Terminology refers to the lingo of the trade, definition and understanding of the terms used by experts on a subject.
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Origin of Puppet Stayman
There are many variations, but I presume there was an initial original version of puppet stayman.
Does anyone know who came up with it, and why it is named as such?
(A google search has been ...
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Card game vocabulary
I am building an online version of the game of Set, and I want to get my vocabulary straight. So far, the words I have are "card", "deck", "(card) feature", "set", "player" and "dealer".
I am missing ...
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Is there an unofficial term for an artifact that produces mana?
Some terms have an unofficial but widely known meaning in Magic jargon. For example, a "cantrip" is a spell that lets you draw a card, and a "bear" is a vanilla 2/2 (with "vanilla" having its own ...
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What is an LCG (Living Card Games)?
What is an LCG?
I was looking at Lord of the Rings board games and came across Lord Of The Rings: The Card Game.
I saw that all of the expansions were marked with "LCG." I've done some Google ...
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What is a Gateway Game?
Before joining the B&CG community, I had never heard the phrase "Gateway Game." The quintessential examples of Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, and Carcassonne gives me a rough idea but Googling ...
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Where can I learn the lingo of Go?
I'm only a beginner at Go, but have been reading the questions in the go tag with interest.
However, this game seems to have rather more special terminology than most. What do joseki, shimari, ...
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What is the meaning of 'karai' and how is it applied?
A Western insei recently wondered about the term "karai":
Japanese
players call black 57 "karai", which is a term which I haven't heard
used in western go at all! The meaning appears to be ...
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How many points are won/lost during this exchange?
$$ six=two
$$ -.a.....
$$ -.......
$$ -...OOOO
$$ -4....XO
$$ -1OOOOOX
$$ -XOXXO.X
$$ -2X5.XX.
$$ -3......
$$ --------
White territory around a is safe.
Move 2 and 4 can be swapped for identical ...
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What's a cantrip?
In discussions of Magic cards, I've heard a card called a cantrip on several occasions, but I haven't been able to find a definition of what that term means for MtG. Is a cantrip a particular card, a ...
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In Power Grid, what are the phases and what are the steps?
My copy of Power Grid has an strange reversal of terminology between the cards:
... and the rules:
Obviously this isn't a huge deal, but I just wonder which is correct in terms of the other ...
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In Chess what is the Queens or Kings Indian?
In Chess what is the Queens or Kings Indian, and why might it be useful?
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What's the difference between ante and blinds?
What is the difference between an "ante" and a "blind" in poker?
