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How many lands should I have in my sealed or draft decks?
A standard draft deck has 40 cards in it; a 4-booster sealed deck has 30 cards. How many lands should I put in each of these formats? And why do I need this ratio?
The conventional wisdom that I received for a 60-card constructed deck is to have 20…
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What are good strategies for booster drafts?
I know that doing a booster draft can be somewhat complicated, because to really be good you need to know a lot about the set you're drafting (or be really good at evaluating cards quickly) and to pay attention to signal cards.
Besides going into…
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Am I required to correct my opponent's assumptions about my morph creatures?
The comprehensive rules state that
You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You’re not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other…
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In Pandemic, why take the extra step of eradicating a disease after you've cured it?
I understand that you need to cure all four diseases to win the game.
But the next step beyond curing a disease is eradicating it. Why do this? After you cure a disease, how are you helped by going to all the trouble of eradicating it?
The only…
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Who are "Johnny", "Timmy", and "Spike" and what do they do?
Often times when browsing different Magic: The Gathering sites, I will come across certain decks or cards that are said to be favoured by a Johnny, a Timmy or a Spike. Also, sometimes certain people will identify themselves or others as being some…
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Latest Collins Scrabble Words list in text file
Where can I find the latest Collins Scrabble Words list in a text file? Googling this seems surprisingly difficult to find. I can only find some sites where I can check if the word is in the list.
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What are good standard tactics for Dominion?
Googling reveals several sites listing standard tactics for Dominion. Let's collect ideas here, and discuss and judge them using the voting system.
One tactic per post please.
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If I can't "win the game" in multiplayer, do my opponents still lose?
Let's say I'm playing a multiplayer game, and I'm drawing from an empty deck with Laboratory Maniac out while an opponent has Platinum Angel.
104.3h In a multiplayer game, an effect that states that a player wins the game instead causes all of that…
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Recommendations for 6-player board game
What's a good game for six players? Many games can be played by 6 players, but suffer from a loss of pace, and long waits between turns. What games have parallel planning phases, or lots of interaction during turns?
Only one game per answer please…
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Is the "Longest Route" in Ticket to Ride determined by train cars or cities?
This had never even crossed my mind as an issue before, but someone brought it up in a comment on another TTR-related question, and having checked the USA rulebook I'm no longer 100% sure:
When calculating who gets the "Longest Route" bonus card, do…
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Does priority matter in Magic?
When does priority actually matter in magic? I have been playing Magic since Time Spiral and have never once seen the rules for priority matter. I've never heard a question from a player about a game situation to which the answer was, "Oh, well…
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Any good way to add a handicap in Dominion?
I play Dominion pretty regularly with one group of friends, but only occasionally with another group. This creates a pretty big experience gap between me and the second group, and I'm afraid they might lose interest in the game if I win the vast…
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Why is Pandemic's Bio-terrorist Challenge not recommended with five players?
The rules say the bio-terrorist challenge is for three and four player games and is explicitly not recommended for five players. Why is that? If it's a difficulty issue, couldn't the number of Epidemic cards be adjusted to compensate? As easy as it…
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Can non-creature permanents have +1/+1 counters?
Say I have a Blinkmoth Nexus and Steel Overseer out. I tap the Steel Overseer for his ability to put +1/+1 counters while my Blinkmoth is a creature, and it gains a counter. After my Blinkmoth goes back into a land, does it keep the counter, or does…
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What are the differences between the four editions of The Settlers of Catan base game?
I haven't played Settlers of Catan yet, but I've been considering asking my gaming group if they want to try it.
As I understand it, Settlers of Catan is now in its fourth major version. If I do get a Catan box, should I just get the current…
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