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            <![CDATA[  The Happy Now   ]]>
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            <![CDATA[  Covering a wide range of positive topics to help escape the crazy world.  Such as crafting, gaming, diy, fitness, meditation, food, local events and travel.   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[  The Art of Toppling Dominoes   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Explore the fascinating world of dominoes through the artistry of Lily Hevesh, whose massive domino creations showcase patience, precision, creativity, and spectacular chain reactions.  ]]>
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                Wed, 20 May 2026 18:41:20 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Grand Theft Auto VI: Everything We Know So Far   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Rockstar’s GTA VI returns to Vice City with Lucia, a Bonnie-and-Clyde-style story, massive open world, and a 2026 release window.  ]]>
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                Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:23:11 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Flip 7: How to Play the Fast-Paced Card Game Everyone’s Obsessed With   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover how to play Flip 7, the quick-thinking card game where strategy meets split-second decisions. Learn the rules, gameplay flow, and smart tips that help beginners level up fast. Perfect for game nights, parties, and anyone craving a fresh, energetic twist on classic card play.  ]]>
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                Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:56:04 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Liar’s Uno: The Bold New Party Card Game That Turns Bluffing Into a Sport   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover Liar’s Uno, the exciting new twist on the classic card game where bluffing, bold moves, and wild accusations steal the spotlight. Learn how it’s played, why it’s catching fire at parties, and what makes this mischievous spin-off irresistible for game night fans.  ]]>
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                Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:32:51 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Shut the Box: History, Rules, and Timeless Charm of the Classic Dice Game   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover the origins and gameplay of Shut the Box, the classic pub game from 18th-century France. Learn its alternative names, simple rules, and why it’s still rolling strong today.  ]]>
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                Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:02:56 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Spades   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Learn the rules to the playing card game Spades quickly and concisely. This video has no distractions, just the rules. While there are many variations to Spades, this video covers the original base rules.  ]]>
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                Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:33:56 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How to play Hearts   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Hearts is an "evasion-type" trick-taking playing card game for four players, although most variations can accommodate between three and six players.  ]]>
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                Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:49:04 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Six Ancient Board Games and How We Learned To Play Them   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ We've been coming up with games to pass the time for just about as long as we've had writing, but sadly, not all of our oldest board games come with the rule books intact.  ]]>
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                Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:36:30 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Chess for Beginners   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Chess is an abstract strategy board game for two players which involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on a square game board called a chessboard containing 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid.  ]]>
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                Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:53:06 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How to Play 10,000   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The dice game 10,000 (also known as Ten Thousand, Farkle, or Greed) is a fun, fast-paced game played with six dice. Great form families and kids learning math.  The goal is to be the first player to reach 10,000 points.  ]]>
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                Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:02:07 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How to play Left Center Right   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Learn the rules to the dice game Left Center Right quickly and concisely.  This also makes a great stocking stuffer for kids.  ]]>
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                Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:40:05 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How to Shuffle Cards for Poker (The Right Way)   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Shuffling cards properly for poker is super important to keep the game fair and fun. Here’s a simple guide to doing it right.  ]]>
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                Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:25:54 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How to play Gin Rummy   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Gin Rummy is a two-player card game where players aim to form sets (three or four cards of the same rank) and runs (three or more consecutive cards of the same suit) to minimize their "deadwood" (unmatched cards) and score points, eventually reaching a target score.  ]]>
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                Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:59:33 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Whiskey Poker   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Whiskey Poker is a card game, similar to draw poker, where players can exchange their hands for a communal "kitty" hand, and the first player to "knock" (give up the right to exchange) wins by having the highest-ranking five-card poker hand.  ]]>
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                Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:49:26 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play 7 Card Stud   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Seven-card stud is a poker variant where each player receives seven cards, three face down (hole cards) and four face up, and the best five-card poker hand determines the winner. The goal is to make the best possible five-card poker hand out of seven cards dealt to each player.  ]]>
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                Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:28:58 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play 5 Card Stud   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Five-card stud is a classic poker game where players are dealt five cards, with some face-up and some face-down, and betting occurs after each round of dealing, ultimately determining the hand with the highest rank. The goal is to have the best five-card hand at showdown or to make your opponents fold before then.  ]]>
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                Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:13:57 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  7 Card Stud   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Seven card stud (also known as Seven-Toed Pete or Down-The-River) is one of the more traditional forms of poker, and by learning the rules of this well loved game, you can perfect your own strategy and have endless fun with this poker game, as well as its variations.  ]]>
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                Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:01:29 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play 5 Card Draw   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ 5-Card Draw is one of the simplest and most classic poker variants. It’s a great starting point for beginners before moving on to more complex games like Texas Hold’em or Omaha.  ]]>
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                Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:26:52 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How to Play Poker for Beginners   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ This is the only guide you need to start playing poker as a total beginner. After watching this video you will know the basics of playing Texas Hold'em, and be able to play with an easy step-by-step guide.  ]]>
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                Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:18:02 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  The History of Playing Cards   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The 52-card deck is a pretty universally known object. Every household in America (and I would presume most countries in the world) has one or two decks lying around their house.  ]]>
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                Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:59:37 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Use Italian Playing Cards   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Let's learn how to use Italian Playing Cards and compare them to traditional Poker-style cards.  ]]>
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                Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:41:42 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Scopa (Classic Italian Card Game)   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Scopa is an Italian card game, and one of the three major national card games in Italy, the others being Briscola and Tresette. It is also popular in Argentina and Brazil, brought in by Italian immigrants, mostly in the Scopa a Quindici variation.  ]]>
