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  2. Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands - Wikipedia

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    On 29 November 1941, Operation Gi [2] (for Gilbert Islands) was decided within the Japanese 4th Fleet and departed from Truk, headquarters of the South Seas Mandate.The flagship was the minelayer Okinoshima, and the operation included the minelayers Tsugaru and Tenyo Maru and cruiser Tokiwa, Nagata Maru, escorted by Asanagi and YĆ«nagi of the Destroyer Division 29/Section 1.

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.

  4. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  5. Kessen - Wikipedia

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    What gained Kessen the most praise was the game's sound department, many citing the orchestral score to be "epic" with one critic noting the "English voices to be good and fitting". Overall, it is seen as a game for history buffs of Japanese history with a good but flawed presentation. [13] The title won a special prize PlayStation Award in 2000.

  6. List of board wargames - Wikipedia

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    The Strand War Game: The Strand Magazine: 1915: They Shall Not Pass: The Battle of Verdun, 1916: Avalanche Press: 2006: To the Green Fields Beyond: Simulations Publications, Inc. 1978: Trenchfoot: Bullets & Bayonets in the Great War: Game Designers' Workshop: 1981: Verdun: Conflict Games: 1972: Re-released by Game Designers' Workshop in 1978 ...

  7. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  8. Typhoon Haiyan - Wikipedia

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    Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of [[List of the most intense child molesters ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines . [ 1 ]

  9. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    The version where Tsukuyomi was the killer explains why the sun and the moon are not seen together as Amaterasu, who heard of Ukemochi's passing, never wanted to meet her killer again, or he hides during the day out of fear of her wrath. Uma-no-ashi A tree with hidden horse's legs that kick passersby before withdrawing into the leaves to hide.