Well, the Hydrans are pulling back their entire fleet to the Hydran capital. The Kzintis are building two medium cruisers, and spending the rest of the EPs on repairs, and the Federation . . . still hasn't entered the bleedin' war. It's turn six FFS! The Feds are so like the Americans it's uncanny.
[CdM] No, it was a 7. Remember that each row, column and 3x3 block have to contain the numbers 1 to 9. Anyway, I only need 3 to get out, so crafty use of Penelope's Pop-O-Matic should help. POP-chunk!17 Blast, overshot. That puts me at London Bridge with Miss Scarlett and a dead whale.
rattle rattle rattle--...clunk!. Oh dear. My dentures are out. Onto the dice roll... different-rattle-different-rattle--plop! Ah, two, doubles, roll again... dr-dr-dr-p four doubles, roll again... plop six, doubles, roll again... eight... ten... twenty, do I hear twenty? Twenty-five bid? Twenty-five, do I hear?
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rattlerattlerattlerattle Double 8 Yes! That gets me exactly to Finish, and allows me to bankrupt everyone, lay down my grand slam (which includes a full house, by the way), identify the murderer, capture the last of your armies, and play Boardo!, Mornington Crescent, and Checkmate.