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Victorian strategy game to be auctioned

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On sales at a auction today is an early war game which was created in 1890 to help train officers and military personnel in strategy.

Luke Honey, chess and games consultant at the auction house Bonhams and Major-General Patrick Cordingley who commanded the 7th armoured brigade during the first Gulf War talk about the game.


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