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1) I'm gonna say Codenames by Vlaada Chvatil. Technically not a "board" but in the same vein!

Although, I did make the mistake of playing the filthy "Deep Undercover" version with my parents recently. Trying to link words like "beaver", "kinky" & "motorboat" with my family turned out to be... awkward.

2) Tagged. Again, not technically a "board" game, but close enough ?

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Although I have been known to enjoy a cheeky ?
Non face emojis... ???

Now Mum and I have to do some soul searching as to why "We need to talk about Kevin" was the first thing we both thought of in association with ? emoji...

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I'm gonna change the subject and say Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie for ?

This is also a Superintendent Battle book but no Bundle.😥 Clever. I've read 17 books in my escape month. Starting to get back to my life. Being able to escape into books has been great.

My first thought was House of Cards by Michael Dobbs, but I notice this has already been used. So choosing this Hercule Poirot Mystery.

#Cards #DivineDecember

I found this one fun, with multiple sleuths, one of them a writer of mystery novels, which felt playfully meta. I have absolutely no knowledge of bridge, except to know that it's way more complicated than euchre and therefore not something I'm likely to play well, but that didn't hinder my enjoyment of the novel.

Drove across town twice, jogged three miles, helped one of my kids record an orchestra audition, and figured out where the painters left the lightbulbs from the dining room light fixtures (but not why) and still found time to read from three different books, the tagged on audio (while jogging, driving, cooking, cleaning), Remainder on Kobo, and Watership Down as a read-aloud with my son while he put clean sheets on his bed. Multitasking!

3. Christie brings in several detectives from past novels. Did you enjoy revising these characters? Which detectives would you have liked to be included in this group?

#agathachristieclubR2

2. This book introduces Ariadne Oliver, who is widely considered to be a stand-in for Christie herself. What did you think of this character? What commentary is Christie making on her role as the author?

#agathachristieclubR2

#agathachristieclubR2: I'm trying to get caught up on stuff, I have no idea what month we're on, so here we go!

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1. Did you like this book? Why or why not?

I kept getting distracted by how much I preferred the (David Suchet) TV version. In my opinion, they improved it and brought it to life.

Not one of my favourite Poirot books, sadly.

⭐⭐⭐

This was so fun! Probably haven‘t read it in 25ish years and just wanted something lighthearted and fun! Such clever writing. She builds such suspense and intrigue without adding disgusting language or characters. It‘s a true art form, and I love it every time.

A good murder mystery of Poirot. It has a good plot with interesting characters. A murder happens in a small party almost in the presence of Poirots. How he tackles is really worth reading. 3.5⭐️

Interestingly both my #bookspin and #doublespin books are by Queen of mysteries 😊 this book was my #bookspin for March

In the forward to this mystery, Christie writes that the story has 4 suspects to the murder. And even with 4 suspects and the unveiling of their backstory, I still get surprised at the ending. I‘m easy to fool, and Christie is a master storyteller.

#agathachristieclubR2

Okay I did not see that twist coming! Every time I think I've solved it, Christie pulls out the rug again lol. This was a very enjoyable Poirot. Someone is murdered during a bridge game. Poirot and three other sleuth-types are in the next room when it happens and team up to solve the crime.

Made 481points in the last week (including my first ever #bookspinbingo), for a total of 9701 points in my first #wintergames.

@StayCurious

Another fun mistery with Poirot and a clever murder 🧐

Third book read for #wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers and #bookspinbingo 👍

December's #AgathaChristieClubR2 read wasn't Christmasy, but it was a great mystery so it all worked out. It had been quite a while since I read this one so I couldn't remember how it played out. A rich and not particularly nice man tells Poirot that he collects all sorts of art, and includes people who have literally gotten away with murder as a type of art. He has a brilliant plan to have a dinner party and invites Poirot, Superintendent ⬇️

December's #AnyWayYouReadathon starts today and I am hoping to finish five books, including the tagged, which I started yesterday afternoon.

I didn't get much reading done yesterday because my sister and brother came over and we ended up playing my newest tabletop game (games are my other addiction, second only to books), Mantis Falls, whose tagline is, “Like life...a cooperative game that's really only cooperative sometimes.“ It's absolutely ⬇

#GratefulHarvest @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
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Oh what a surprise, I‘m behind on my reviews again.

I‘ve been on an audio kick this week.

This was a short book. Poirot is invited to a party by a man who collects Murder items. And then dun dun dun, is murdered by someone at the party. Poirot and Superintendent Battle work together to solve the crime.

I loved that both Battle and Poirot were in this book. Overall, I found this one just okay.

#AgathaChristieClubR2

A delightful gem of a locked-room mystery that really keeps you guessing all the way to the end.

Full review here: https://iannathanielcohen.weebly.com/incspotlight/the-incspotlight-cards-on-the-...

I find that many of Christie‘s lesser known books have strange titles. This one fits though once you start reading because it centers around a bridge game. There were only 4 possibilities for the murderer, but I still got distracted by red herrings & didn‘t know the right person. I liked this one—some suspense & a combo of Poirot, Superintendent Battle, Mrs. Oliver, & Colonel Race.

