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Scrabble board game time control standards in tournaments [closed]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_control Do the time control in scrabble tournaments vary or standardized? Ideally how much time should be given for a player ...
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If a player rolls 3 consecutive 6s and on second six landed on another player’s token can they take a turn?

After landing on another player’s token on second 6 when dice rolled third time (because previous turn was 6) If a player rolls a 6 on third roll it cannot move further because of rolling three sixes....
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Bay Window Defense Combat Strength Bonus

When a Bay Window is added to a tower and has 1 or 2 marksmen on it, does it provide +1 value to defense strength when resolving strength at any one wall section connected to it ? Or does it provide +...
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Can Accelerated Rot deal 9 damage if you meet elemental requirements?

The major power, Accelerated Rot, shown below: Has "+5 Damage. Remove 1 blight" if you meet the elements. Does this total to 9 damage or just 5, 2 fear and remove a blight? It seems to very clearly ...
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When purchasing the 13th technology, can you use its power right after doing so?

The 13th technology on the manual reads: After resolving one or more powerups gained from performing a Main action, you may pay 1 cocoa to gain an additional power-up (same Action Board) While the ...
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Can each player fight a minion in each round in Roll Player - Monsters and Minions?

In Roll Player - Monsters and Minions an addition action is added to the base game's market phase, The Hunt. MARKET PHASE During the Market Phase, players may do one of the following: 1. Buy a ...
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Is a crazy camel that lands on a normal camel's square placed under it, or over it?

In the game "Camel Up", a "crazy camel", moving backwards on on the racetrack, may land on a square where there is "normal camel". When that happens, does the crazy camel go underneath the normal ...
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Source for Dragonology rules?

Recently acquired a copy of Dragonology via an Estate Sale, and there were no rules. Based on the article at board game geek, it looks like we have everything we need, except the rules. I followed ...
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When do you enter the Mighty Mech?

In Tiny Epic Mechs when you enter the zone with the power mech, it says you "immediately take control of it". I was wondering where this falls in relation to other things that happen immediately. ...
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In Dungeon Fighter, what is the priority between death and activating an ability?

I've got this question because I cannot find it in the rule book: I roll the dice, I miss (so the monster attacks me), I die because of the miss, but the dice shows the "eye" (so for example I ...
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Harry Potter Dobble legend/key

I bought Dobble - Harry Potter edition to play at work, and inside there's a key to some of the symbols; but not all. Some of the guys who play don't know all the names of the items/characters, which ...
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How many buildings can I buy per turn in Queendomino?

The instructions state you can (Optional) Construct a building on an open red construction square. I am assuming the convention is that you can buy one building per moved Meeple?
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Shieldgate - Tied Village Clusters

In Cartographers, what would score if your 1st and 2nd Village clusters are the same size? There's also a 3rd village cluster at a different size. The card states: Earn two reputation stars for ...
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One Deck Dungeon Paladin Heroic Feat

The text of the Heroic Feat for the Paladin states “Store a (Heroic Die) here when you open a door with 4+ (XP). You may only store one die at a time.” What does “with 4+ XP” mean? Does it mean the ...
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Kerfuffle rules?

I recently bought Kerfuffle from a thrift store with no rules. I have managed to piece together most of them from online videos but could someone point me to a pdf. It does not seem to be on bgg
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How does drafting work in The Champion of the Wild?

We bought a copy of The Champion of the Wild first edition, and totally missed the second edition funding campaign. One of the new things in the second edition is four new game modes involving ...
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Where can I find strategy discussion about Dots?

!!! Before reading the post, I'm not talking about Dots and Boxes, but Dots (a paper-based game). I've been playing the game for some time and to become better at it, I started to search for ...
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Food Truck Champion: Does the Owner card count to the 6 card hand limit?

Does the Owner card count to the 6 card hand limit in Food Truck Champion? Since I am not a mother tongue in English I don't quite understand the sentence in the rules: 'If the Owner card is in your ...
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What is the best play in two player Downfall?

Downfall (or Downspin/"New Downfall") is a two player game published in 1970 with perfect information.* The rules are quite simple and generally we play with ten disks each in the normal order. I am ...
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How balanced are the character powers in Colt Express?

Colt Express (rules) has six player characters with different powers. After a few plays it seems like some of the powers are significantly better than others. I would like to know if there are any ...
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Mustangs and Messerschmitts Rules

I am looking for a copy of the rules to a long since gone game called Mustangs and Messerschmitts. Does anyone have a source to the rules?
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Origami's dog card

The dog card says to pick 1 card from the deck and one card for each sheep visible. What sheep is it referring too? The sheep in my collection or the sheep in the collections of other players as well?
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Are there any side effects if am supposed to draw a card but have no cards to draw?

I was playing Hero Realms this weekend with a friend. He ended having a combo that made him able to virtually draw endless cards. He was able to draw his full deck within one turn, shuffle his ...
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Are “ties” considering “successful” checks in Firefly Adventures?

So, for example in combat, ties mean that both targets take damage. However, the Martial Artist says Reroll successful Brawling against Martial Artist. Does this mean, that since both targets, ...
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Where does the shark send the divers?

