# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2282 "2020-05-12T17:09:08Z")

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Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2283 "2020-05-13T02:53:00Z")

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Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret

Home of Ramon d’Ullastret i Casademon, Stephen’s godfather  
(did Stephen inherit the property in Ullastret, or just his godfather’s fortune?)

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**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2284 "2020-05-13T02:58:53Z")

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Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret  
Villiers, Diana

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2285 "2020-05-13T17:16:00Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
>
> …Home of Ramon d’Ullastret i Casademon, Stephen’s godfather  
> (did Stephen inherit the property in Ullastret, or just his godfather’s fortune?)

Both, as I recall.

Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret  
Villiers, Diana  
Worcester, HMS

The 74 commanded by Aubrey in _The Ionian Mission_.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2286 "2020-05-13T18:09:50Z")

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Both, as I recall.

Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret  
Villiers, Diana  
Worcester, HMS  
X-rated Aubrey/Maturin slash fanfic

Rule 34, so I’m assuming there must be some out there.

If somebody has a better one for the letter x, feel free to replace it.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2287 "2020-05-14T03:37:23Z")

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Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret  
Villiers, Diana  
Worcester, HMS  
Xebec

a type of ship, mentioned in several of the books, and Barrett Bonden is killed in an engagement with a xebec in \*The Hundred Days  
\*

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2288 "2020-05-14T04:21:00Z")

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Good substitute, **gkster**.

Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret  
Villiers, Diana  
Worcester, HMS  
Xebec  
Yellow Admiral, The

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2289 "2020-05-14T11:41:29Z")

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Characters, places and things from the novels of Patrick O’Brian

Aubrey, Capt. John “Jack”  
Butcher’s Bill  
Christy-Palliere, Captain Guillaume  
Dutourd, Jean  
England  
Faster Doudle  
Généreux  
Heneage Dundas  
Ionian Mission, The  
Jagiello, Gedymin  
Keith, Lord  
Lord Clonfert  
Maturin, Stephen  
Nutmeg of Consolation, The  
Oakes, Clarissa  
Polychrest  
Queenie, later Lady Keith  
Richard Temple  
Surprise  
Testimonies  
Ullastret  
Villiers, Diana  
Worcester, HMS  
Xebec  
Yellow Admiral, The  
Zwingerius, Dr.

mentioned in _The Ionian Mission_

And now, an easy one:

Words ending in “T”

Asphalt

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2292 "2020-05-14T11:59:10Z")

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2293 "2020-05-14T12:09:37Z")

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2295 "2020-05-14T13:01:56Z")

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant  
Gestalt

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2296 "2020-05-14T13:03:46Z")

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant  
Gestalt  
Hierophant

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2297 "2020-05-14T13:06:34Z")

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant  
Gestalt  
Hierophant  
Indifferent

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant  
Gestalt  
Hierophant  
Indifferent  
Juggernaut

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant  
Gestalt  
Hierophant  
Indifferent  
Juggernaut  
Kaput

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Words ending in “T”

Asphalt  
Bureaucrat  
Cement  
Delinquent  
Elephant  
Flagrant  
Gestalt  
Hierophant  
Indifferent  
Juggernaut  
Kaput  
Lilliput

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