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Casual Game
The Premier Guide to Casual Board and Card Games
Issue #10 – Winter 2015
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INSIDER
WIGGITY BANG’S NEW DEVIOUS LITTLE WORD GAME
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The best new
casual games
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WHAT’S IN
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Why board gaming
makes financial sense
PAGE 18
Avoid painful mistakes
when teaching a game
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