Games World of Puzzles – October 2019

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BY JONATHAN SCHMALZBACH •THIS OLD GAME•


STAR REPORTER


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reporter who gets the Scoop more often than not
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While the game may not be as rousing as
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of bygone days, it somehow makes
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