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	Opera game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Opera Game was a famous chess game played in 1858 between the American chess master Paul Morphy and two strong amateurs, the German noble Karl, Duke of Brunswick and the French aristocrat Count Isouard, who consulted, playing together as partners against Morphy.
		As the game progressed, the two allies conferred loudly enough with each other, debating their moves against the American genius, that it attracted the attention of the opera performers.
		It is doubtful if the distracted opera singers had a good enough view of what was going on, to see that what was being created on the chessboard was a game so brilliant, yet so clean and simple in appearance, that it has been remembered long after their opera performance has been forgotten.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Opera_game (530 words)

	6. At Public Gatherings. Post, Emily. 1922. Etiquette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But it is quite correct for a gentleman to go into a stranger’s box to speak to a lady who is a friend of his, just as he would go to see her if she were staying in a stranger’s house.
		A “brilliant opera night,” which one often hears spoken of (meaning merely that all the boxes are occupied, and that the ladies are more elaborately dressed than usual) is generally a night when a leader of fashion such as Mrs.
		An opera box sent on the morning of the opera is worse, since to find four music-loving people to fill it on such short notice at the height of the season is an undertaking that few care to attempt.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/95/6.html (3305 words)

	The Chess Page
		Dilaram was observing the game from behind the purdha, the screen that separates the men and women in common areas of the Persian household.
		The rules of the game, the setup, and the moves of the pieces resemble those of modern chess, but without the scope granted to the equivalent of the bishop (elephant) and queen (prime minister).
		A game of courier chess frequently began with both players moving their rook and queen pawns to the fourth rank, and leaping the queen to the third rank, in order to speed the game.
	www.stmoroky.com /games/chess/chess.htm (3464 words)

	chessterms
		Pawns may suddenly appear on the seventh rank and promote to queen on their next move, checkmates may be accomplished via an overwhelming combination of pieces, etc. A win is accomplished by checkmating first on either board, or by winning on time (one of the opponent's flags falls first).
		In a game where one player runs out of time first, unless the other player has sufficient mating material, the game is considered a draw, rather than a loss for the player who's flag fell first.
		The game can be varied by adding various pieces to the board to allow a student to get a feel for the interplay of pawns and specific pieces.
	www.angelfire.com /games5/chessodyssey/chessterms.htm (12983 words)

	The Sims by Electronic Arts (EA) - A Game Monkeys Review!
		And, oddly enough, even with the port to a strictly gaming platform the images weren't improved at all and may have even gotten worse.
		Worst of all, though, are the figures movements, which, for a game designed to show you running little people's lives, look remarkably like the worn robots in Disney Land's Pirates of the Caribbean.
		It's amazing the amount of detail the game offers and play really involves busting your butt to try and for-see your Sims future needs (including recreation, money, entertainment, and emotional well-being) and run their lives in order to bring them maximum joy and harmony.
	www.gamemonkeys.com /reviews/s/simsps2.htm (993 words)

	Match Game ’75/Match Game P
		The contestant with the most matches at the end of the game won $100 and went on to the end game.
		The final portion of the end game, the Head-to-Head Match, was played with a celebrity of the contestant’s choosing (generally Richard Dawson).
		Match Game, though, is not a great game structurally; the ’70s edition was a big hit because it pushed the envelope on what was acceptable on television, as well as the chemistry between Rayburn and the celebrities.
	www.curtalliaume.com /mg.html (2636 words)

	Wheel of Fortune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At the same time, an end game was added, where the winner picked five consonants and one vowel to solve one final puzzle and win any one of several designated bonus prizes (which were also available while shopping during the main game).
		As a result, the game had fairly low clearances when it debuted in 1983, but it gained high ratings in the markets it did run in and more stations signed on.
		I knew I was a lifelong game show fan when I repeated this verbatim to a college friend, and it had been months since I had last seen it (and a year or two before the evening version).
	www.curtalliaume.com /wof.html (2224 words)

	WWF RAW by THQ - A Game Monkeys Review!
		The ring announcer is about the only voicework in the game, unless you want to count an occasional grunt of pain.
		The computer is of course infinitely better than you at this little game and goes out of its way to teach you such.
		I think the best thing about this game is the fact that you can interfere in another wrestlers entrance.
	www.gamemonkeys.com /reviews/r/raw.htm (953 words)

	The Opera Box Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Morphy was more interested in watching the opera, but could not courteously refuse.
		He took his opponents apart in 17 moves, enabling him to watch the rest of the show without distraction, and incidentally proving that teaming two mediocre players does not double their talents.
		This game is one of the best known in chess, exemplifying as it does the advantages of quick development over the pursuit of minor advantages.
	www.stmoroky.com /games/chess/morphy.htm (132 words)

