http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/ Criticism and commentary on southern gospel music Wed, 23 May 2012 17:02:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-615667 David Stuart Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:08:38 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-615667 There is also an Ironton, Ohio, which is way down at the southern tip of the state. There is also an Ironton, Ohio, which is way down at the southern tip of the state.

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-615053 C - a biological Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:23:52 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-615053 My in-laws loved to play games. However, being a minister, those cursed cubes could not be used. A suitable substitute were pencils, each of the six sides inscribed with a number. Then, you would roll the pencils and play the game as though with dice. Of course, I suppose one could shoot "pencils" just as well as dice. C My in-laws loved to play games. However, being a minister, those cursed cubes could not be used. A suitable substitute were pencils, each of the six sides inscribed with a number. Then, you would roll the pencils and play the game as though with dice. Of course, I suppose one could shoot “pencils” just as well as dice. C

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614921 joe Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:12:23 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614921 Doug, this was one of my favorite posts. Your memories of your grandmother reminded me so much of my own. (Maybe it's because I'm from Missouri myself!) I have to chuckle as I look back and remember how she wouldn't allow root beer in her house because it had the word "beer" in it! Doug, this was one of my favorite posts. Your memories of your grandmother reminded me so much of my own. (Maybe it’s because I’m from Missouri myself!) I have to chuckle as I look back and remember how she wouldn’t allow root beer in her house because it had the word “beer” in it!

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614614 Irishlad Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:06:04 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614614 In my ignorance i was under the impression Missouri was a Midwestern State. In my ignorance i was under the impression Missouri was a Midwestern State.

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614367 Quartet Fan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:41:11 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614367 Another aspect of the spinner versus the dice is that with the spinner, the odds of rolling any particular number is essentially the same. With dice, certain combinations obviously come up more than others ( 6 and 1 ... 5 and 2 ... 4 and 3 ... 3 and 4 ... 2 and 5 ... 1 and 6, for example all add to a 7). Not this really has much of an effect for your average board game! Another aspect of the spinner versus the dice is that with the spinner, the odds of rolling any particular number is essentially the same. With dice, certain combinations obviously come up more than others ( 6 and 1 … 5 and 2 … 4 and 3 … 3 and 4 … 2 and 5 … 1 and 6, for example all add to a 7). Not this really has much of an effect for your average board game!

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614256 Revpaul Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:46:03 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-614256 Google maps shows Sabula and Ironton in Missouri, and on Route 47 too! Google maps shows Sabula and Ironton in Missouri, and on Route 47 too!

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-613653 Irishlad Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:59 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-613653 Obvisously having not come from the South or even the States for that matter, i was just curious to know where Ironton and Sabula are situated,or did Judi give me a clue when she mentioned highway 47? Obvisously having not come from the South or even the States for that matter, i was just curious to know where Ironton and Sabula are situated,or did Judi give me a clue when she mentioned highway 47?

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-613492 Chris Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:32:40 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-613492 I found a copy of the "Gaither Homecoming" game at my radio station today. There was no instruction sheet/booklet, but there was the board, a box of Trivial Pursuit-esque questions and a small bag with...wait for it....a die (with a tiny pic of Bill on one side instead of one of the numbers) and six little plastic buses in various colors with "The Gaithers" on both sides of each one. If memory serves, Kevin Spencer was the person responsible for "inventing" the game and was out in front of whatever marketing was done. Now to somewhat hijack my own comment; if you really want to tone down the comments of others, let me start posting the somewhat inane questions on here and those who major in nasty will be so caught up with being the first to get the correct answer posted that they'll forget all about attacking their neighbor. Riiiight! I found a copy of the “Gaither Homecoming” game at my radio station today. There was no instruction sheet/booklet, but there was the board, a box of Trivial Pursuit-esque questions and a small bag with…wait for it….a die (with a tiny pic of Bill on one side instead of one of the numbers) and six little plastic buses in various colors with “The Gaithers” on both sides of each one.
If memory serves, Kevin Spencer was the person responsible for “inventing” the game and was out in front of whatever marketing was done.
Now to somewhat hijack my own comment; if you really want to tone down the comments of others, let me start posting the somewhat inane questions on here and those who major in nasty will be so caught up with being the first to get the correct answer posted that they’ll forget all about attacking their neighbor. Riiiight!

]]> http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-613308 judi Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:45:35 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2008/08/27/the-sgm-game/#comment-613308 Hmmmm...one has to wonder why a spinner was OK since it is obviously derived from the roulette wheel, a gambling instrument that the devil might also use. But then there's no arguing with a determined grandma. I wonder if I drove down Highway 47 and looked for some of those dice, could I sell them on e-Bay as Avery artifacts? A mission for Labor Day weekend, perhaps. Hmmmm…one has to wonder why a spinner was OK since it is obviously derived from the roulette wheel, a gambling instrument that the devil might also use. But then there’s no arguing with a determined grandma. I wonder if I drove down Highway 47 and looked for some of those dice, could I sell them on e-Bay as Avery artifacts? A mission for Labor Day weekend, perhaps.

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