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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Does any one know of a game called 'The
Conspirators'</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is described in Bell's little book 'Discovering Old
Board Games' - one of the Shire<BR>Series published in 1973.<BR><BR>The game is
apparently French and could be 17th C but is not<BR>dated by Bell. The 17th
C date comes from a single web site 'The World of Abstract Games' </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>Briefly, the game is played on the intersections
of a 16 x 16 board. Men are<BR>alternately placed on a safe area in the centre
and then once all there move out<BR>to sanctuaries on the periphery. There are
20 men aside but only 39<BR>sanctuaries. The player with one man left over
looses. Apparently there is a<BR>four player version with 10 men aside. Movement
is one position in any<BR>direction.<BR><BR>What I was hoping for was
confirmation of its 17th C date.</FONT></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anyone know of it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>All the best to everyone</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>jon</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>