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| bio | website | filterjoe.com |
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| location | California | |
| age | 47 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 4 months |
| seen | 17 hours ago | |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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Aug 9 |
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Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? added 2 paragraphs of new content after more thought |
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Aug 9 |
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Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? I see several ways to use the Masochist to good effect, even if it is weak. I would get myself invited more. Why? Because everyone would understand that I'll always contribute 4 tokens. I would also abandon all my home bases as there's no reason to keep any there (since the power is retained anyway). You could almost restate this power as "you have the power to use your tokens extravagantly, and if this extravagance leads to heavy losses, your opponents will rescue your tokens from the warp to prevent you from winning." |
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Aug 7 |
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Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? another correction related to Filth, which is available with an expansion; edited body |
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Aug 7 |
accepted | Are 2 2-card-swishes a valid 4-card-swish? |
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Aug 4 |
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Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? minor clarifaction |
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Aug 4 |
revised |
Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? minor change to reflect that the Filth is not in the latest edition |
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Aug 4 |
answered | Strategies for playing The Masochist in Cosmic Encounter? |
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Jul 29 |
revised |
Differences between Steam and Age of Steam? added game tag |
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Jul 29 |
revised |
Removing the Luck from Stone Age added game tag |
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Jul 13 |
answered | Are 2 2-card-swishes a valid 4-card-swish? |
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Jul 12 |
revised |
Is it right to refrain from making a takeout double in borderline situations? bidding tag added |
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Jul 12 |
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Are 2 2-card-swishes a valid 4-card-swish? I read over the rules several times and saw the video as well and ended in the same place you did. Probably yes. However, it does seem odd because it is easier to find 2+2=4 swishes than a 4 swish that can not be decomposed into 2 sets of 2. Meanwhile, the scoring treats these two situations identically. |
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Jul 12 |
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Are 2 2-card-swishes a valid 4-card-swish? From your reply, I'm not sure you understood my question (maybe I should take pictures of 4 cards to illustrate). Let me state it in reverse. If you have what seems to be a valid 4 card swish per the rules you've quoted, is it still valid if the 4 cards can be rearranged into 2 sets of 2 swishes? |
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Jul 12 |
asked | Are 2 2-card-swishes a valid 4-card-swish? |
