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Can I share lab with allied player?
If I and another faction player have an alliance, how can we share our labs? Can we share not only labs but the chemists also? And what other advantages of making an alliance?
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Anyone have these 7 cards from The Fortune Teller Board Game by Pressman 1989
I found this game (The Fortune Teller by Pressman from 1989) but it's missing 7 cards. I was wondering if someone would share insight of those missing 7 cards and I'll make the missing cards so I can ...
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Genotype - Market Card refills
In Genotype, do the market rows for Tools, Pea plants and Assistants refill immediately or only at the end of each round?
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War of The Ring (SPI, 1977) In a three player game, can two players actually win at the same time?
This question is about the old game called 'War of the Ring', released by SPI in 1977, not the later game that shares the same name. I did not include that tag, which is meant for the other game.
The ...
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Canceling King Arthurs boosted attack on cards with no effects
In Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol 1 King Arthur has a special ability:
When King Arthur attacks, you may BOOST that attack. Play the BOOST
card, face down, along with your attack card.
If your ...
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In the Sanctuary expansion, why, only in a 2-player game, does the Hunted begin with a face-down survivor?
I'm guessing it's a balancing mechanic? Maybe it's hard to fortify using cards when it's only the one of you, so you get an extra shot at it from the beginning?
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Set A Watch: Is Goblin Chief a Goblin?
The location I was in was the Goblin Cave, which states:
Increase the health of all goblins by 3
Now, Goblin is a creature type that's noted on the bottom of the creature cards. I revealed a Summon ...
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House of Music + Witch's Hut
House of Music guild card states:
"Whenever you use the Tavern, you may also capture a monster from the Forest or fight a captured monster."
Witch's Hut location states:
"Use the ...
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Are potions and ingredients discarded when crafting spells?
Or do you get to keep them for scoring, the way you do for spells that you cast?
https://cardlords.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Animalchemists-Rulebook-v6.pdf
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What are the rules to the card game “Queenie”
This is a very old game that was played by my previous generation however no one can remember the rules and there seems to be few people who actually rember how to play it.
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Skulk Hollow: what information is available in a discard pile?
Knowing what has been discarded already can be beneficial to both players.
Is the rulebook maybe going with a standard definition of "discard pile" that I'm not aware of?
This sponsored how-...
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What do these special spaces do in Elefant Hunt?
I recently dug up a very old Tom Wham board game that I cut out of a Dragon Magazine back in the 1980s (I want to say early 80s) called Elefant Hunt. I have all the pieces, and I remember the ...
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Why can I not place a tile that scores more than 10 points in Kodama: Tree Spirits
The the game Kodama: The Tree Spirits, there is a limit on scoring more than 10 points in a single move.
Is there a reason for this given? If so it's not in the rules book so the 2004 edition.
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How are storage costs computed for RMUs and FIUS?
In Business Strategy, at the beginning of each month, each player must pay storage costs for their RMUs and FIUs.
For RMUs, the costs written on the player board are the following :
«... storing 7 or ...
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In The Crew, if I do not have a color, do I have to play a rocket?
The Crew – Quest for Planet Nine is a trick taking game where cards can be number of colors or rockets acting as trumps.
If in my hand, I do not have the requested color but I do have a rocket, do I ...
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The rules for Bamboozle
I have this peg board game called Bamboozle. There is a deck of cards from zero to 99 to match the holes in the board. The object of the game was to get five in a row, and when you held a card in ...
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Are 4-of-a-kind dedications unbalanced?
I read a review of Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts that argued:
The base game of Lanterns has a flaw, and it was one that threatened to kill the game for me over time. You see, the "four of a kind" ...
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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 ...
