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George Duke wrote on 2008-07-19 UTCExcellent ★★★★★
''Half of my team eats, drinks and sleeps Gridlock Chess(they are trying to catch up.'' ''The Bearing Cross carries or projects men into battle. The Centre Serve can deliver a team of four divisional Pawns to fight from one central location.'' The Local Royalty and their Monolith, Swinging the competition over, Medusa's field of influence off the Colt, Medusa powering up the Forest Rook, the Horse of a different colour, casting from the second sub-level, and Tonk's Chamber being aided by the Crystal.

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