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113:On The Road
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564:Gary Gygax
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230:References
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124:Gary Gygax
52:type metal
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588:John Hill
540:Tony Bath
433:wargaming
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205:Rulebooks
129:Chainmail
80:in 1963.
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378:Wargames
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93:Visalia
18:Mafrica
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