf (The Battle off Samar)

The Battle of Leyte Gulf (The Battle off Samar)

Fred Manzo November 11, 2019 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9_fvCKFyQY dimwittedfool 4.76K subscribers “A condensed version of the naval action off the island of Samar in what can be described as a victory against all odds.”

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No Enemies Here: UWE 4 QUESTIONS – Sept 28 2019 Season 2 Episode 23

No Enemies Here: UWE 4 QUESTIONS – Sept 28 2019 Season 2 Episode 23

Other October 7, 2019 0

No Enemies Here 1.47K subscribers “News about people who review, unbox, showcase, do playthroughs, podcasts and more concerning war board games. Some music too. Please support this channel”

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Tiny Battle Publishing announces new “Blind Swords Lite” game on Leipzig

Tiny Battle Publishing announces new “Blind Swords Lite” game on Leipzig

Fred Manzo September 26, 2019 0

By Fred Manzo Tiny Battle Publishing has just announced that a new “Blind Swords Lite” game by Hermann Luttmann is on their schedule. I thought this project was “double-plus Top Secret” but I guess

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Vice: Scientists Are Discovering Long-Lost Rules for Ancient Board Games

Vice: Scientists Are Discovering Long-Lost Rules for Ancient Board Games

Other September 23, 2019 0

You can play reconstructions of ancient board games thanks to these scientists and their algorithms. By Matthew Gault “Cameron Browne doesn’t see games the way you and I do. “I [deconstruct] them into their mechanisms,”

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Kotaku: Truck Carrying Gaming Dice Spills Onto Highway, Rolls A Perfect 756,000

Kotaku: Truck Carrying Gaming Dice Spills Onto Highway, Rolls A Perfect 756,000

Fred Manzo September 20, 2019 0

“On Friday, September 13, a truck bound for the Georgia-based tabletop and video game company Trivium Studios took a turn too sharply, spilling 216,000 gaming dice onto Interstate 75 in Atlanta in what could

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Youtube: Deciphering the world’s oldest rule book | Irving Finkel | Curator’s Corner pilot

Youtube: Deciphering the world’s oldest rule book | Irving Finkel | Curator’s Corner pilot

Other August 4, 2019 0

The British Museum Published on Nov 23, 2015 “Irving Finkel has possibly the coolest job in the world – he’s curator of cuneiform at the British Museum!”

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Popular Mechanics: Everything We Know About the Air Force’s Secret X-37B Spaceplane

Popular Mechanics: Everything We Know About the Air Force’s Secret X-37B Spaceplane

Other July 31, 2019 0

By Kyle Mizokami Jul 30, 2019 “Think of the X-37B as the Space Shuttle’s smaller, younger brother and you wouldn’t be wrong. With its bullet-like shape, stubby wings, and two tone black and white appearance,

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Weapons and Warfare: “Thwarting Japanese Torpedo Planes”

Weapons and Warfare: “Thwarting Japanese Torpedo Planes”

Other July 20, 2019 0

“At his ornate palace in downtown Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, impeccably attired in formal clothing, was ready to receive a delegation of generals, admirals, and top government officials. Formal dress was reserved for special occasions.

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Board Game Breakfast Video

Board Game Breakfast Video

Other July 11, 2019 0

The Dice Tower Streamed live 9 hours ago SUBSCRIBED 221K “It’s LIVE Breakfast time! Join us for the Dice Tower Retreat: https://www.dicetower.com/dicetower-la…

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