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Is it possible for players to gain an advantage from colluding in blackjack?
Blackjack basic strategy makes the assumption that the player is playing independently, with one person's decision to hit/stand having no affect on another player's decision to hit/stand. If the ...
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Ora et Labora. Ideas for an alternative 2 player game ending rule?
I love the game "Ora et Labora" by Uwe Rosenberg. It is has especially a nice 2 player mechanism.
In 3 and 4 player mode the game ends after a certain number of rounds. Which I like very much.
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What are some good strategies for Alexandros?
I recently purchased Alexandros and after a few games I found that getting a head start makes you the primary target for land-takeovers. A slow start can also cost you the game, however, and make it ...
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'Free City' with Babylon (B): How to play the special ability (2nd stage)?
You can use the special ability of Babylon (side B, 2nd stage) to get a 7th turn where you are allowed to play your last (7th) card (which would otherwise be discarded). You can use this ability in ...
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What edition of Empire Builder do I have?
My family has an old edition of Empire Builder by Mayfair games, and the box I have isn't listed on Boardgame Geek's edition list.
I found an image of the box on that site. It is pre-fourth edition, ...
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Are encounters naturally weighted against players and how do we 'fix' it?
I've been having a great deal of trouble when it comes to playing campaign mode with our current group. Initially, we were doing well, and I think most of it had to do with a learning curve for the ...
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What are the differences within/between Pokemon series?
My kids are getting interested in Pokemon TCG, so I'm trying to figure out the different series and sets. I played Magic the Gathering for a little while, which has helped me understand some of the ...
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In Dungeon Petz, what is the optimal round to pick the “Inviting new imps” action space?
What is the optimal round to pick the "Inviting new imps" action space in a 2-, 3- and 4-player game, respectively?
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When is mystify worth using?
In Day and Night when you are playing Day mystify rarely seems to be useful. Towards the start of the game time spent attempting to mystify squares will either be wasted when night swiftly reverses ...
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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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WoW TCG Magtheridon Raid Strategies
I'm going to be running Magtheridon for some friends and was looking for advice in general and wondering specifically about bloods. Should I try to keep them around, or spend them on various effects?
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Is there a viable “Japan First” strategy for the Allies in Axis and Allies?
In the "real" war, the Allies concentrated on, and defeated Germany before Japan. That might not have been the case if Hitler had not declared war on the United States in 1941, and the U.S. had ...
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How do Rum and Lucky Duke/Horse Shoes interact?
With the introduction of the Gold Rush expansion, there is no FAQ on how to handle Lucky Duke/Horse Shoes with Rum.
Lucky Duke says each time he "draws!" flip the top two cards and chose one. Horse ...
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In {American, Bios} Megafauna, how can we improve showing who has what traits?
In American Megafauna and its newer version Bios Megafauna, each of up to four players has up to four species in play. Each species has several traits, and some traits can be multiplied (values up to ...
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Determining if/when to use trump in the “pre-game” of 2-handed Pinochle
When playing two-handed pinochle, the 'normal' rules of the game are suspended during the initial phase (when melding takes place along with trick taking while depleting the deck of undealt cards).
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How can we win at Bohnanza: Al Cabohne?
My girlfriend and I have played the game Bohnanza a lot and we have bought the version Bohnanza: Al Cabohne. But somehow the game always beats us. Does anybody know a good tactic to win this?
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In Axis and Allies, could a house rule upgrading the German navy finally “balance” the game?
Because of the historical strength of the Allies, Axis and Allies is somewhat Allies favoring, despite numerous attempts to "balance" the game. I was wondering if curing the Axis' "achilles heel," the ...
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How is co-operative play made more difficult in the Something Wicked expansion for A Touch of Evil?
I have read in the description of the Something Wicked expansion for A Touch of Evil on BoardGameGeek that the expansion contains additional rules that include "expanded challenge for cooperative ...
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How do zombies win in Last Night on Earth: Timber Peak?
My friends and I played Last Night on Earth extensively. Games were always very close, and tough for both sides. We liked it so much we got the Timber peak sequel/expansion.
However, we find now that ...
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How do Lasso, The Judge and Belle Star interact with equipment cards?
I am wondering how Lasso/The Judge/Belle Star should interact with equipment cards, since the rule book doesn't seem to be very clear about interactions with other expansions.
Lasso: cards in play ...
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How do I decapitate the enemy force?
I ran across a critique of the game Diskwars that I did not quite follow.
"There was an easy way to basically teleport a good unit to the far side of the battlefield, then decapitate the enemy force ...
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How do different sizes of Hnefatafl play?
There are some variants of Tafl games that involve differently-sized boards. Obviously there is more to a game than its size, but how do the different variations of the board size affect play?
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In Midway, would it make sense for the U.S. player to save his “punch” for the arrival of the Atago on Day 2?
In the Avalon Hill board game, the cruiser Atago is the flagship of a fleet of eight transports carrying 5,000 soldiers for the occupation of Midway. As such, it "represents" the transports and ...
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Are starting cards in Principato unbalanced?
In Principato each player randomly gets one card that allows them to build a facility: a house, a bank, a field or a farm. However, only houses and fields yield resources needed to expand your ...
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How to counter oddities of Shade-Tree Checkers? (long distance king jumps, etc)
I know someone who played checkers with a guy, and he plays with non-standard rules. People he plays with have their own rules, in this case, he played where the kinged checkers piece can jump ...
