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Back in '96 Dave Dobson created a monster.  Of course, the then Michigan grad student never imagined that Snood would become one of the most-played computer games ever—we're talking upwards of 30,000 million players.

This report is a charming look at how the Snood phenomenon began and how it is continuing to grow.  As a side note, we love the addition of a "panic button", which replaces the game with a spreadsheet just in case the boss drops by.  Yes,
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