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Am I technically allowed to look up cards during a Magic tournament match?
Am I allowed to look up a card during a game, if it's being played with serious Rules Enforcement? Either to read the full card from the Gatherer, or to try to find the exact card I'm vaguely thinking of.
Two possible scenarios:
An opponent has…
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Why is Pot of Greed banned?
Out of all the Forbidden (banned) cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!, the one that confuses me the most is Pot of Greed. The card effect is simple:
Draw 2 cards.
I don't see why this is so game-breaking that it has to be banned. You just get cards. What's the big…
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Does an ability resolve if the source of the ability leaves the battlefield?
Player A taps Goblin Fireslinger targeting Player B; its "deals 1 damage to target player" ability is placed on the stack.
Player B gets priority and responds with Snap, targeting Goblin Fireslinger.
Both players pass priority. Snap resolves, and…
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Can I cast a spell after a certain part of the stack is resolved in MTG?
Let's say my opponent plays a spell like Fireball. It is put on the stack. I cast a Snapcaster Mage in response. My opponent does nothing in return. The Snapcaster Mage resolves first and it seems like I can play any card in my graveyard now like a…
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What are good placement strategies for Stratego?
How would I set up a good placement in Stratego, especially with bombs and the flag? What is a good strategy for varying the placement?
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Board games for two players
My wife and I enjoy playing board games (having gotten hooked on Settlers of Catan and expanded from there) but we don't often have the opportunity to play with other people. The question What cooperative board games are there that I could safely…
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Which resources are better at the start of a Catan game?
Is it better to start with Wheat and Ore in order to rapidly upgrade settlements into cities, or is it better to start with Wood and Brick to build roads?
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Can a settlement disrupt roads in Settlers of Catan
Let's say my opponent (o) has a road network:
o - - - - - o
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as x, can I:
o - - -x- - o
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And break his already existing road?
My question is not whether or not this will break his road; my question is…
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Beginner Power Grid strategy
Tonight I'll be playing Power Grid for the second time with my game group. It's the second time for all of us.
What key strategy or tactic should I focus on to give me the best chance of winning?
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Does my opponent need to prove his creature has morph?
I'm playing against an opponent who, for whatever reason, doesn't want to give away more information than they have to. (Perhaps they're trying to limit what is known about their strategy, their decklist, or their tells)
My opponent is one damage…
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Do you collect $200 in Monopoly if you don't ask for it?
If a player passes Go but doesn't ask for their money and the next player plays, does the first player still get their money if they ask only after the next round is played? I could not find this in the Monopoly rules.
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Chances to win battles in Risk
I want to estimate the probability of winning Risk battles.
It doesn't need to be a perfect calculation, I just want to get a general idea of whether to attack or not. It needs to be easy to memorize.
I'm sure there is a trade off between accuracy…
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Is prompting players with alternate moves poor etiquette?
Recently we have had a number of 'explosive' games of Catan and Risk, where the game has become very heated because use of 'prompting' or 'suggesting' of moves to other players. I see this as a valid strategy, however one of my rival players sees it…
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Can infinite scry 1 be shortcut by searching through your deck?
One of my standard decks is a 4-Color Rites deck. It has a few combos where infinite "dies" triggers are used. One of them involves having a Catacomb Sifter in play with a Brood Monitor and an Eldrazi Displacer.
The combo involves sacrificing the…
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What's the deal with the new Wastes land and the diamond symbol on it?
One of the cards revealed for Oath of the Gatewatch is the basic land Wastes with a new diamond symbol instead of one of the existing mana symbols. We also saw Kozilek, the Great Distortion, which has two of that new symbol in the cost.
What does…
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