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Monopoly and component limits
Keeping 4 houses on your property(ies) is a very simple strategy that reduces the length of the game quite dramatically. Tying up 8 or 12 houses prevents other players from buying those houses, ...
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Monopoly and component limits
From a thematic standpoint, the precursor to Monopoly was called "The Landlord's Game" and it was designed by the socialist Elizabeth Magie in order to demonstrate the evils of capitalism - the people ...
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Storing Wooden Board Game Components
It allows the air to be removed from the bag so it takes up less space.
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How can I move the potion explosion ingredient dispenser?
Yes! Gluing the joints with common Elmer's Glue makes the dispenser sturdy enough to move about when filled with marbles.
Assembled without glue, the dispenser tends to come apart:
Empty the ...
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Will my Dead of Winter game be abandoned if I buy Dead of Winter: The long night?
Things that are (mostly) duplicated in TLN: Colony and location boards (Colony board has different art, location boards are thicker), player boards, set of dice and tokens (TLN has two-sided tokens ...
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What's the price difference in producing different quality game cards?
There are numerous podcasts that cover this sort of thing. Multiple kickstarters have gone into detail on it. I think Dice Tower Productions recently talked about card stock pricng (Episode 450-453 ...
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Are shell and slate go stones fragile?
From the Wikipedia article on Yunzi stones
Like glass Go stones, yunzi are very durable. However, like glass stones, yunzi are still at risk for chipping if they are dropped or otherwise come into ...
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Water damage on cardboard pieces
I actually had the exact same issue - someone spilled water on my carcassonne tiles, and I blotted/placed it in between paper towels under a textbook.
When they dried, I put a bit of white glue where ...
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Go game set with balls or spheres
GO ARK , a 9x9 Go set designed by Japanese designer Junji Masamitsu, fits your description. The set is also sold on amazon.jp, shown as "out of stock" at the moment.
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Is there a list of the cards included in Scuttle! and its expansions?
You would expect a game inventory on the Jelly Bean website.
Took a little search, but here’s a YouTube that reviews the Black Jack game expansion, showing all of those cards. They are:
Black Jack ...
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What is the gold token used for in Kitty Paw?
I think it's just a mistake. When I checked the unboxing video on BGG there wasn't any token looking anything like that in the game parts.
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How can I move the potion explosion ingredient dispenser?
I use a lazy susan (turntable) beneath mine.
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