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- ↑ "Featuring interviews with more than 30 top board game designers, publishers, reviewers and prominent figures in the hobby, and with a plethora of extras, this multi-zone DVD is ideal for the board game hobbyist, or as a tool to introduce non-gamers to our hobby" . Retrieved 2012-07-08.
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