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Does Avis or Iago have a better chance of winning a match?
In my quest to find the answer to this question, I have decided to start smaller. The rules of Button Men are here, and the characters are listed below.
Avis: d4, d4, d10, d12, dX (where X is d4, ...
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Which bidding system is assumed by default at BBO?
Which bidding system is assumed by default at Bridge Base Online (for humans)?
I asked in chat several times in different games (ten times I think) and nobody answered.
Is it Bridge base basic? Or ...
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How can I quickly calculate the shanten number in Mahjong?
I am able to calculate the shanten number myself, but it often takes me more than a minute. I'm looking for ideas how to become more efficient.
Background: I'm currently writing a paper about ...
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What is the procedure for recapturing rescued men?
In Little Wars, captured men can be rescued by killing one or more of their captors. What is the procedure for recapturing the men who were just rescued?
For example, 14 men of team A attack 12 ...
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Are there games with board presentation similar to Talisman and Relic?
I'm referring to the way the art for different spaces spills over into other areas of the board, creating a panorama or telling a story with the outer and inner regions of the board. Are there any ...
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Teaching Arkham Horror to new players
I am teaching the game to a ton of new people this week. I was going to be playing with only 3 others and planned to join in myself, but now that we're up to 8 players including me, I figured the game ...
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Why did I win “Asia Passport” achievement early?
I'm playing iPad edition. Fifth Legendary Asia achievement says:
Asia Passport: Win all achievements for the Legendary Asia map.
I thought it means that I have to win first four achievements.
For ...
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Help identify a game with a vampire and his servants
A friend asked me quite a question yesterday. She was trying to remember a game that she saw in a game shop when she was a child, in the 80s-90s. On its cover was a vampire at a table, ready to eat, ...
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When is the right time to do a scholar-only run?
I've seen people win In The Year Of The Dragon by ignoring the disasters, taking the losses, and simply taking as many scholars as possible to build victory points almost exclusively via the scholar ...
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Hawaii strategies
What are possible viable strategies in hawaii?
So far I tested:
going for whole village building, drawback is that you have very little chance to build anything else, pros is lots of free resources ...
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What is the most time-efficient way to earn gold in Barbarian Prince?
Like the title says. Does this change over the course of the game (example, when you hire followers, when a wizard/witch/monk join your party)?
What is the average gold earned per day using the most ...
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How likely is it to win a game of Barbarian Prince?
Barbarian Prince is a brutal paragraph based game. Your character must collect 500 gold and return to his homeland to win the game. Unfortunately, there are unfriendly guards, wolves, mobs of ...
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Any gotchas/common mistakes for first time players playing Asia Engulfed?
A number of years ago (... 5ish now I think) I played a game called Europe Engulfed a few times, and loved it. Since moving a few years back, I have not had anyone to play with locally. Recently, a ...
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Determining Naval Interceptions
I have a complicated situation involving four major powers. The below chart will summarize their relations. Both sets of allies are using simultaneous movement.
France Russia Spain ...
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Could Axis and Allies be “balanced” by weakening the US just a bit more?
In Axis and Allies (as in the real war), Germany and Japan together have more industrial power, represented by industrial production certificates (IPCs) than Britain and Russia combined. Hence The US ...
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How Does Wooly Bully 2's Waterproof Wings Variant Work?
I've started an online game of Wooly Bully (La Guerre des Moutons) 2 with the waterproof wings variant "on", but I'm not 100% sure how this rule plays out in practice.
The key line in the rulebook ...
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Should I cut the Ora et Labora reference sheets in half?
I'm in the middle of my first game of Ora et Labora now. It comes with quick reference sheets with both Ireland and France references on it.
It seems, given my limited understanding of the game so ...
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Common rules or house rules to resolve catching dispute
In Ghost Catch (Geistes Blitz original name) the idea is that you grab the correct item before any other player can. Obviously the one player having the correct item in hand wins the round. However ...
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Current 'Axis & Allies: War at sea' Rulebook?
I recently a booster pack for this game, so I don't have the rulebook.
Reading in other sites and reading the website I found the one listed here but it appears that there is yet one more. I can't ...
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morphing jar in a chaos dragon-like deck. yes or no?
I've been using morphing jar a couple times and it's helped out sometimes. Sometimes it hasn't.
Wondering if someone with a little more experience would run it.
Of course, engine consists of most ...
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How can I make Supernatural-themed alternative characters?
The people who I play Betrayal at the House on the Hill with are also the same groups that share my love of Supernatural. We'd love to make some Dean, Sam and John Winchester characters as well as ...
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Which Magic Ring should I choose in DungeonQuest?
Which Magic Ring is superior to the others on average?
Does the best ring vary based upon which character you have?
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Effective combinations of Shermans out of Blood, Guts, and Glory
The new lists for 4th and 7th armored divisions let you mix and match Sherman M4A3s, M4A3 76s, M4A3E8s, and Sherman Jumbos. The various versions vary greatly in terms of firepower, speed, and points ...
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Custom board and unit creation in PanzerBlitz
Though this could apply to other games, I'm specifically looking to be able to grow/adapt PanzerBlitz out of the stock units and 3 geomorphic boards by adding new boards, new units, etc.
I'm very ...
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What is this game similar to quoridor?
A friend of mine spoke about a game with rules a little bit similar to quoridor but different.
The rules are the following:
you have a board constituted of squares
each player has a pawn which he ...
