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Maximum attainable points for a single player in a two player game of Carcassonne
Let's start this question with the following assumptions about a game of Carcassonne:
It's a two player game.
The game is using the current basic set of rules/tiles.
The player we want to maximize ...
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Goldnight Commander and Thatcher Revolt
I'm not 100% sure what happens, if I have a Goldnight Commander on the battlefield and play a Thatcher Revolt. Do all three 1/1 red human tokens enter the battlefield at once, giving each of them ...
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What are some implementations or “spiritual cousins” of Hesse's Glass Bead Game? [closed]
I loved Herman Hesse's novel, Magister Ludi, as an undergraduate; in the novel, an abstract intellectual game ('the glass bead game') is described.
The wikipedia page puts it like this:
"The rules ...
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When should you side lands in and out?
Some Magic writers advise players to side out a land when on the draw in Limited, in order to improve the probability of drawing a strong starting hand.
Is it reasonable to do the same (side out a ...
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Can I counter a land-creature?
Say my opponent plays Dryad Arbor. Can I counter it with a Cancel from my hand? I know that lands can't be countered because they don't go on the stack, but what about land-creatures?
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Fixing the “Vs. Player” squares in Encore!
Few squares in Encore! are more dreaded by our play group than the "Vs. Player" squares — "Team vs. Player" and "Player Vs. Player." It's not just that they're harder; they're palpably less fun, and ...
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Increasing Vengeance and new targets
Increasing Vengeance states "Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. If Increasing Vengeance was cast from a graveyard, copy that spell twice instead. You may choose new targets for the ...
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Multiple cards in play with “At the beginning of your upkeep…”
I had several humans on the battlefield.
On turn three, I played Triumph of Ferocity. On turn four, I played Descendants' Path. On turn five, during my upkeep, this question came up.
At this ...
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Constantinopolis Taberna Building
I have just completed playing constantinopolisBGG for the first time and there is a rule that I think requires clarification. The Taberna utility building (Reseller) is used for purchasing goods of a ...
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How to describe the strengths and weaknesses of white to a new mtg player?
When I'm teaching Magic: The Gathering to a new player, one of the things I usually give them early on is a run down of each of the different colors and its pros and cons. I usually try to come up ...
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What happens if a blocking creature with flying loses flying?
Lets say that both my opponent and I both have a 1/1 white flying spirit. Now lets say I declare my spirit as an attacker, and my opponent declares their spirit as a blocker. After they declare ...
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Computer Scrabble UI & communication protocol?
I've recently gotten into playing Scrabble and I was wondering, what's the deal with Scrabble programs? I come from the world of computer chess where chess engines are distributed independently from ...
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Corner variation which is not in Josekipedia
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Does the Diplowinn variant play similarly to the original Diplomacy?
The Diplomacy Variant Bank contains a huge number of variants on Diplomacy, ranging from completely different maps and powers, to minor tweaks of the rules. I was searching for a variant that would ...
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Combat damage and +1/+1
I was playing against my son tonight and an issue came up that we disagreed on. We looked in the rules, but that just made things murkier for us.
I attacked with Goblin Chieftain (2/2), Goblin ...
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Can Bazooka Joe use Black Ops when attached to a unit?
Bazooka Joe has the Black Ops special rule that allows him to be given a free order during the command phase. The Black Ops rule is not listed as a "Shared" rule, so it is not normally given to any ...
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Looking for Information security / risk management table top or card games [closed]
I am looking for table top or card games related to risk management or information security. A kind of "serious" game that can be used as a teaching tool of infosec/risk management.
I know only about ...
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What is the converted mana cost of a spell with {X} when cast with the Miracle mechanic?
Say I topdeck Entreat the Angels and cast it for its miracle cost of XWW. But my opponent wants to counter it with a CMC-based effect, such as Spellstutter Sprite or Spell Burst.
202.3. The ...
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Where can I find a database with a list of all magic cards?
I am going to write a program to manage my library of Magic cards and I am looking for a database file or list of all of the cards that have been released. I know that the Gathering site is useful, ...
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double movement in Scrabble
Can you resolve a dispute between myself and my girlfriend? She recently won a game with what I think is a double movement( although there's no mention of this in the rule book).
She put one two ...
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Does pKreoss' Purification spell clear out Cloud Effects like Murder of Crows?
Does pKreoss' Purification spell (which causes Upkeep Spells, Continuous Effects, and Animi to expire) remove Murder of Crows from the table? If so, at what distance? Does the cloud have to be ...
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Setup for more than 4 players in Dominion?
We have the base Dominion set along with the Alchemy and Prosperity expansions. The rules cover 2-4 players, but elsewhere it implies that up to 6 players are allowed with expansions. Nowhere we could ...
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If I attack with 2 creatures that both have “All creatures able to block this creature do so”, how are blockers determined?
Say I have 2 creatures enchanted with Lure or 2 Taunting Elves attacking: Does my opponent get to choose which of their creatures blocks each one or do I? What if one of those attacking creatures also ...
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How does trample interact with damage prevention effects and indestructible blockers?
Say I have a 4/4 creature with trample. I attack, and my opponent blocks with a...
0/1 creature that is indestructible: Does my 4/4 trampler's extra 3 damage carry over even though the blocking ...
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Value of the double-blank domino?
Is the double-blank domino, if in hand at the end of a standard "connect" game, counted as zero or 14 points?
