# 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")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 298

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5943 "2021-05-22T23:01:39Z")

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**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
S  
Three Dimensional Chess

Oops, skipped S

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5944 "2021-05-22T23:06:19Z")

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**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess

Took care of the “S”

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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 22, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5945 "2021-05-22T23:16:34Z")

</div>

**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess  
Uno

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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 23, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5946 "2021-05-23T00:59:50Z")

</div>

**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess  
Uno  
Vint

> **[Vint | game](https://www.britannica.com/topic/vint)**
>
> vint, also called Russian whist, trick-taking card game, popular around the Baltic Sea, and a significant contributor to the development of bridge. It developed from a game called Siberia, played in St. Petersburg in the 1870s. This was a form of...

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5947 "2021-05-23T03:43:10Z")

</div>

**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess  
Uno  
Vint  
Whist

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5948 "2021-05-23T14:11:26Z")

</div>

**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess  
Uno  
Vint  
Whist  
X Games

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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 23, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5949 "2021-05-23T14:15:42Z")

</div>

**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess  
Uno  
Vint  
Whist  
X Games  
Yahtzee

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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 25, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5950 "2021-05-25T02:13:53Z")

</div>

**Games**

Axis & Allies  
Backgammon  
Chess  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Egyptian Rat Screw  
Freecell  
Give Me The Brain  
Hangman  
I Spy  
Jenga  
Kingdom Builder  
Leapfrog  
Mancala  
Ninepins  
Othello  
Parcheesi  
Quoits  
Risk  
Stratego  
Three Dimensional Chess  
Uno  
Vint  
Whist  
X Games  
Yahtzee  
Zombicide

Pass.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5951 "2021-05-25T12:38:02Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)

> Aquafaba is an egg white substitute that is a bean juice-type substance.

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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 25, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5952 "2021-05-25T14:26:01Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique

A card game

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5953 "2021-05-25T15:00:33Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm

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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 25, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5954 "2021-05-25T16:26:57Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5955 "2021-05-25T16:38:12Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5956 "2021-05-26T12:36:46Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal

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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 26, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5957 "2021-05-26T12:40:27Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal  
Gae

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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 26, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5958 "2021-05-26T14:45:10Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal  
Gae  
Hyrax

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5959 "2021-05-26T15:11:01Z")

</div>

**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal  
Gae  
Hyrax  
Igged

Ignored

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5960 "2021-05-27T15:25:03Z")

</div>

**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal  
Gae  
Hyrax  
Igged  
Jejunum

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5961 "2021-05-27T15:29:10Z")

</div>

**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal  
Gae  
Hyrax  
Igged  
Jejunum  
Knag

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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 27, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/5962 "2021-05-27T15:42:09Z")

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**Unusual (to you!) Scrabble Words**

[Aquafaba](https://www.rd.com/list/words-added-to-scrabble-dictionary/)  
Bezique  
Cwm  
Daidzein  
Eagre  
Falderal  
Gae  
Hyrax  
Igged  
Jejunum  
Knag  
Luz

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