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The Rise of the Penguins!
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I don't know why, but penguins seem to show up alot in board games. They seem to have been appearing almost steadily every year since 1995... Is this some sort of Illuminati plot?
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1. Board Game: Penguin Freeze-Tag [Average Rating:5.00 Unranked]
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1991: They seem peaceful enough...


Andy Libera
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Or maybe they were just tired from their mad dash to escape the ursine invasion....



2. Board Game: Penguin Shuffle [Average Rating:4.50 Unranked]
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1995: Penguins slowly come together


3. Board Game: Penguin Pile-Up [Average Rating:5.42 Overall Rank:4965]
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1996: Penguin mobs begin to form
4. Board Game: Penguin Picnic [Average Rating:5.83 Unranked]
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1997: A Conference is held with much food.
5. Board Game: Pick -a- Penguin [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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2001: A leader is chosen
6. Board Game: Penguin Pat's Fishy Business [Average Rating:4.17 Unranked]
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2002: Penguin Pat sets up fish franchise as a front for fundraising "the war"
7. Board Game: The Penguin Ultimatum [Average Rating:6.29 Overall Rank:1804]
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2003: The Penguins declare their ultimatum
8. Board Game: Flippin' Penguins [Average Rating:6.76 Unranked]
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2004: The King and Queen of the Penguins ascend to their throne as the new rulers of mankind
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2005: What's next ?
10. Board Game: Penguin [Average Rating:4.78 Overall Rank:5916]
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2006: Only the Penguins know for sure... and Dr. Knizia.
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Stephen Roney
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While not in the English name of the game, Hey! That's My Fish! is another penguin game.....
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O Zoo La Meo has a penguin exhibit also.
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Don't overlook genetically altered bioborg penguins! Squawwk looks like a threat to me. Remember, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
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Not forgetting Hey! That's my Fish
Hey! That's My Fish!
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There is indeed a Penguin varaint for Tears of the Dragon. I shed tears myself when I read it at the Avalanche Press website.

My first even encounter with penguins in a game was probabably in Dungeons and Dragons, in a module that came out in the late 70's or early 80's... I think it might have been Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarrl (althoug I'm not sure about this). There was a Wandering Monster table for random encounters, and one of them was a group of Dire Penguins with 5 hit dice. I loved it... no description of what a dire penguin actually was... it was pretty much self- explanitory!!
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