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Paul Magriel

Posted By: Albert Steg
Date: Friday, 9 March 2018, at 2:47 p.m.

In Response To: Paul Magriel (Bob Koca)

Bob, if I have it right, Paul held a tournament all by himself, presumably to hone his skills against a strong and worthy opponent. The Wiki quote Stick cited is I think misleading as it mentions 64 "boards" when actually it's 64 *players* (presumably 1 board) -- which Paul gave the names X-1, X-2 . . . . X-64. I'd love to hear more color on this legendary activity. How long were the matches? How long did it take him? Did he hole up by himself until he finished, or was it over the course of a year?

The X-22 doppelgänger won out and became his signature nickname.

Maybe in a parallel dimension there's an embittered loser named X-34 walking around. Glad we didn't get *that* guy.

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        Chris Bray -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 5:49 p.m.
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          GL Harvie -- Friday, 9 March 2018, at 4:20 a.m.
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            GL Harvie -- Friday, 9 March 2018, at 5:14 a.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 3:37 p.m.
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    Karen Davis -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 2:09 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 4:07 p.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 5:35 p.m.
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    Perry Gartner -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 7:27 p.m.
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    Art Grater -- Tuesday, 6 March 2018, at 9:29 p.m.
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      Sam Pottle -- Saturday, 10 March 2018, at 12:39 a.m.
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        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 10 March 2018, at 1:05 a.m.
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          Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 10 March 2018, at 5:41 a.m.
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            Sam Pottle -- Sunday, 14 July 2019, at 8:26 p.m.
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    eXtreme Gammon -- Wednesday, 7 March 2018, at 3:17 a.m.
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        Stick -- Wednesday, 7 March 2018, at 7:43 p.m.
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          Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 7 March 2018, at 8:23 p.m.
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            TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 7 March 2018, at 8:37 p.m.
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              Stick -- Wednesday, 7 March 2018, at 8:38 p.m.
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                Chris Bray -- Wednesday, 7 March 2018, at 11:28 p.m.
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                  neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 March 2018, at 3:57 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Thursday, 8 March 2018, at 4:47 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 8 March 2018, at 9:31 p.m.
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            Albert Steg -- Friday, 9 March 2018, at 2:47 p.m.
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              Nack Ballard -- Friday, 9 March 2018, at 5:43 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Saturday, 10 March 2018, at 1:41 a.m.
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                Art Grater -- Saturday, 10 March 2018, at 2:44 a.m.
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        neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 March 2018, at 4:03 p.m.
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          Colin Owen -- Monday, 28 February 2022, at 2:39 p.m.
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