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Income Tax Audit
My friend was playing a very slim hand; two cards.
I drew an Income Tax curse, and laid my best card, worth 600 gold.
He refused to play along...his excuse: "I have two Go Up a Level cards, I don't ...
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Do dead tramplers deal damage to players?
I'm playing myself with two Avacyn Restored decks from a 6 booster sealed prerelease tournament, and wonder whether blocking a 6/4 creature with trample with a 4/1 creature would still allow damage ...
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Suitable drafting rules for multi-set repacks?
For fun we picked up a booster box of multi-set repacks at our LGS (really cheap). Our intention was drafting, but we found that since they are multi-set the cards lack the synergies when drafting ...
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How many cards per booster pack in the Core M12 Sealed Booster Box?
I want to buy a booster box to hold some office drafts.
I remember booster packs as having 15 cards per pack, which is in line with what Wikipedia says:
Starting with the Shards of Alara block, ...
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Why play Land Grant?
When looking through recent results of Pauper daily events in Magic Online, I noticed that some of the Infect decks are using Land Grant.
For the life of me, I can't figure out what this card is ...
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In Stone Age, can I use the resources gained on a turn to pay for the cards?
In the current round, I have no resources but have placed 1 meeple on a card and the rest on wood. I roll the die and get a few wood resources which can cover the cost of the card. Am I allowed to use ...
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How can Hot Spots be cleared?
In the advanced version of the rules for the Flash Point board game, there are Hot Spots which cause Flare-ups when targeted in the Advance Fire roll.
How are the players supposed to get rid of a hot ...
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Stranded on a tile in Forbidden Island
In Forbidden Island, if a player (not pilot or diver) is stranded on a tile with all surrounding tiles sunk, is the game lost or can he be rescued? Can he give away his treasure to a pilot or diver ...
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Where can I practice MTG draft online and actually play against my opponents for free?
I've been having fun practicing drafts on draft simulators like this one, but sometimes I'd like to actually be able to play with the deck I built. Since all of the other players on these simulators ...
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Relative amounts of luck in MTG limited formats?
While I haven't played very much, I've noticed there seems to be slightly more luck in sealed than in draft. In draft, skill can prevail by recognizing bombs/archetypes, observing what colors are ...
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What is the most popular server for playing backgammon? [closed]
I'm looking something like gokgs but for backgammon. With ranking system and etc.
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Recommended strategies for the MTGO Cube
MTGO Cube Drafts were offered online a few weeks ago, and they'll be appearing again later this week. I didn't play any cube drafts the first time, largely because I was intimidated: I've never ...
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In Carcassonne, what is the point of a Bridge in the expansion set?
I understand how to use the Bridges (sort of), but I don't understand the strategy/purpose. In almost every expansion set the special rules or powers of the pieces makes sense to me but why would I ...
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What is the purpose of “underruffing” in bridge?
Sometimes declarer will lead a long suit from one hand, for a "ruffing finesse" in order to ruff with a void in the other. If the intervening opponent ruffs with say, the 9, the declarer might ...
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How do i go about selling my old MTG cards? [closed]
Ok I started playing Magic The Gathering back around 1993-94 only played for about 6 months and havent played the cards since then. Just found them in the attic and heard they can be worth something.I ...
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Mushroom Armor In decline?
Can you still generate more Mushroom Armor while in decline? What about the turn you go into decline? There is a little disagreement about how to interpret the rules.
For each Mushroom Forest ...
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When to choose what colors I will play and vary my picks accordingly?
In the first round of a draft, I usually just pick the best card from every pack. After that I look at what I've picked, try to pick good on-color card in the second pack, and pick whatever my deck ...
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If my opponent casts a spell that exiles a card with flashback from my graveyard, can I play it in response to their spell?
Say my opponent casts Purify the Grave on my Rally The Peasants in my graveyard. If I have enough mana available, can I cast the Rally the Peasants in response to their trying to exile it?
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Can Morbid be triggered after the Morbid creature is cast?
I have a Deranged Outcast and no other creatures in play, and I have an Ulvenwald Bear in hand. I would like to:
Cast the Bear and put the Morbid trigger on the stack
Have the Deranged Outcast ...
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A game for two. Should I make it playable by more?
I am developing a strategy game for two players. It is something
somehow in the line of 1960: The Making of the
President
(but less complicated and with a quicker gaming rhythm…) Both the theme
and ...
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Double Double, toil and trouble
I'm playing a Magic race AND I have picked up The Scepter of Avarice. If I put them both (and use the Magic Token as a second Scepter) in the same region do I get 4 coins? If I am the Shrooms and I ...
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How do the Flames work?
I'm a little unclear on the wording of the Flames. What does "Empty" mean? Does it ignore mountains? Shields? I'm fairly certain it ignores troops.
Side question (maybe this should be a separate ...
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How does Fisher work?
Say I have four territories in a row along the river and the Fisher Special power. Are they worth 2 bonus coins or 3? If I have two territories that skirt the river but are non contiguous are they ...
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How many times can I use The Shiny Orb?
Say I'm playing a Vampiric Race and have The Shiny Orb. Another player has a ton of territories with only single units in them adjacent to me. Can I use vampire to take one and then The Shiny Orb to ...
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In Mancala, are you allowed to pick up and count your opponent's stones?
In Mancala, are you allowed to pick up and count the number of stones your opponent has if the cup is too small to be able to see?