	Web Page Design for Designers - Editorial October 2002
		I have bumped-up the score I'd given to Opera by a few notches but I still don't think many designers will go to the trouble to optimise their pages for a browser with such a small installed base whether it is 'right' or 'wrong'.
		The CSS 'Box' is a bit like a table cell, it holds a block of text together and you can put images in it, or give it a background colour or image with various options to repeat or not.
		All the boxes we have used so far are stacked one on top of the other on the page because they have not been explicitly positioned absolutely or relatively.
	www.wpdfd.com /editorial/wpd1002.htm (3341 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - Around 2 million people like Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Opera Software has announced that around two million copies of its Opera 5 for Windows software have been downloaded worldwide since its release on December 6, 2000.
		Opera has made monumental strides to be able to take on the most powerful software companies in the world.
		Opera is here to stay and has proven to the world that they have a superior product.
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2001jan/gee20010110003722.htm (4348 words)

	Amazon.com: Blood Omen 2: Computer & Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Unfortunately, the game's central focus is combat, and successful progression in the game is based on your ability to fight.
		Still a great game, Blood Omen 2 does not, however, live up to the excellence of its predecessor,or even come close to the incredibility that is Soul Reaver, but it is a definite buy for LOK fans.
		This is also a very linear game, you have one path to go and thats all you can do, go forward down a straight path (I have a hard time believing in a huge city there is only one road or alley).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005YVTX?v=glance (2114 words)

	The High Rollers Home Game Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Some of the original edition games were actually published by the Milton Bradley subsidiary E.S. Lowe and therefore didn't have the grey MB banner down the left side.
		The essence of the game is actually based on a dice game which has been sold over the years by many companies under a variety of names.
		Three games are played and the player who won the most goes on to play the Big Numbers round for a chance at $10,000.
	userdata.acd.net /ottinger/inside/rollers (775 words)

	Web Page Design for Designers - Editorial January 2003
		The text and image boxes are assigned to variables, the text boxes are all hidden in a for() loop.
		For instance, if I have a box that is 250px wide by 70px high, I could position it at absolute 50% from the top and 50% from the left of the page and its top left corner would be at the centre of the browser window.
		The 'content' box is then put within that vertically centred 'line' but instead of using the negative margin value, which fools Opera, it is given a negative top position of half the 'content' box height and Opera seems quite happy with that.
	www.wpdfd.com /editorial/wpd0103.htm (2858 words)

	Philidor Defence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the most common is 3...exd4, an old move that was abandoned for a while but has been revived.
		Black should not play 3...Bg4?, as he will be forced to trade bishop for knight with serious loss of time after 4.dxe5 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4, followed by 7.
		This was played in the famous "opera box game", when Paul Morphy as White declined to win the pawn but retained a strong initiative after 7...Qe7 8.Nc3.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philidor_Defence (353 words)

	Salon 21st \| Reviews: The little browser that could
		Opera Software, an unknown Norwegian company with only 11 employees, has pitted itself against Microsoft and Netscape in the Web browser wars.
		There's hardly a window or dialog box in Opera that feels even slightly sluggish, and nearly every feature of the program can be controlled from the keyboard for those of us who feel slowed down by the mouse.
		Opera is designed for sheer utility, and appreciation for that attitude drives Opera's mounting popularity.
	archive.salon.com /21st/reviews/1998/04/23review.html (832 words)

	Wired News: When the Dance Is the Game
		That data served as a basis for the movements of the animations, which were done by two artists from the studio, Josh Ochoa and Garret Gray.
		Motion capture is commonly used in video games such as Namco's Soul Caliber and films such as Spider-Man and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
		In what Lomask described as a "villainous ballet," evil ballerinas in sexy red tutu outfits arabesque and pose while manipulating ropes that hold another dancer captive in the air.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,53277,00.html (960 words)

	Wired News: Sims Flop Dogs Game Developers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first is to free the game industry from its dependence on selling boxed products at retail for PCs and consoles such as Sony’s Playstation 2 and Microsoft’s Xbox.
		Subscription-based online games that build substantial audiences -- paying as much as $13 a month -- are gifts that would keep on giving, month after month, year after year.
		The game’s target demographic of so-called casual gamers is still reluctant to pay a monthly subscription fee of $10, let alone give out credit card information over the Internet.
	www.wired.com /news/print/0,1294,58749,00.html (1423 words)

	Mark Lowery's Exciting World of Chess- Morphy's Opera Game
		Morphy was more interested in watching the opera, but could not courteously refuse." It was played in the Duke of Brunswick's opera box.
		The game was played as Phildor's Defense, and Morphy's superior tactical and strategic prowess simply overpowered the two royal opponents, who according to some texts argued repeatedly over Black's moves.
		Being perhaps Morphy's most "famous" game, but far from his best because of the inadequacies in playing by the Duke and Count, many have anaylzed the game.
	www.markalowery.net /Chess/Morphy_Opera/morphy_opera.html (1278 words)

