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Uhtoff · Veteran Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 75

Heh - I think you've got first letter blindness TheQuestion Wink

**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:45 pm

TheQuestion · Boot Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 30 Location: in the wired

**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:53 pm

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**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:24 pm

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TheQuestion · Boot Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 30 Location: in the wired

**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:02 pm

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ramsfan

Since I was driving past one (my tag is a clue) I wondered how many British cities meet this test. There are 7, or 8 if one includes how the last one is commonly known. To make a round 10, there are 2 further former cities. Very impressed if you can get these off the top of your head, i.e. without looking at the list I checked them against. I only got 5 without such assistance.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:02 pm

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cruse4

york
grimsby
derby

can't think of anymore... Confused

**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:27 pm

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Uhtoff · Veteran Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 75

banff

**Posted:** Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:53 pm

Joe

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:04 am

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TheQuestion · Boot Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 30 Location: in the wired

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:24 am

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gamegirl · Boot Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 32 Location: US

retail game store

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:28 am

Scott

I count myself very lucky indeed. 3 stores carry them. And by "carry", i mean, they have a whole box each, brimming with cards (or, did, before I visited...) And the clerks seem to not only know what it is, but are actally quite enthusiastic about it.

Bonus fFeat: The GameStop which sells cards in Brighton is right next door to the Tops Grocery Store which players had to call, in Rookery Tower. Smile

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:44 am

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ramsfan

Neither banff nor grimsby count as cities, though like king's lynn they're good town names with 1 vowel.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:58 am

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doublecross

Bath?
Wells?
Ely?

What's your definition of a city?

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:12 pm

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ramsfan

I read what seemed like an authoritative list with a full description of changing historical definitions. So no longer because of having a cathedral or a burgh etc. According to that list you have the 5 straight forward english ones. There's another 1 which is included by its "common" name, another two across the sea (though one could be said to be half) and two which are no longer cities.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:32 pm

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As an update for Boston-area Cube Hunters - the GameStop in the Prudential Center has Mixed Wave 4 packs in the back room. They haven't put any up for display, but they're there. Ask them to look and they'll fish them out for you.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:27 am

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