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His next book is called “Thud!”.
The Discworld fans recently created a Discworld game, I think it’s a sport of some kind, called “Thud!” which was invented long before this upcoming book was known about.
My guess is that “Thud!” may indeed be about sports.
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No Sports!
I’m so freakin’ anti-sports I screwed up my coding.
Apologies.
I don’t think a book about Thud could be considered a sports book since Thud is a board game, similar to chess. It is played by two players, one in control of trolls and the other controls dwarves. The game is supposed to be a re-enactment of the infamous battle of the Koom Valley, known as the only battle in history, where both sides ambushed each other.
Page with the images of the game
And here’s another vote for the Watch or UU book, although the latter one is coming in the form of The Science of Discworld 3.
I agree. But the dating of Small Gods is one of the big controversies in the world of extreme Discworld geekery. It’s probably one of those Thief of Time things.
Oh, I so hope Pterry lurks in this forum! 
I’m pretty sure Thud! will be about the ancient troll/dwarf racial rivalry, and doesn’t have anything to do with sports. I also suspect Vimes will get mixed in with it, since odds are things will come to a boil in Ankh-Morpork.
Yeah, but Stibbons is a wizard – they’re almost as bad as physicists when it comes to interacting with women. 
Wasn’t there a heavy hint at the end of Going Postal that he’s going to be doing something about Ankh-Morpork getting proper currency?
Yes there was, and judging from the hint Gilt would feature heavily in it
On the contrary!
Gilt doesn’t believe in angels. The hint was pretty strong that he ran,a nd fell into the pit.
No, you’re getting two episodes confused. In one she plays cards (*) to get Death to take the cow, and in the one you cite she asks Death which one is going to die, and he informs her that her choice makes a difference. So she chooses, and Death does his job and clears off without being so crass as to make another sound.
(* I’m not sure if it is CMO on this occasion. It sounds like poker, insofar as she deals herself four Aces and Death four Queens, but he insists on changing hands, blind, and then announces that she wins: “ALL I HAVE IS FOUR ONES”.)
/geek
Sports, sports, sports, sports,
Sports, sports, sports, sports,
Lovely SPORTS wonderful SPORTS!!!
Look, what if it’s a book that has just sports, witches, guards, and sports? That’s not much sports!
:smack: :smack: :smack: I knew that. I only finished re-reading Going Postal on Saturday. :o
That was to Anamika by the way.
Oh and, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, no sports, NO SPORTS!
No Sports!
Sports are Stupid!
No witches, either, but I can tolerate that better than bloody Sports!
Yeah, bells started ringing as soon as I posted. The dead cow one was in a considerably earlier book, though, wasn’t it? I remember reading the one I posted about in a fairly recent book, like Carpe Jugulum.
But what if Vimes makes sport with someone?
Or Nanny sports a new hat?
Witches and sports! Agnes goes to the Disc Cup!
CMOT Dibbler invents a way of getting up-to-the-minute race results before the other bookies, and makes a mint selling the service to the punters in Ankh-Moorpork. He sends the results by carrier pigeon. Calls the service something like Early Sports Pigeon News. 
I think a sports one based on a Cricket Ashes battle between Ankh Morpork and four ecks would have milage in it.
I also think one loosely based on America would have some possibilities, there’s certainly plenty of material.
Do I sound like a broken record yet??
No Sports!
Sports are everywhere. Bleh. I’d rather hear more about the fascination that is British culture.
Then you need to understand Cricket. Especially Ashes cricket. We’re doing it again this summer and we’re all agog (well those of us who stand up for a pee are - the other halves are totally baffled as usual “what’s a googlie” “Why are they called maidens?” “whats silly about silly mid-off”? and so on. Still, just so long as they make the cucumber sarnies and tea - we’re happy )