It's been ages since I read an Agatha Christie novel. After reading this one, I conclude that I terribly and definitely missed it. Led by the very famous and must I say my favourite detective of all Christie's sleuths, Poirot once again shows the brilliance of his grey cells. It's bit different from the usual as the author says in her foreward, this novel focuses more on the psychological aspect of murder. Also if you know bridge, this is for you.

This was actually my first Christie and first Poirot. I‘ve been learning bridge (positive side effect of lockdown!) so this was particularly fun to read. Though I hope none of my future rubbers are quite this exciting.

Mr Shaitana holds a dinner party with four detectives and four murderers who got away with their crimes. While his guests play bridge, Mr Shaitana is murdered. But which of the murderers did it?

First of all, I have to say I know nothing about bridge, so a lot of Poirot's line of questioning went way over my head. Despite that I enjoyed being bamboozled by it not being the person who I considered the most obvious suspect.

#mycover #sunlight #socialdistancing

TFW you‘ve stayed at the hotel they mention in your novel!

Christmas hols, day 11, book 15.
#24B42020 day 5, final day.
Starting what will probably be the last book of the year/decade, possibly the first of the new one.

Mostly I‘ll be spending time with my friends, Agatha and Hercule. Looking forward to a quiet night in and one more day off before returning to work.

Another Poirot book, not so good... All the bridge thing was a little confusing I guess.

In the forward it says that this is one of Hercule Poirot's favorite mysteries. 😊 Not one of mine but still good, and I always love reading about Mrs. Oliver with her crazy ideas and her apples. 😆

#abbainaugust #thenameofthegame

The name of the game, according to both Edith Wharton and Agatha Christie is “bridge”. 😂😂 Must refresh myself on how to play it, or maybe not, seeing it keeps getting people into trouble!

Only took me a month to finish this one in between all my other books. Like all the other Agatha Christie books it did not disappoint.

Hercule Poirot is invited by a most interesting man to a dinner party. Mr. Shaitana collects unusual things and wants to show off his collection of unconvicted murderers. Shaitana assembles four sleuths and 4 murderers. Shaitana, of course, ends up murdered while his guests play bridge. Poirot, Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race, and Superintendent Battle join forces to find out the past crimes in order to solve this one.

I‘m going to call this one #blameitonbatsy 😂😂 Because @batsy mentioned her favourite sleuthing duo was Poirot and Ariadne Oliver - I hadn‘t read one with Ariadne in it yet, so I had to address that oversight quickly! This was classic Poirot; reading them is like going to visit an old friend - I was totally duped by the final reveal and suitably anxious along the way. Ariadne is a great character 😍

#24in48 My tbr is full of mysteries. I am going to do my best in spite of a busy weekend.

I just loved this. A classic, cosy crime, perfect for beach holiday reading. 4 sleuths, including Poirot in fine form, are invited to dinner with 4 apparent murderers. The host is killed. Clever plotting with interchanging narrators, twists & turns & a nice dry humour. Some find her characters 2-dimensional but I find them vivid & true to life (as far as this genre goes). Love her brisk style & London setting too. 👌🕵🏼‍♀️

More Agatha Christie and French onion soup! This was a fun one that started at a party and matched four suspects against four detectives. Would have made more sense if I knew how to play bridge, though.

#thisorthatswapedition ❤️both 📚introvert in every day life extrovert at work. Weird eh? I blame it on being a Gemini ❤️ COZY!!! 📚quidditch duh! ❤️ equal opportunity 📚 I want snow but I live in sand. ❤️ if I have to chose, romance.

Closed-room mystery with only 4 possible suspects, but still tricky.

Here is the Agatha Christie omnibus. As you see it's not in perfect condition since I bought it used. It was published in the 80s. It includes the stories: The mysterious affair at styles, Murder on the orient express, Cards on the table, Death on Nile and Curtain. As I earlier mentioned it's in Finnish but as you said it would definitely be an extraordinary item in your Christie collection. @Lizpixie

Watching Poirot while coloring cats by #FloraChang with gel pens.

Saturday morning reading with my reading buddy. He is unimpressed with Poirot. #agathachristie #maidensofmurder

Forgot to post when I finished this a few days ago. Another Christie I never read before. Only four suspects - sounds boring, perhaps? Not at all, though! Really good one.

I think this is Cards on the Table (google translates it as 'Poirot plays the game' and the blurb mentions Mrs Oliver)

I learnt French in highschool so my Grandpa thought buying me this was hilarious when he was holidaying in Paris. #seasonsreadings2016

#novemberland #day17 #booksandfavecardgame I love playing Euchre. I learnt how to play when I was about 6yrs old, my parents had boozy card nights and I used to sit on my dads knee while they played. Euchre, 500, poker, gin rummy I love them all, but euchre is my favourite. I never got the hang of bridge though, which is the card game being played in this book, bridge and cribbage were never my thing. #christiescrimeclub

Ariadne Oliver it's my pick for #bestsidekick She is detective novelist, gutsy independent woman, strong-minded and of course, for Poirot she is often a test for his patience. This is a book with her first appearance (she is in six Poirot novels) and I would love to read the books about her, as main character.

#booktober

I never have enough Agatha Christie (or pizza) to satisfy me.