Abalone (board game) computer-to-computer competition held in 2003 at the International Computer Games Association (ICGA) events in Graz, Austria, the AbaPro program defeated the Nacre program. In 1999, a number of top players from the Mind Sports Olympiad signed an agreement to use a different starting position (the Belgian daisy) to revitalize the game. This has been used for top tournaments since then, including the AbaCup. Abalone (board game) Abalone is an award-winning two-player abstract strategy board game designed by Michel Lalet and Laurent Lévi in 1987. Players are represented by opposing black and white marbles on a hexagonal board with the objective
Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve area. The Aboriginal term translates as "round boulders" and refers to the large boulders found mainly in the western side of the reserve. The origin of the English name for the same boulders is the following quote: The area was originally named "Devils Marbles Reserve" in October 1961. The name was changed to "Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve" on 21 September 1979 under the "Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act". In 1982, almost the entire reserve was registered as a sacred site by the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority. Ownership of Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles was officially passed from the Parks and Wildlife