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When will playing Rubber Bridge vs. Duplicate Bridge affect your decisions?
In Rubber Bridge, you are trying to get more points than your opponents. In Duplicate Bridge, you are trying to get more points than the other people playing the same hand later on do. For a while I ...
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Question on leading
In bridge, what is the priority in leading when partner bid spades, and contract is clubs, and I have ace and queen of spades. Does the rule "do not underlead an ace" here override the rule "lead with ...
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2answers
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Are there “established” systems where “Five Card Majors” isn't a strict rule?
In "Standard American," I must open a major with 65432 while refraining from opening a major with AKQJ.
IMHO, there are five card majors that are too weak to be opened and there four card majors that ...
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Too many Tech-Victories seen in 2-player rules for Civilization
I have been playing Civilization The Board Game some times with my girlfriend, but each time, the game quickly becomes a race for the tech-victory. Since it is a large advantage to research tech in ...
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In bridge, do people go through cycles of under- and -over bidding?
In the board game Go, there are two basic styles, high and low. "High" is all the rage for about ten years, until people have forgotten how to play "low." Then "low" gets "rediscovered," and people ...
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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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1answer
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Replacement coins for At The Gates of Loyang
I have the game, and one of the first things I noticed was the cardboard money. Not a fan, even though in this game it's really just another resource, and doesn't change hands often.
Anyone have a ...
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2answers
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Sorcery supercedes instant?
If I cast a sorcery spell to force the opponent to discard two cards, and he/she then casts one of those cards as an instant, would the instant apply first or would the sorcery take precedence?
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1answer
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Can you fail to find a card in someone's hand?
If I cast Inquisition of Kozilek, and my only target is a Loxodon Smiter, do I have to make my opponent discard the Loxodon Smiter, or can I "fail to find" just as I would if i were searching my ...
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What is the fastest MTG Mill deck that can be made?
I have been working on putting together a Mill deck and it occurred to me that there are likely much faster Milling decks out there. So, what is the fastest Milling win condition that can be achieved?
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What to do in long games with players who are way behind?
When our group plays longer games (6+ hours), we usually choose games where players who fall behind still have chances to recover, so all players remain interested in and engaged with the game. ...
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3answers
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Can you place units in an Industrial Complex the turn you place it?
Me and my friends were playing Axis and Allies: spring 1942 and one player placed an industrial complex on a country and then placed their units there, in the same turn. We looked through the entire ...
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2answers
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How do two Notion Thieves interact with each other?
Notion Thief's text reads:
If an opponent would draw a card except the first one he or she draws
in each of his or her draw steps, instead that player skips that draw
and you draw a card.
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3answers
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Can someone Bioshift counters off a creature after combat damage has been assigned?
A friend has a Primordial Hydra with 10 +1/+1 counters on it, giving it trample. I block it with a Vampire Nighthawk, causing it to die. My friend then uses Bioshift to take the counters off "in ...
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1answer
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In 2 player, 10 card Gin, figuring out opponents cards
What tactics can you use to help determine what your opponent is looking for in two player 10 card Gin?
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1answer
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In Gin, What Happens When One Calls But the Opposing Player has A Lower Call Card?
In Gin, What Happens When One Calls But the Opposing Player has A Lower Call Card?
Eg. The call card is 10, and I call placing everything but a 6. My opponent didn't call, but was able to place ...
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3answers
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How do you tell the difference between Alpha and Beta Star Trek CCG?
The 1994 Decipher Star Trek CCG Premier/1st Edition cards were released in black border limited and in white border which I've only recently found described as both alpha and beta releases.
I'm ...
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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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In bridge, how can you “see” (locate) most of 52 cards halfway into the play?
Author Terence Reese wrote that the difference between amateurs and professional was that the former could "see" (locate) only 26 cards, while professionals could "see" 52 before the hand was over. ...
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4x4 Rubik's cube solving.. Sorry if u feel its not related [closed]
I once read a technique to solve a 4x4 cube which processed like this..
Solve 2 opposite centers.
Solve all corners.
Solve only the adjacent sides to the solved centers.
finally solve the left over ...
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At regular REL can players rewind the game state?
Suppose that at a regular REL event, you have an experienced player, and an in-experienced player, and the in-experienced player has a gideon's lawkeeper on the battlefield.
The experienced ...
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Guards! Guards! starting volunteer's effects
The board game Guards! Guards! has a system of recruiting volunteers which have various effects on the players who recruit them. These effects range from permanent bonuses to stats (e.g. +1 charm to ...
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1answer
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What happens when you flicker a double-faced card?
If I were to cast Restoration Angel targeting Ravager of the Fells, What side would Ravager of the Fells be on when he came back into the battlefield?
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When should I activate Man Lands and Keyrunes in order to attack with them?
Some lands and artifacts have abilities which allow them to be animated, and turned into creatures until end of turn. Examples include Inkmoth Nexus, Blinkmoth Nexus, Azorious Keyrune, Treetop Village ...
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Can Net Shield ability be triggered “in response”?
When runner has Net Shield installed, can they wait until they are about to receive net damage before they decide to trigger its ability?
If the answer is "yes" (or even "no") could you please also ...
