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    Board Game Champions

    It’s not often that you hear news about board game champions. Recently, Scrabble king Mark Nyman lost his crown to the flamboyant Mikki Nicholson at the Scrabble national championships. Here are some of the other champs you’ve probably never heard of.

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    • 1. National Scrabble Champion, Mikki Nicholson

    • 2. National Monopoly Champion, Richard Marinaccio

    • 3. National Chess Champion, Gata Kamsky

    • 4. Checkers Champion, Alex Moiseyev

    • 5. Mancala Champion, Trevor Simon

    • 6. Backgammon Champion, Shahab Ghodsi

    • 7. Stratego world champion, Pim Neimejer