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"City of Big Shoulders" is a nickname coined by Carl Sandburg in his 1914 poem "Chicago," which describes the city as "stormy, husky, [and] brawling." It is the last of several nicknames in the poem; the others hint at the city's major industrial activities, for example, the meat-packing industry and railroad industry. [11]
"Chicago" is a poem by Carl Sandburg about the city of Chicago that became his adopted home. It first appeared in Poetry , March 1914, the first of nine poems collectively titled "Chicago Poems". It was republished in 1916 in Sandburg's first mainstream collection of poems, also titled Chicago Poems .
BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko, [6] and marked its 20th anniversary on 20 January 2020. [7]Since 2005, BoardGameGeek hosts an annual board game convention, BGG.CON, that has a focus on playing games, and where winners of the Golden Geek Awards are announced.
The Wisdom and Warfare Expansion was also very well received, even though it was released 2 years after the first expansion and 3 years after the base game, having an aggregated score of 8.6 out of 10 on Board Game Geek. [6] Most reviews praise the new civilizations, with interesting powers.
The City is a "deluxe-style" stand-alone game similar to The Castle, where tile placement is relaxed. The significant new rules involve the addition of city walls when the city grows beyond a certain size. Carcassonne: The Discovery (Carcassonne: Neues Land, 2005) An exploration-themed stand-alone game that involves mountains, seas and meadows.
1776 was designed by Randell Reed and published by Avalon Hill in 1974 with artwork by Reed, Scott Moores, and Thomas N. Shaw. With interest in the Revolutionary War heightened by the approaching bicentennial, the game sold well for several years, although sales fell off as interest in the bicentennial waned.
BGG may refer to: Before Green Gables, a novel by Budge Wilson, as a prequel to Anne of Green Gables; Big Green Gathering, an annual festival in Somerset, England; Bingöl Airport, Turkey (IATA code: BGG) Black Girl Gamers, a gaming community; BoardGameGeek, a board gaming website; Brigg railway station, Lincolnshire, England (station code: BGG)
Big Shoulders was a Chicago-based blues influenced rock and roll band, known for their bawdy renditions of popular folk tunes. They were active in the 1980s and 1990s. Their two albums were produced by Ken Saydak, the band's singer and keyboardist, and Larry Clyman, the band's guitarist, both former members of Lonnie Brooks's band.