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•THIS OLD GAME•

FLINCH

A B C D E F G H, I got a game from Kalamazoo—with apologies to Glenn Miller, the hugely popular swingera trombonist and bandleader.

The game is Flinch, invented in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1901 by A.J. Patterson. By trade Patterson worked as a bookkeeper at Beecher & Kymer, a well-known local stationery store. Patterson eventually worked his way up to partner in the firm. He was also

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