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a game with "good moral values"

The Greenbelt (Free subscription) | yesterday

Okay, I know this is Elly Patterson, and it's futile to hope for much from her, but still. Checkers has "good moral values"? Fresh from The Greenbelt

Holiday family fun

It's a woman's world! (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Sometimes trying to come up with activities, outings and events to keep everyone occupied during the holidays can be hectic and tiring. But with a little planning and creativity everyone can have a stress-free, fun holiday break with a little variety. What types of activities and traditions does your family participate in during the holidays? There's always large, lively dinners, neighborhood light...

The great backgammon challenge.

Two Doctors (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

David Maddox is at it again on the Steamie, denigrating backgammon as " a random throw of a dice ". Actually, it could hardly be a more appropriate training for politics. Henry Thoreau said: " All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it ."...

Stingrays suffer 7-0 loss, end of nine-game winning streak

Ken Hawkins (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Summary: The South Carolina Stingrays saw their nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end in a 7-0 loss to the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday night. Link: http://thedigitel.com/node/7330

Connect 4 x 4 ( A phenomenal update)

Free Online Advertising & Classified Ads : Best... (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Connect 4 x 4 is the only checkers four-in-a-row, four-player game--making it perfect for family game nights. With the new double-sided grid, you can score on both the front and back side of the game. Game play is simple--pick a line, drop a checker in on each turn, and hope that your opponents don't foil your strategy before you get four checkers in a row! 1 Vote(s)

Get the heads up on all the upcoming Stingrays action

Ken Hawkins (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Summary: The South Carolina Stingrays, riding a nine game unbeaten streak, head to Charlotte tonight to face the Checkers at 7 p.m. Link: http://thedigitel.com/node/7317

Wednesday One-Liners Got Game

Overheard in New York (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Burly guy in cafe : Mind mapping's not a game. It's a reality. --Ave A & 11th St Overheard by: Anna P. Cop to another : Some people play checkers, some people play chess. You, son, you play checkers. --New Street & Beaver Black librarian with dreads : In the game, you gotta give the black girl all your stuff, all your valuable stuff. You give it to her to hold and then you take it from her....

No, God of War III will not feature co-op, silly

Destructoid (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

You know what sounds like a bad idea? God of War III with an online cooperative mode. That is, of course, unless Kratos had a wise-cracking minotaur sidekick. That would be awesome. But despite rumors which pointed to the upcoming PlayStation 3 title featuring a co-op mode, that doesn't look like it's happening. Speaking with IGN , a Sony spokesperson shot down the rumors, calling the news "unfounded."...

Stingrays win at home, push unbeaten streak to nine

Ken Hawkins (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Summary: The South Carolina Stingrays extended their winning streak to nine games over the weekend with a 3-2 victory over the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday night. Link: http://thedigitel.com/node/7270

Checkers silence Jackals as coach gets 200th victory

Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

(Observer News Services) Derek Wilkinson earned his 200th win as coach and rookie Jean-Philipp Chabot scored the game-winning goal as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Elmira Jackals 6-4 on Sunday. The win was the second straight against the Jackals at Time Warner Cable Arena.

Download Six New Free 3D Games For Zune HD

My Digital Life (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

In conjunction to the latest released of the latest Zune HD firmware 4.3 update, Microsoft has introduced six new 3D games for the Zune users to download including PGR: Ferrari Edition, Lucky Lane Bowling, Vans Sk8: Pool Service, Piano, Checkers and Audiosurf: Tilt. The description of each game title as below: PGR: Ferrari Edition - Tear through the [...] [ This is a content summary only. Visit My...

Schepke stays hot, but Charlotte falls in shootout

Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

(Observer News Services) A shootout goal by South Carolina's Keith Johnson beat the Charlotte Checkers 3-2 Saturday night, even though Matt Schepke scored his fifth goal in five games. Miika Wiikman made 24 saves for the Checkers (5-3, 2-0).

Checkers 1.0

Softpedia - Latest Mac software (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Free Checkers game for your Mac

A Pox upon Sesame!

ToughPigs (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Recently, Sesame Street has come under fire from conservative news sources about a two-year-old joke in which Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend Grundgetta claims to want to watch "POX News: Now there's a trashy news show!" As we all know, conservative ears have trouble differentiating the P and F sounds, so the O'Reilly Militia immediately started shouting at the top of their lungs about how...

Zune HD Gets New Games

Microsoft 10 (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

On Wednesday, Zune HD owners got a nice surprise: new 3D games! According to a post on Zune Insider , there are now six new titles available, including Project Gotham Racing, Audiosurf Tilt, Vans SK8: Pool Service, Lucky Lanes Bowling, Piano, and Checkers. This addition brings the number of Zune games to a little over a dozen now. Best of all, the new games are entirely free. If you want to see the...

Variety the Spice of Checkers! Life

prmac | 11/07/2009

OutOfTheBit today announced Checkers! 1.2.4 , their versatile and highly customizable game app for iPhone and iPod Touch. OutOfTheBit, turns an age old favorite into a versatile, modern gaming experience. Checkers! four different playing rules, drag and drop playing, choice of three languages and varying graphic features makes Checkers! a unique application for gamers everywhere.

• Variety the Spice of Checkers! Life - MacMegasite - News for Mac Geeks

MaxNick introduces iChapaev 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch

prmac | 10/21/2009

MaxNick today introduces iChapaev 1.0, their new board game for iPhone and iPod Touch. Developed specifically to leverage the iPhones slick interface, iChapaev offers a new twist on the popular game of checkers. The aim of the game is to knock off all the opponents checkers in under seven rounds. Players point each piece by dragging it until the right amount of tension is set to increase or decrease...

FlipSide5 announces Checkers 1.0 Game - Multi-Player Platform

prmac | 09/25/2009

FlipSide5 today announces Checkers 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Checkers leverages FlipSide5s multi-player platform with internet, wifi and bluetooth game play available. Game players can push game play invites to their AIM buddies using the iPhones push notification capabilities. Checkers also includes worldwide leaderboards based on a innovative player rating engine. With two modes of game play...

• FlipSide5 announces Checkers 1.0 Game – Multi-Player Platform - MacMegasite - News for Mac Geeks