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Aug
29
comment Viable, alternative, first round role orders in 5-player Puerto Rico
@Lance, sure I do even better if they let me sell the coffee, but I'm still doing at least as well as others if I'm forced to ship it. So its not really 'dangerous' to get the coffee, it just might not give me an immediate lock on winning.
Aug
29
awarded  Commentator
Aug
29
comment How do you play the Master Spy in Guillotine?
But in this case, the reshuffle is not an effect of the card she played, its an effect of a card that was previously played by another player.
Aug
22
comment How do you play the Master Spy in Guillotine?
Actually, in this case I think your wife was right -- the Master Spy moves AFTER she player her card, and the line reshuffle happens BEFORE she collects a noble.
Jul
21
comment What is a good board game to use for a programming competition
Main problem is the complexity of the boards themselves -- getting that info into a form the AI can readily use is more work than the AI itself...
Jun
13
comment How can I play Dominion with 5+ players without expansions?
Thinking about how Posession would work with this variant makes my brain hurt...
Jun
13
answered Small World : purpose of hiding VP
May
27
comment Viable, alternative, first round role orders in 5-player Puerto Rico
@lance -- then they're clogging a boat with coffee and can't ship as well themselves, so I'm making as many shipping VPs as they are.
May
12
comment Distribution of tokens in Standard 4 player catan?
Interesting -- the backs on my 5-6 player expansion are speckled (in addition to the letter), while the original ones are plain. The same is true for the tiles.
Mar
14
awarded  Editor
Mar
14
revised What is the optimal mix of infantry, artillery, and armor in Axis and Allies Revised?
added 553 characters in body; added 32 characters in body
Mar
14
comment What is the optimal mix of infantry, artillery, and armor in Axis and Allies Revised?
The first two points are simply wrong -- tanks retain offensive power less well and have less defense than inf+arty. Comparing based on number of units is nonsense, since there are no stacking limits in the game -- the only limit on the number of units is how many you can afford
Mar
11
awarded  Teacher
Mar
10
answered What is the optimal mix of infantry, artillery, and armor in Axis and Allies Revised?
Mar
8
comment Clarifying house rules for Monopoly
When auctioning a property, there is no reserve price -- you can bid less than the printed price.
Mar
8
awarded  Supporter
Mar
8
comment What happens when playing Throne Room / King's Court *twice* with Caravan?
In your example 1, I can see arguments for keeping both 1&2 or neither, but keeping one and not the other makes absolutely no sense. Also in example 2, NO caravan is EVER quadrupled -- that's not possible -- doubling a throne room allows you to double two cards, not quadruple a single card.