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1answer
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How does Valakut trigger with a card like Harrow or Scapeshift putting multiple mountains into play?
Valakut, The Molten Pinnacle has an effect that triggers when mountains enter the battlefield.
When a mountain enters the battlefield, if you control 5 or more other mountains, Valakut deals 3 ...
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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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How can I practice my opening leads in bridge?
After playing bridge for several months, I feel my declarer play and bidding have improved to a beginner-intermediate level. However, I think my skill at making an opening lead is that of a novice at ...
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Does Goblin Electromancer reduce both sides of a fused split card?
Does Goblin Electromancer reduce the cost of a fuse spell on both sides of the card? Would Turn // Burn be {1}{U}{R} to cast both sides?
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2answers
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How do Isochron Sceptre and the Fuse mechanic interact?
The split cards in the expansion set Dragon's Maze contain a new mechanic "Fuse". This mechanic allows you to cast both sides of the spell, a new option for cards of this type.
Isochron Sceptre ...
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Do Status Effects End In Mansions of Madness?
We played Mansions of Madness for the first time this weekend and I was surprised that fire was so devastating.
When a status effect is placed in a room, like fire, does it ever end without an ...
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How can I used double-faced cards in casual play w/out checklist cards?
I recently bought a "deck builders" kit that included, among other things, a Dark Ascension booster with Scorned Villager (a double-sided card) in it. It did not include a checklist card for me to ...
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Sea of Blood seems broken, what did we miss?
We started some time ago a Descent campaign on Sea of Blood, but ran across some heavy problems.
Currently we are stuck on a battle with a lieutenant of the evil lord on a sea chain siege, trying to ...
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Can I have multiple copies of a creature with Cipher?
As far as I understand, Cipher works like so: when a card that contains Cipher is cast, you encode it onto a spell on the battlefield, like a creature for example. Every time that creature attacks and ...
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Creating easy to learn but difficult to master games [closed]
Existing abstract board games often use taglines like "a minute to learn... a lifetime to master" (Othello). But what if we were trying to create a new game and we would want to make it portable (no ...
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In bridge, how do you tell when to use holdup versus blocking plays?
You are the declarer at a 3NT contract (1NT, 3NT, no opposing bids). West leads what appears to be a five card suit, and you have Axx in dummy.
Your main concern is that East can get the setting ...
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What techniques should I use to teach my 5-year old to play chess?
The other night while playing checkers with my 5 year old, he told me that he wanted to make up a game using the checkerboard which had different pieces that could do different things. I told him that ...
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Must a player take a jump in checkers?
Is a player in checkers required to take a jump if one is available? What about a double or triple jump if that is available?
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What errata or house rules help balance occasionally-broken scenarios?
Many of the haunt scenarios can be exceptionally unbalanced depending on precisely where all the players are standing (particularly the revealer and/or traitor) when the haunt is revealed. When my ...
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Where can one find “The Surrounding Game” Documentary? [closed]
On youtube there is a really nifty trailer about a documentary for a board game. It looks interesting, and I was wondering if anybody knew where to actually get the documentary? I am willing to pay ...
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Opener rebid priority
I'm playing/studying SAYC. So I know that game in major comes first then notrump then game in minors.
When I open with 1 Club partner responds with 1 Spade -- I have 18PTS and 4 hearts and NT ...
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Does transforming keyrunes count towards Evolve?
Suppose I animate my Simic Keyrune into a 2/3 artifact creature. Will it evolve my 1/1 Fathom Mage?
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Betrayal at House on the Hill characters: Strength and Weaknesses?
The character cards for Betray at the house on the Hill are very complicated, in so much as the track you move the traits along are not linear. Different character's traits start in different places ...
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Can a Great Unclean One ruin regions immediately on summoning?
The Great Unclean One upgrade card says
Immediately place two corruption tokens in a region when you summon a
Great Unclean One there.
These corruption tokens appear outside of the normal ...
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Can regeneration save my creatures from Turn // Burn?
I have a creature with regeneration. My opponent responds to me activating regeneration with the Turn side of Turn // Burn.
Can I then activate regeneration again to make it a 0/1 weird with ...
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Are there any specific strategies in Jenga?
Does Jenga have any specific strategies for block placement and removal that can be employed? Are there certain moves or ideas I could employ to (for example) increase the likelihood that the stack ...
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How many tokens do the survivors require in The Séance in Betrayal at House on the Hill?
We have been confused by some phrasing in the "How to Summon the Ghost" section in the Secrets of Survival booklet for haunt 2, "The Scéance", in Betrayal at House on the Hill (2e). Emphasized below:
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Can a tank attack across water within the same space (Germany to UK)?
When there is a space that has one country's tank (Germany for example) and the same space on the board contains water between the enemy's land (UK for example), can the Germany tank attack UK...even ...
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House rules to improve Pokemon Master Trainer
This past week's game of the week was the '99 (first) version of the Pokemon Master Trainer board game.
It was not the strategic challenge that I am used to, does anyone have any knowledge of ...
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How well do sleeves protect against spilled drinks?
People really like to have food around during long gaming sessions, to avoid the discomfort of hunger and dehydration.
Sleeves are pretty useful for keeping crumbs and dirt off your gaming cards. ...
