http://www.metafilter.com/40885/People-played-it-with-bottle-tops/ Comments on MetaFilter post People played it with bottle tops Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:32:28 -0800 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:32:28 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/40885/People-played-it-with-bottle-tops <a href="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Arthur_H_Olsen/poolchec.htm">Pool checkers,</a> an <a href="http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alemanni/apage_pool_e.html">ancient game</a> and <a href="http://www.checkersusa.com/checkers/pool/index.htm">staple</a> of black culture, is <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16954-2005Mar31.html">dying</a>. post:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40885 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 06:40:07 -0800 xowie games checkers WashingtonDC http://www.metafilter.com/40885/People-played-it-with-bottle-tops#894061 <em>staple of black culture, is dying.</em> The last time I played was behind bars. comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40885-894061 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:32:28 -0800 thomcatspike http://www.metafilter.com/40885/People-played-it-with-bottle-tops#894283 <em> The last time I played was behind bars.</em><br>Same with me thomcat. I learned it under the auspices of "fresh fish gonna get schooled". <br>Nice post xowie. comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40885-894283 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:45:13 -0800 DeepFriedTwinkies http://www.metafilter.com/40885/People-played-it-with-bottle-tops#895400 So, is this different from what I've known my entire life as simply, "checkers"? I read the ruleset and can't quite tell. comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40885-895400 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 16:25:47 -0800 adzm http://www.metafilter.com/40885/People-played-it-with-bottle-tops#895427 adzm: There's a convenient table <a href="http://www.farfarfar.com/games/checkers/variants/">here</a>. comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40885-895427 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:23:51 -0800 kickingtheground