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I wrote a board game in C++ using minimax algorithm in the hope of reviving the ancient game called Kei-Yen (meaning Tiger vs Rooster). The game is simple like a tic-tac-toe game, but the board size ...

Clone Legion For each creature target player controls, create a token that's a copy of that creature. Appetite for the Unnatural Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 2 life. Will ...

So here's the situation : my opponent has a Vendread Chimera with the following effect (thanks to houndhorde) : "Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; ...

I want to use Omnispell Adept's ability 2U, Tap: You may cast an instant or sorcery card from your hand without paying its mana cost. to cast Entrancing Melody. Its effect reads Gain control ...

The rules say "When the treasure is split, a Geologist gets as many Gold Pieces as there are crystals visible in the maze of tunnels." I find this ambiguous. How should I interpret this? Is it that:...

I have Linux Ubuntu on my laptop as it is an older model. My desktop died and I had the Rummikub (Windows version) on it. Is there a Linux version of this game?

Scenario: P1 plays attack P2 plays attack. P3 has 4 turns on her. P3 plays a turn and draws a card. P3 has 3 turns left. P3 plays her attack. What happens?

I really don't know what country seems to be the best for a good but not great player. I am probably the go equivalent of an SDK or 5k in risk. Any help? I'm also sorry if my question is broad, I'm a ...

If I gain control of my opponent's creature (a Ravenous Chupacabra, for instance), does that creature's "enter the battlefield" trigger happen again?

It is my understanding that the individual card rulings on Gatherer are essentially clarifying comments. i.e. they are "just" an application of the comprehensive rules to that specific card. With ...

Is it possible to win avalanche mode with all 48 pebbles able to only use your side? IE the game pidgeon version? If so, how?

I want to be able to do the following chain of events, but am not sure if it's possible. Please help! Setup. At start of turn I have Etrata, The Silencer on the battlefield with Grappling Hook ...

In the base game if you conquer Australia early, you gain the advantage of 2 extra units a turn with only one territory required to defend it. Does this change at any point in playing the Legacy game?

Does Sultai Ascendancy interact with cards that care about surveil? Like Dimir Spybug for instance.

In the card game War you deal a standard 52 card deck between two players. The players than flip cards with the higher card winning. In the case of ties (wars), each player plays N additional cards an ...

I am playing with the The Gold Mines expansion in Carcassonne and I was wondering what the scoring order of features is. Which features do you score first? I was playing and I placed a piece that ...

Is it authorized to play a 2, ..., Ace, Phoenix straight on top of a 1,..., Ace straight ?

Suppose Soul Sculptor has turned a Ramos, Dragon Engine into an enchantment, and the Ramos player casts a (colored) creature spell. Will they get the +1/+1 counters for it? More generally, if Soul ...

It seems that I can ban as much monsters as I want from my deck with Future Fusion and so I will have an overpowered Chimeratech Overdragon monster that can attack ten times with 8000 ATK. Is there ...

In Ruk Shuk, can the 3-of-a-kind bonus be scored for using 3 white rocks? And if so, do bridge rocks count as white rocks for this purpose?

I recently had an argument with my wife about a "correct" bridge in triominos. I got a "bridge" figure, but with a flaw: the numbers at the tops of the two tiles didn't match. (see image). So my ...

Can Crux of Fate kill a creature with protection from black? My friend says it can't because protection gives it complete defense from black.

Let's say in a three-player game, Alice and Bob are playing Poison-Tip Archer. It's a 2/3 creature with: Whenever another creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life. Carol has 10 1/1 Saproling ...

After popping cards in play, the 2nd to last thing in your turn is to replace the cards you popped on the board. When replacing them, are they required to be in the same orientation as the ones you ...

Related to Does it count as me landing the killing blow if a monster dies to a Wound that I inflicted?, will a character get credit (for Personal Quests/Battle Goals) for killing a monster if the ...

Let's say I have The Ur-Dragon and a ton of dragons on the field. I attack with enough dragons to draw my remaining library (as per The Ur-Dragon's ability "Whenever one or more dragons you control ...

Suppose I have Squee, Goblin Nabob on the battlefield. Does the legend rule apply if I then play Squee, The Immortal?

We were playing with only 6, and we found it is virtually impossible to reach for cards across the table without making a lot of telltale noise. I opted for crowding in and keeping my arm raised on my ...

Here is another Frank Stewart example. I am showing only the N-S hands since this is a declarer problem. N-S vulnerable, the bidding could have been 1NT-3NT; E/W pass throughout (but the actual N-S ...

We played a couple of dozen games over the weekend. Is it all right to talk about things that are transpiring during the 'night' phase? There does not seem to be anything that discourages it. For ...

!edited: Added non-opinion-based question I am currently looking into ways of doing Mulligans in another way, or replace Mulligans altogether, for casual play around the kitchen table. I don't like ...

Underrealm Lich's static ability reads: If you would draw a card, instead look at the top three cards of your library, then put one into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Divination ...

In MTG can Increasing Savagery flashback to a different target if the original target is removed from the battlefield?

Bruna, Light of Alabaster says: Whenever Bruna, Light of Alabaster attacks or blocks, you may attach to it any number of Auras on the battlefield and you may put onto the battlefield attached to it ...

If the opponent only has the Active Pokémon left and no benched one, can the Tri Hazard GX attack still be used even if there is nobody on the bench?

So, if my opponent activates a card that makes me select one monster to destroy, I have 2 monster, 1 unaffected by card effects while the other can, can I select the unaffected? I mean, as far as I ...

Using better minor convention partner open one club, and I have five diamonds with three honors. I answer two diamonds to show the diamonds. Is this correct?

Gaming with my daughter's boyfriend, I noticed this die. I asked him about it, but his tl;dr was it was a found die, and he has no idea what it's for or from. Any ideas? I do note that 3 & 4 are ...

If I have 2 of the same creature in play and I activate the ability by playing another card, does it trigger twice since I have 2 of them or does it only activate once? Example: I have 2 Lathliss, ...

In Betrayal Legacy there are some tiles that are eat and drink. Drink is an action so the question is whether or not these tiles are mandatory when you enter the room?

What is a Guilds of Ravnica guild kit? Are they legal to use? What's special about them over other preconstructed product?

So, if my opponent activates this effect: Your opponent selects one monster they control and SENDS it to the GY. However, I only own 1 monster and it has this effect: Your opponent cannot target or ...

To which board games does this die belong? It is a white die with 2 blank face, two faces with one pip, and two faces two pips. Been wondering for a while. Thanks in advance

I'm designing a game with loyalty mechanics similar to Secret Hitler or Battlestar Galactica. In it I have character abilities. I want to have a character that can do this; choose three players, take ...

There is a player on the site who claims to be able to play bridge "one trick" better than some opponents. I don't doubt this if the opponents are say, advanced beginners. But beyond a certain level ...

I’m playing Catan and my brother-in-law has 9 points with the longest road. I was sitting at 7 points and another player had a pretty long road with only 5 points. So I gave that other player brick ...

According to this BoardGameGeek post, it is never advantageous for a “good” character to pretend to be part of the “bad” team in a social deduction game. every. single. time. you explain these ...

Do I need to have three or more counter trap cards in my deck to activate Guiding Ariadne's monster effect, or will two do? Because it becomes an issue when the deck gets thin.

If I have the card Zurgo Bellstriker as my commander, and I cast it for its Dash cost, do I have to add commander tax to it? Or does the Dash cost override it? My gut tells me I would still have to ...

Before the stock has been exhausted, the player who just won a trick in two-handed Pinochle may make a meld, which falls into following categories (reproduced below for convenience). What are the ...