A man in Colorado dragged his girlfriend to death behind his car in 2006 and then pleaded mental retardation.
Unfortunately for him, he was filmed playing Chess in jail, and the defense is trying to use the tape as proof of mental competence.
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This is a “full-automatic” mah-jong table. Aside from looking sweet, and weighing 100 kg, it’s description reads:
Automatic Mahjong table adopts the working principle of electricity, light and magnetism, and it is controlled by microcomputer programs. It can effectively achieve the automatic shuffling and dealing of Poker tiles, and automatic dice tossing in a quick [...]
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Washington, D.C.: Man flashes $1,000 in cash at a dice game, only to end up dead and robbed a short time later. Oops. (source)
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Trenton, NJ: man shot and killed during a dice game. (source)
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The Restoration Ministries in Harvey outside of Chicago is running a chess club to help drug addicted children and adults make a recovery.
Says one player:
When I get real mad, I play chess. It makes me calm down a little. I don’t really care if I win or not. It’s just for the love of the [...]
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Boston dominoes players are moving to private homes to play their games as the local clubs disappear.
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Alton, IL: A series of shootings and retaliations, at least one of which involved a robbery during a dice game. (source)
Coumbus, OH: Former Buckeye football player Derrick Foster shoots up two police officers raiding his house for a dice game, because he (allegedly) thinks they’re robbers. (source)
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Budget cuts in Australia threaten to end social programs such as card games, Bingo, and exercise for the elderly in nursing homes.
These programs are critical to providing quality of life for the home’s residents. Says one residence manager:
“One of my favourite movies is Groundhog Day. It’s where every day is exactly the same. That’s what [...]
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Megahouse Corp will be bringing out Eco Othello, following trends to manufacturing more eco-friendly products.
The board and pieces will be made out of a mixture of plastic and “silver skin”, which is made from skins of coffee beans.
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Bonhams of London will be running a games only antiques auction on May 13.
There will be 281 lots up for auction, most of which are playing cards or Chess related (naturally). Games, notes, and pieces from Italy, India, Ireland, Germany, the Congo, and many other places will be on the block. Click here for the [...]
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