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Desperate times call for desperate measures: after yet another week without library access, we have resorted to breaking out "The Bodleian Game" (originally issued by @bodleianlibs in 1988).
I am not joking when I say that this is one of the most exasperating board games known to man: I bought in the the Turl Street Oxfam for £4.99 years ago, and have only played it twice since then - it took about 2 hours each time (!).
Some of the playing cards are absolute gems though. 
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Things are not going well in the RadCam.
This is outrageous slander upon my good bibliographic name!!
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As we enter the second hour of play, the general feeling is one of frustration and an inability to progress (much like my experiences as an early career researcher, then).
Things are looking up! (Yes, I am studiously ignoring the ongoing press conference in favour of bookish delights.)
Some uncharacteristically sloppy shelving from @bodleianlibs.
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VICTORY!! 136 points vs. 101 and 113. I am choosing to attribute this success to my doctorate. Look how blooming complicated it is to track the scores in this game...!
