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May 15 |
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Can people win at Diplomacy using a “Qin strategy?” This doesn't really seem to address the question at all. If you're saying that the question can't be answered, that probably makes more sense as a comment. |
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May 1 |
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Overcall of 3S over 1C opening, what does it show? (assuming bidding system SAYC) This question isn't going to be answerable unless you give more details about the bidding system that you were using. |
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Apr 8 |
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How does a firefighter “recover” after being knocked down? Ah, looks like I was accidentally reading the Family Rules version of Knocked Down. Definitely clear, though it still seems like a pretty light penalty (that might even help in some cases). |
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Apr 1 |
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When should Italy NOT take over Tunisia on its second turn in Diplomacy? I agree that the reason to not take it is because you're taking something else. I don't necessarily agree that not taking Tunis as a 5th is advisable, everyone is going to assume it is yours and assess you as such anyway. Unless you're playing with inexperienced players that just count pieces on the board, I'd still grab it as a 5th in 1901 if I could. |
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Mar 22 |
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Improved wording for dealing out cards Or, depending on whether the number of cards can change and how much the number of players can vary, you might just want to make it explicit. "For 2 players, give each player 12 cards. For 3 players, give each player 8 cards." etc |
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Mar 21 |
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Avoiding the “wrong” calamity I agree. Assume it is the calamity and decide whether you're still better off doing the trade. In many cases, the answer is yes. But if the answer is no, you're better off not trading, especially if you can wait until next turn to trade in your cards without bumping on the progress track. |
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Mar 12 |
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In Diplomacy, Should You Have Separate Country “Draws” For Players of Different Experience? @Tom Best students or best diplomacy players? Either way, it's certainly possible for new players to target a skilled player and eliminate them first. But usually the skilled player can find a way to make it worth people's while to keep him around and then slowly find a way back into the game. But as for Austria, I had more solos in e-mail play as Austria than any other country. |
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Mar 11 |
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How are the maps provided with Diplomacy supposed to be used? You might want to encourage people with tablets or smartphones to use a website where they can update the map easily, that would accomplish a similar purpose to the paper maps with less erasing. But whether paper or electronic, updating maps time is definitely "on the clock". |
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Mar 7 |
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Playing Arkham Horror in a counter-players role as the Herald of the Ancient one or something similar? I suggest reading meta.boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/535/… |
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Mar 7 |
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In Smallworld, do Fortresses pay the +1 VC only on the turn they are placed, or do they each pay for every turn that the race is active? They're increasing linearly, not exponentially. And that's only if people don't attack them. |
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Mar 4 |
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Can a POI be placed on top of smoke? Smoke on top of a POI can definitely happen, no special rules. The POI is not affected until the smoke turns into fire, at which point they are removed. |
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Feb 15 |
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What was the largest flop in board game history? Could you be more clear in your definition of "flop"? You cite Pacman as an example, despite the article you link saying "the game goes on to become the biggest selling Atari cartridge ever". |
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Feb 14 |
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Looking for an Online Card Shuffler and Drawer You could always just use a physical copy of the game, shuffle the cards, deal the appropriate number of hands, and then send a message to each player listing out one of the hands. |
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Feb 11 |
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A board game called PALM BEACH or something to that effect When did you play it? |
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Feb 6 |
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How do I build a Pokémon TCG deck? A pre-emptive reminder to voters: blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/… |
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Feb 1 |
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Has online play testing been an important part of any boardgame designs? @rrenaud Imagine a very optimistic budget to create an online implementation of $20,000. Then imagine how many playtest sessions of the physical game that you could get for half that amount. |
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Feb 1 |
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Has online play testing been an important part of any boardgame designs? As a software developer, creating an online implementation is many orders of magnitude more difficult than getting a group of people to playtest a physical game. So you'd only do this if you wanted to release the online version simultaneously, which seems like putting the cart before the horse. |
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Jan 30 |
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Are multicolor decks in any color combination viable in modern Magic? Unless you are running a specialty deck like gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/…, you still generally want to have exactly 60 cards, because that gives you the best chance of drawing your best cards. |
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Jan 29 |
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Cargo Noir: How to prevent Macao Black Market from going stale I would suggest trying this idea yourself and including your results in your answer. |
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Jan 28 |
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Is Dimir's millstone strategy viable in Gatecrash sealed deck? If not, what can they do instead? Since the pre-release was a one time thing, should we change this to say Draft instead? |
