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Anyone know more 'social' games like 'Werewolves"

I am looking for examples of good social games, the kind that can be played at parties where rather than using stuff like dice most of the play is done through social interaction One example of the sort of thing I mean is "Werewolves" or "Villagers…
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What happens when all your cards (the whole deck) are in play?

I am particularly fond of going through my entire deck each turn. However while I like to do this, are there any actual rules for handling cases like "You just played a smithy, but there are only two cards in your deck which aren't either in play or…
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What are the restrictions on picking up locomotives?

If, after drawing one of the five cards from the face up train cards, and after replacing that card, the second card is drawn from the top of the deck and is a locomotive card, is the player allowed to keep that card? Likewise, if both cards are…
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How can showing the least number of fingers be used to determine who goes first?

I was reading this article about marbles and came across this line about determining who goes first. When I played, we used a common practice of the past where each player at the count of five would display one to five fingers. The person who…
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How to play teaching game and give a useful review

I've reached a rank where I'd like to start and help weaker players improve their games. How can I make a review useful for the opponent? Should I go deep into variations Talk about theory? Should I comment every move until the very last one? Are…
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Why is this corner enclosure considered to be safe against 3-3 invasion?

I have read somewhere, but unfortunately forgot where that the following enclosure is safe against the invasion at a. $$ White invades at 'a' and supposedly dies. $$ --------- $$ -........ $$ -........ $$ -..a..X.. $$ -...X.... $$ -........ $$…
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Why are stones placed with index and middle finger?

I have read that stones should be picked out of the bowl and placed on the board by pinching them between the tips of the index and middle finger. This seems to be a long-standing tradition. Is this standard around the world? Why is this grip used…
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Why does Blood Moon kill Urza's Saga?

I've seen this happen on Magic Online and I don't get why. Shouldn't Blood Moon just turn Urza's Saga into an Enchantment Land - Mountain? Why does it kill the Saga instead? Only thing I can think of is that Blood Moon makes Urza's Saga reach its…
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Is it unethical to "mislead" partner if s/he is the weakest player at the table?

Normally (on defense), you try to play in a way to reasonably "signal" and inform partner of your holdings. But suppose partner is the weakest player at the table, and is unlikely to read your signals. So you shift gears and play to mislead…
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When is Loan worth buying?

When would you ever want to buy this instead of just buying a Silver for the same price?
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Why would Kathril, Aspect Warper's ability grant multiple hexproof counters?

Kathril, Aspect Warper has this ability: When Kathril, Aspect Warper enters the battlefield, put a flying counter on any creature you control if a creature card in your graveyard has flying. Repeat this process for first strike, double strike,…
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Why doesn't a go board have an 'I' ('i') column?

I'm really confused, but it seems to be the convention that there is no "I": The rows are numbered 1 to 19...
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Which computer board game designer works best for card games?

I've heard of a few computer board game designers, such as Vassal, Cyberboard, and Zun Tzu. Which would work best for building a custom card game? Note, I am willing to use one I haven't heard of, so long as it meets my needs. Things of note…
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Do Adventure cards count towards "number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard"?

If I summon Crackling Drake while having only having a Giant Killer on my graveyard (or in exile) will my Drake be 0/4 or 1/4? I got confused by some answers. Some say that when an adventure card is anywhere except the stack it's a Creature card. So…
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Do you need to reveal which specific tunnel you’re attempting to claim?

In Ticket To Ride, if you want to claim a tunnel path, you go through the process of laying out your cards for the tunnel and drawing 3 cards to determine if you’re required to pay more cards. My question is: are you required to say which particular…
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