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  2. List of first human settlements - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded permanent inhabitant was Isaac Bodden, the grandson of one of these first settlers, born on Grand Cayman around 1661. Indian Ocean: Rodrigues: 1691: Settled 1691 by a small group of French Huguenots led by François Leguat; abandoned 1693. The French settled slaves there in the 18th century. [118] East Pacific: Clipperton ...

  3. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  4. History of games - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known board games all used dice and were for two players. [6] Among the earliest examples of a board game is senet, a game found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burial sites in Egypt (circa 3500 BC and 3100 BC, respectively) and in hieroglyphs dating to around 3100 BC. [10]

  5. Arthur Wynne - Wikipedia

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    On December 20, 2013, he was honored with an interactive Google Doodle commemorating the "100th anniversary of the first crossword puzzle" [8] [9] [10] with a puzzle by Merl Reagle. Numerous other constructors also created tribute puzzles to Wynne to commemorate the anniversary.

  6. Cluedo - Wikipedia

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    Cluedo (/ ˈ k l uː d oʊ /), known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt. The game was first manufactured by Waddingtons in the United Kingdom in 1949.

  7. Game of the Day: Daily Celebrity Crossword - AOL

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    Today's Game of the Day is crossword heaven! The 100-year-old crossword puzzle just got an update! Daily Celebrity Crossword is the first and only daily crossword puzzle that features the latest ...

  8. Polis (board game) - Wikipedia

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    Polis (Greek: πόλις, lit. 'city-state') was an ancient Greek board game. One of the earliest known strategy games, polis was a wargame resembling checkers.Its name appears in the Ancient Greek literature from around 450 BC to the 2nd century BC, and it seems to have been widely known in the region, particularly in Athens.

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    Discover the best free online games at AOL.com - Play board, card, casino, puzzle and many more online games while chatting with others in real-time.