# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**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")\
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**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3162 "2020-07-23T23:22:54Z")

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**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3163 "2020-07-23T23:25:54Z")

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3166 "2020-07-24T02:09:29Z")

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3167 "2020-07-24T13:57:26Z")

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3168 "2020-07-24T14:53:15Z")

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3169 "2020-07-24T14:59:43Z")

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3170 "2020-07-24T16:15:10Z")

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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:** [July 24, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/3171 "2020-07-24T16:20:26Z")

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zud

> **[Zud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zud)**
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> A zud, dzud (Mongolian: зуд) of dzhut, zhut, djut, jut (Kazakh: жұт, Kyrgyz: жут, Russian: джут) is a disaster in steppe, semi-desert and desert regions in Mongolia and Central Asia in which large numbers of livestock die, primarily due to starvation being unable to graze due to particular severe climatic conditions. Various kinds of zud are recognized, depending on the particular type of climatic conditions. In winter it may be caused by an impenet...

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