When the Shark moves and displaces divers, do they go to the beach or back to the player's supply?
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How does Zap work in “Chameleon the game”?

When reading through the rules to "Chameleon the game" there is an action called zap which sends the opposing players piece to the start. I read the rules but cannot quite work out the mechanics of ...
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Bonus points using card combinations in Tute

The other day we were playing the card game "Tute" using Spanish "naipes" and we were told there were some card combinations that score bonus points: gaining a King and a Knight, things like that. Is ...
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In Kill Team, can a Genestealer Cult team have a genestealer?

I'm new to Kill Team and got the starter box. Looking through my old bitz box, I found a few genestealers which I thought "Perfect! I will add them to my genestealer cult." But looking through the ...
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Do you need to be in the same region to attack Collossus?

In Tiny Epic Defenders 2nd Edition the text on the Epic Foe Collossus says: When a Defender's card is drawn, that Defender is immediately placed inside the Collossus's mouth (only if no Defender is ...
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In The Others, can you teleport a monster out of an area with a hero in it?

In The Others, we've got two conflicting rules here, so I'm curious which one takes precedence. On the one hand, under "Spaces With Heroes" it says: The Sins Player cannot Move a monster out of a ...
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Replacing popped cards in play

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 ...
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In “Prophecy”, when going onto a space that has a villain on it, are you required to fight it?

A few days ago, I played the RPG "Prophecy" for the first time. While playing, we ran across a question that the experienced player among us did not know, and looking through the rules didn't give any ...
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Looking for rules to “Geomag: Magnetic Challenge” (2005)

I picked up a complete set of this 2005 game, missing the ruleset though. On BoardGameGeek there's a nomination of it, for "Worst rules ever" and some basic info, but no rules to illustrate the ...
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Who wins if player who said 'cabo' has lowest points but another player also has the same?

Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_%28game%29 More reference link: https://www.wired.com/2011/01/pass-the-time-with-cabo-where-strategy-meets-quirky-fun/ We were playing this using playing ...
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Who acts as Capo after Capo is wacked?

The situation came up in a recent game where the Capo was wacked. The question that arises is who acts as Capo, breaks ties, etc. in the interim after the Capo is wacked and before a new Capo is ...
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Is there a full analysis/explanation of the newspapers available?

We are playing through Carlton House at the moment, and we are feeling like we are missing a ton of hidden clues and Easter eggs in the newspapers. Has anyone done a full analysis of these, and where ...
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Am I allowed to take measurements before declaring an attack?

During a Full-Thrust game, am I allowed by the rules to take measurements and check fire arcs before declaring an attack?
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How does the Stun mechanic work in this scenario in Maximum Apocalypse?

In Maximum Apocalypse, what is the result of the following scenario? As the Firefighter, I land on a tile and draw a monster, I used the Firefighter's short-range ability, 'Fire Extinguisher' to stun ...
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Who wins when the Inquisitor kills somebody in Blood Bound?

In the game Blood Bound, the rules for winning are as such: The game ends when one player becomes captured, after which all players flip their character cards faceup to disclose their full ...
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Does Redshirts Deluxe fix the stalemate issues of the original game? [closed]

It took two hours to end the game originally, and by that point everyone was just glad to have finished. Does Redshirts Deluxe, the new version of Redshirts, fix any of the stalemate issues ...
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Guards! Guards! starting volunteer's effects

The board game Guards! Guards! has a system of recruiting volunteers which have various effects on the players who recruit them. These effects range from permanent bonuses to stats (e.g. +1 charm to ...
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Kingsbridge Scarlet: trade 1 cloth for 3 VP

In Chapter 4 long-term (blue) event card, there's one that says: Each player may trade 1 cloth for 3 VP If this were a one-time card, there wouldn't be any issues. However, as this is a blue ...
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How to solve problems with the Invisibility power

This question is about the board game "Strange Synergy" by Steve Jackson Games - it's a rather complex game so if you are not familiar with it, please ask for clarifications before attempting to ...
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Do you get to draw a card if you rotate a tile?

In Eruption, one gets to draw new tiles by connecting lava flows to cities. If there is already a tile connected to a city, and it is rotated using a Aftershock card, and the lava is still connected ...
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Looking for full spoilers for the Shadowrun CCG

I'm looking for full-text (or even better, image) spoilers for the old Shadowrun collectible card game (interchangeably known as Shadowrun TCG or CCG). Basically, I'm looking for a list of all the ...
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Should I avoid getting any pot in Poison or try to pick a color and get as much as possible?

What is the better strategy in Poison (BGG)? Trying to get nothing at all may be a good strategy, but sometimes hard. Is it better to try to get the most of a color, so that this color doesn't count ...
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Expulsion Card ruling in Mesopotamia

I don't have the English card text ready but the German one translates roughly like this: Move an opponents person or hut (with or without sacrifice token) up to 3 hexes from it's current location. ...
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Sunrise vs. “Summon Eclipse” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Yes, I play the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (US) board game. Yes, I like it. On to the question! The Sunrise rule states: When the talisman moves to the Sunrise, all vampires that are outside ...