Joe W

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Apr 9	comment	How quickly does a player have to say “Uno” to avoid drawing exta cards? A house rule I have used in the past is to allow the player to say UNO before they play their card since the rule appears to be set up as a way to let the other players know you only have 1 card left and it really doesn't matter if that happens before you play your card or as you play your card.
Apr 9	comment	In The Resistance is it always a bad idea for the spies to fail the first mission? One thing to mention is that breaking a set pattern of always failing the first mission can be a good thing. I have seen some very good games where a spy will let the first 2 missions succeeded and then watch the chaos and confusion when the next 3 missions fail. Having a group of people trying to determine the who the spy is after the first 2 missions worked when missions 3 and 4 both fail can be very enjoyable.
Apr 9	answered	Why is Bang! so predictable when I play it?
Apr 9	comment	Does Jourdonnais's ability negate all or half of Slab the Killer's attack on a successful draw? If he had a barrel could he use his ability and the barrel in order to miss a bang from slab?
Mar 12	awarded	Editor
Mar 12	comment	Card Organization: Multi-Color Cards @corsiKa I knew I as missing a color combination! :) And it never hurts to plan ahead so you have a place to put a combo when it appears!
Mar 12	revised	Card Organization: Multi-Color Cards Missed a 4 color combination
Mar 12	answered	Card Organization: Multi-Color Cards
Mar 12	awarded	Commentator
Mar 12	comment	Can casinos protect themselves against card counters by limiting bet variations in blackjack? Right but other then cheaters/card counters what groups does a casino really need to protect themselves from?
Mar 11	asked	How do Lasso, The Judge and Belle Star interact with equipment cards?
Mar 11	comment	Can “aggressive” or unusual play in blackjack get someone thrown out of a casino? I would guess if the casino considered "Aggressive" (and other factors) a sign that the person in question was a card counter or cheating some other way. Just for making "Bad" moves they won't throw you out of a casino because after all the casino's business model is around players making bad moves so that the player loses and the casino wins.
Mar 11	comment	Can casinos protect themselves against card counters by limiting bet variations in blackjack? So in order to prevent a card counter you would also prevent an average gambler from making small normal bets and then increasing the bet when they feel lucky? Or is it that you just don't understand the purpose of the Min/Max bet at tables which is to minimize just such an act from happening? People have been running casinos for a very long time and they have developed many methods to catch cheaters who have also been working for a very long time and have developed ways around those methods. No matter what you do card counters will find ways to game the system which can not really be stopped.
Mar 11	comment	Why should I ever go green? But you are missing the point, it is very possible to buy only green cards but still be able to buy red boss loot. To me it sounds like the players who are going green are not playing to the best ability because with the right cards you can quickly buy out all the green boss cards and end the game preventing other players from building up many points.
Mar 11	answered	Can casinos protect themselves against card counters by limiting bet variations in blackjack?
Mar 11	comment	What strategies can you use as a Renegade in 4 player games to maintain your cover? In a big game such as an 8 player game it can be effective for the outlaws to hide for a couple turns while building up some defence. If a single outlaw comes out to fast it could end up just getting them killed quickly as both deputy's, the sheriff and possibly the renegade turn on them. It could also lead to them being killed by a fellow outlaw in order to prevent the law from getting the reward for killing an outlaw.
Mar 10	answered	Why should I ever go green?
Mar 10	comment	Can casinos protect themselves against card counters by limiting bet variations in blackjack? That would do little to hurt the card counting teams as they tend to have bigger pools to use to bet with and all it would do is hurt the average gambler not to mention they can just join before the "new shoe" so can get around that minimum bet increase. Simple fact is about the only thing that can be done to prevent card counters without hurting the non card counters is to increase the amount of decks that are used and how often they are shuffled. If they don't have a chance to see many of the cards then it wont matter if they are counting or not.
Mar 10	comment	Can casinos protect themselves against card counters by limiting bet variations in blackjack? One thing to remember people who count cards are doing it to get an advantage then anything that puts them at even odds with the casino will also put non card counters at a disadvantage. Personally there sound be no reason to ban a person from "counting cards" because all they are doing is using public knowledge. Though I do think that card counting teams are not in the spirit of the game.
Mar 10	comment	How can we make Don Bell more balanced? You should also consider Vendetta from the a fistful of cards expansion because it also can give players another turn (and seems to be part of what Don Bell was designed from) but that only works on hearts and only lasts for 1 round.