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2009-01-29 Home Front Economy

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Posted by tipper 2009-01-29 09:54|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Its like this: 4 of ya sitting around, you and another are playing a game of chess, a buddy and another are sitting around watching. You are winning the game hands down when your buddy gets to talking to you - you get done listening turn back around and there is a pawn on the board which wasn't there; you're sure of it but your opponant insists it was there. OK, fine, still winning.

Game continues and the two spectators start a ruckus and you look to make sure it isn't a fight. Turn back around and suddenly there are 2 bishops on black tiles. WTF you say but can't prove otherwise, pressing on you continue to win but game starts to even. With the 2 spectators now constantly jabbering in your ear you see your opponant add a piece to the board during a move. Now you got'em you think but the spectators say they saw nothing.

You know you are being had. Your opponant is obviously cheating. Problem is the spectators say otherwise (one of which was supposedly your friend and really in on it) - that is one problem, the other is that you had placed a $10k wager on the game and are now losing.

Next illegal budget spending bill passed means new rule during game; loser pays extra k for each piece winner has remaining on the board.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-29 10:55|| 2009-01-29 10:55|| Front Page Top

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