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                Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:19:34 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Briscola (Italian Card Game)   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Briscola is one of Italy's most popular games, together with Scopa and Tressette. A little-changed descendant of Brusquembille, the ancestor of briscan and bezique, Briscola is a Mediterranean trick-taking ace–ten card game for two to six players, played with a standard Italian 40-card deck.  ]]>
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                Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:09:33 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The Game Boy Color Had an Actual Sewing Machine Add-On (but Why?)   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/the-game-boy-color-had-an-actual-sewing-machine-add-on--but-why</link>
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                <![CDATA[ The Game Boy Color Sewing Machine, formally known as the Jaguar JN-100, was a unique and rare piece of technology released in Japan by Singer in collaboration with Nintendo in the late 1990s.  ]]>
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                Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:26:11 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Ubbi dubbi   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Ubbi dubbi is a language game spoken with the English language. Originating in America in the 17th century, it was popularized by the 1972–1978 PBS children's show Zoom.  ]]>
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                Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:22:51 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How to Play Sequence   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Learn the rules to the board game Sequence quickly and concisely - This visually rich video has no distractions, just the rules.  ]]>
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                Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:00:54 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Pokeno (Poker Keno)   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Pokeno is a game that combines poker and keno, and is similar to bingo.  ]]>
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                Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:45:13 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Drunk UNO   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The game of UNO is a family tradition for most people. Often tucked away in dusty boxes and cupboards. It’s a simple game which, when you add in a few drinks can become wicked fun!!  ]]>
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                Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:55:23 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Battleship Shots   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Learn the rules to the board game Battleship Shots quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.  ]]>
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                Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:04:58 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Connect 4 Shots   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Learn the rules to the board game Connect 4 Shots quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.  ]]>
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                Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:02:06 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How to Play "Uno: All Wild"   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Learn the rules to the card game Uno All Wild quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.  ]]>
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                Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:16:17 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Disney's Lorcana   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Disney Lorcana, also known as Lorcana, is a collectible card game being released by Ravensburger in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company in late 2023. It is Ravensburger's first trading card game and features characters from throughout Disney's film history.  ]]>
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                Sun, 24 Sep 2023 15:34:00 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Walking to the Hogwarts Castle   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Just sit back, relax and enjoy this almost 2 hours of scenery.  Ambient walking along the Hogwarts Valley to the Hogwarts Castle in Hogwarts Legacy.  ]]>
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                Tue, 08 Aug 2023 23:02:31 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The SECRET World of Japan's Puzzle Masters   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ A mini documentary about the craftsmen that make up the Karakuri Creation Group in Odawara, Japan.  ]]>
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                Mon, 15 May 2023 20:28:59 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  1990: NINTENDO and the JAPANESE SOFTWARE boom   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Gordon Brewer visits Japan, to gauge the state of the Japanese software industry. With Nintendo having already demonstrated that a Japanese corporation can quickly dominate the US video games software market, should the big American business software developers be worried?  ]]>
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                Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:58:05 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Mahjong   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Mahjong or mah-jongg is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players but can be played with as few as two.  ]]>
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                Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:51:59 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How To Play Uno   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Uno is the highly popular card game played by millions around the globe. This game is played by matching and then discarding the cards in one’s hand till none are left. Since its inception, there are now many versions of Uno that one can play. Here are the rules of the original or classic Uno.  ]]>
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                Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Hogwarts Legacy VS Harry Potter Films   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Hogwarts Locations Comparison  ]]>
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                Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:17:15 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  15 Awesome Other Things to do in, VR Non-Gaming   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Quest 2 Tips and Tricks  ]]>
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                Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  TOP 18 Awesome Upcoming VR Games 2022 and Beyond   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Oculus Quest 2, PSVR, PCVR  ]]>
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                Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Top 20 NEW RPGs of 2023   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Looking for RPGs on PS5, Xbox Series X/S/One, PC, Laptops, PS4 or Switch in 2023? Here's a list of upcoming role playing game releases in 2023.  ]]>
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                Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Top 20 Most Beautiful Platform Games   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Platform games are 2D side-scrollers in which the player leads a character through different levels. A lot of them involves fighting enemies and climbing or jumping over obstacles, similar to classics like Mario or Mega Man.  ]]>
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                Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  The TOP 10 Oculus Quest 2 Games of ALL TIME   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ If you're looking for something new to play here are the Top 10 Oculus Quest 2 games (with a few PCVR thrown in at the end)  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:31:45 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Top 10 Best VR Games 2022 - 2023   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Looking for a list of the best VR games you can play right now? Well, we got you covered.  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:31:50 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Top 10 Upcoming MOST REALISTIC GRAPHICS Games of 2022 and 2023   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ PS5, PS4, XBOX, PC (4K 60FPS)  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:27:51 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  The Top 10 Best Free to Play PC Games of 2022-2023   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ This list of free PC games of 2022-2023 is updated to inform you about the absolute best games to play that do not cost payment.  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:25:11 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Most Played And Most Popular Games In The World (2022-2023)   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Here's the answer to what is the #1 most played game and other popular games in the world.  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:18:37 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Hogwarts Legacy: Walkthrough   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ This is a 19 part walkthrough of the new Hogwarts Legacy action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games under its Portkey Games label.  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:07:30 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How to Play Backgammon   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back nearly 5,000 years to the regions of Mesopotamia and Persia.  ]]>
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                Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:49:50 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  How to play Slapjack   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Each player must put their cards into a pile face down. Each player one at a time, takes a card from their pile and places it face up in the center of the table. When the card facing up is a ”Jack”, players try to be the first to slap their hand down on it.  ]]>
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