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S.O.B. is a gaming zine focused on multi-player board games by mail or email. This web page is the companion to a text zine that is published approximately every 5 weeks by:

Chris Hassler a.k.a. Cerberus

2000 S. Armour Court

La Habra, CA90631

Phone:(562) 690-7827

Fax: (562) 690-7827

chassler@roadrunner.com

Skype id: hassler.home

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PDF Archive

Other Games:

Republic of Rome

A complete listing of the Houserules for all games.

Player Aids:

Machiavelli Tables History of the World cards
Silverton Demand Tables Gunslinger Tables
Age of Renaissance Cards Outpost Player Aid
New World Tables Power Grid Player Aid
Puerto Rico Player Aid Robo Rally Player Aid
Phoenicia Player Aid Goa Player Aid

Other items:

My policy regarding NMRs. Best in Show, the complete list of all past completed games, along with the winner(s) of each.
Rules for Industrial Waste Variant Mars Landing rules for Liftoff! (Draft, Requires Acrobat Reader)
Non-Player Nations for New World Machiavelli Scenarios
Republic of Rome PBEM Rules Seafarers of Catan Rules
Merchant of Venus Optional Ships Variant Merchant of Venus Lost Planet Variant
Dune: Tleilaxu Variant Merchant of Venus Prism Variants
Dune: Landsraad Variant Dune: Ixians Variant
Rules changes/Advance Log for Age of Renaissance Eurogames version Dune: PBM Rules (pdf)
Suggested Age of Renaissance Map Changes (zip file)

Other Hobby-Related Sites

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