	X BOX GAME (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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	WEBoggle
		First, using the customization page you can now add a box containing the words that you found last game that others also found.
		The bad news is that the game still gets stuck from time to time.
		Games in which all words have been found no longer break the scoreboard.
	weboggle.shackworks.com (1218 words)

	Rising Star Video's Games and Magic
		This series presents a clear explanation of the game of chess: the pieces, the board, the basic moves and key terms.
		You'll learn how to establish an early game plan and take control, how and when to use the classic bidding conventions, the advantages of a short suit, the secret of finding a fit with your partner's hand, how to master the rough and finesse, plus much more.
		Blackjack is the first and only game in the history of organized casino gaming that can be systematically won, and this home video course teaches you how.
	members.aol.com /JGoodlande/games.htm (3747 words)

	MobyGames - Parasite Eve
		The game is played through six or seven days, each day will bring its own quest.
		In this game, your save points are marked as phones, each working phone is a point where you can save your game.
		In game prevails rather dark areas and corners, and its atmosphere is a lot alike the one in Blade Runner, only you're a memer of NYPD instead of LAPD.
	www.mobygames.com /game/playstation/parasite-eve (428 words)

	Addicting Free Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		One of the most popular shows on MTV right now is a "reality" soap opera called "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County." It's probably the most insipid show on television, but I have to admit it's insidiously addicting.
		You're coveting a sweet tee time with your buddies or planning a dream golf getaway, but you've got a challenge that can be every bit as daunting as a long carry off the first tee: approval -- grudging or otherwise -- from your spouse.
		Online multiplayer role-playing games bring to mind newbie-killing, hunting countless rats until the next level, and searching for the Long Sword +1 that will bring doom to your enemies.
	www.zonlinegames.com (351 words)

	Opera subtitle firm eyes new game - 2003-11-24
		A Santa Fe firm that is helping revolutionize the worldwide opera industry by developing discreet, multi-language subtitling systems aims to ply a new market.
		His idea, which began as a drawing on a napkin over margaritas in a Santa Fe restaurant, is becoming an industry standard as opera houses and other entertainment venues look for ways to appeal to broader audiences.
		Instead of the traditional screen above the opera stage, on to which translations are projected, tiny backlit liquid crystal displays at each seat give a translation.
	www.bizjournals.com /albuquerque/stories/2003/11/24/story2.html (723 words)

	Opera 8.5 – Mac OS X – VersionTracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		While Opera ships with a number of unsightly "panels" enabled, these can be turned off in a matter of seconds making the UI as sleek and trim as you wish.
		That gripe and one about the non-resizable Google search box aside, this looks like the browser of choice for running on older Mac hardware.
		Opera is okay, but for me it's a horse race between Safari and Mozilla for top prize.
	www.versiontracker.com /dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11156 (553 words)

	phantom of the opera music box - phantom of the opera music box Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mar 10th, 2005, 2:17pm by Phantom of The Opera Box 5...
		The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway) - Citysearch
		This Phantom of the Opera Wooden Ornament with Music Box is beautifully crafted from wood and imported from Germany.
	boxeszone.info /phantom-of-the-opera-music-box (1158 words)

	GTA Double Pack X-Box Games Warehouse Australia
		Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, the game represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment.
		For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will.
		Please use the game title as the subject.
	www.gameswarehouse.com.au /longpage.asp?gameid=9105 (667 words)

	Dragon's Lair - 20th Anniversary Box Set (Interactive Game) @ EzyDVD
		The first game ever to combine film-quality animation with video-game engineering, DRAGON'S LAIR is as much a movie as it is a kind of Choose Your Own Adventure game.
		The objective is to guide valiant knight Dirk the Daring through a series of obstacles and treacherous monsters in the Castle of the Dark Wizard, where he must rescue a fair princess from the lair of an evil dragon.
		In this game, played on a PC computer or DVD player with remote, Ace, armed with only a laser gun, must find and destroy the Infanto Ray, rescue Kimberley, and save the earth.
	www.ezydvd.com.au /item.zml/223328 (546 words)

	Amazon.com: The Crown Jewels [BOX SET]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		From their early days as a band right up to their disbanding, Queen was one of the greatest classic rock bands of all time.
		Box sets are supposed to make a band's catalogue (or portions of it) more affordable than buying them separately.
		The music is five stars all the way, but the execution of the box is questionable, so I give the set four stars overall.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000DMUL?v=glance (2781 words)

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