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| bio | website | filterjoe.com |
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| location | California | |
| age | 47 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 4 months |
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I like a wide variety of games. My favorite is the card game of Bridge. In recent years I find myself far more often playing Settlers of Catan, and, lately, Ticket to Ride. I played a lot of Cosmic Encounter (EON Games version), Stratego, and Risk as a kid.
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Nov 2 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Nov 1 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Oct 29 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Oct 27 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Oct 26 |
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Are some pieces better than others in Blokus? I'm even more confused, then. For example, I think the "best piece" by far is the "1." The 1 should be withheld from being played until it affords you an opportunity to break out into an entirely new territory from which you would otherwise be blocked. So that's a good answer to your headline question, but not a good answer to text which asks about "which to get rid of first." |
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Oct 26 |
revised |
Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? removed unncessary side question: "(do they still have edicts and flares?)" |
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Oct 26 |
revised |
Are 2 2-card-swishes a valid 4-card-swish? typos |
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Oct 25 |
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Are some pieces better than others in Blokus? I'm wondering if might make sense to reword the question to better match the question in the longer text. Something like: Which pieces are best to play first in Blokus? |
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Oct 10 |
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In Settlers of Catan, what are ways to “hide” your strength until the end? @thesunneversets I agree with you that sharp players will be wary of a good player holding 3 unplayed dev cards. That's why you need a big bag of tricks. Note that 3 of the items above don't involve dev cards (4 if you count the seafarers tip). |
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Oct 10 |
reviewed | Edit suggested edit on Database of chess games for evaluating ranking systems? |
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Oct 10 |
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Database of chess games for evaluating ranking systems? Title improvement |
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Oct 9 |
answered | In Settlers of Catan, what are ways to “hide” your strength until the end? |
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Oct 3 |
accepted | In Ticket to Ride, how do you overcome bad initial tickets? |
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Oct 2 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Oct 2 |
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What can I do to avoid being stuck being able to do nothing in Settlers of Catan? +1 for pointing out something I meant to say in my own answer - but as I read through it I realized I did not make it at all obvious. So I clarified what I meant by "you can drive a harder bargain." I have sometimes received a fistfull of cards (like 3 for 1 or 5 for 2) when I'm very far behind because the person in the lead wanted to build their next city but nobody else would trade with them. Also, although this was mentioned in my answer and one other, it is so vital to coming back from behind that it's worth it's own separate answer. |
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Oct 2 |
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What can I do to avoid being stuck being able to do nothing in Settlers of Catan? clarified advantaged trades |
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Sep 21 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Sep 6 |
comment |
In bridge, are there some 13 point hands that should not be opened? Standard American? |
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Sep 6 |
answered | In bridge, are there some 13 point hands that should not be opened? |
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Aug 21 |
revised |
What is the purpose of “underruffing” in bridge? fixed typos |
