Re: Another POINTless Argument

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>I think it is unfair to ascribe this to GW. Not everything is their
>fault. I may not be as old as Allan, but I'm sure points values and
>tournament games pre-date the GW-boom.

Hey Allan, how does it feel to be the very acme of ancientness?  ;-)
Points values go back as far as H G Wells "Little Wars", i.e. before the
1st
World War.

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Cheers,
Rob Paul

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