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variable victory conditions for Comanche raids	23	17 Jun 2025 7:58 a.m. PST
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painting 1840s texas rangers	30	15 Jun 2025 5:50 a.m. PST
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Spanish Cuera to fight the early Apaches	73	29 May 2025 2:10 a.m. PST
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Skirmish at Long Bute Farm	3	09 May 2025 3:59 p.m. PST
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Skirmish/RPG Period and Place	15	03 May 2025 9:22 p.m. PST
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The Lone Ranger figs	12	02 May 2025 8:48 a.m. PST
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17th April and nothing	10	18 Apr 2025 2:03 p.m. PST
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Western Gunfighting Towns You Gotta See	8	25 Mar 2025 4:08 p.m. PST
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