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Does the elephant get bigger when I bring in the ballista?
Fairgrounds Trumpeter:
At the beginning of each end step, if a +1/+1 counter was placed on a permanent under your control this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Fairgrounds Trumpeter.
Walking Ballista:
Walking Ballista enters the battlefield with X…
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Coup: Can you assassinate yourself?
While playing Coup I have often pondered whether you can target yourself with the assassin. This might seem counterproductive at first, but actually has several very exciting use cases:
Turn Skip. Allow time to challenge, and block with a Contessa.…
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How does Rook compare in difficulty to other trick-taking games?
How does Rook compare in difficulty to other trick-taking games?
It is commonly played by older people in my area, and so my siblings and I learned it as small children.
What games would be good to pick up, having that background?
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What is a positional game in chess?
What does it mean to have a positional game, or to play a positional game?
What is the opposite?
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Advice on acquiring / constructing Dice Towers
A dice tower is a useful tool for keeping your dice from ruining your game (physically, that is).
Can anyone point to:
- Good dice towers, and possibly places to acquire them.
or
- Resources of information on how to build one yourself.
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In Hearts, played by experts, what is ratio of shooting the moon?
Because nobody knows the game-theoretical-optimal strategy in Hearts, I am looking for an approximation based on empirical data. For example, based on logs of games between expert players from an online server, or from records of championship…
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Would it be possible to play through Pandemic Legacy more than once?
I am about to start a Pandemic Legacy campaign. I have managed to avoid spoilers so far, but I have read enough to know that the game is essentially designed to be played through once - changes are made during the campaign that are not easy to…
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How does tournament-level Puerto Rico deal with seat-order disparities?
It is well-known that there are disparities between the strength of various seats in Puerto Rico. How do tournaments deal with this?
Please give details. I know that some competitions use bidding systems, but I haven't seen any specifics on how they…
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In Agricola, do family members occupy as many rooms as possible?
Say I have three rooms and two family members, and I take a "family growth (even without space)" action (for example using the Lover occupation). Does the new family member now occupy my third room, or double up with one of the existing family…
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In Magic, is the player going first advantaged?
It seems to me that the player going first has a considerable advantage in the game.
How does the game balance that out for the player going second?
I'm new to the game, there might be something I'm missing.
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Why do double-faced planeswalkers from Origins get exiled before being transformed?
In Magic the Gathering Origins set, there is a cycle of 5 creatures, each that are double-sided and have a planeswalker on the back side. Previously when double-sided cards were used, the cards had a condition that when triggered, said to "transform…
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What do you do when one or more adults is upset or acting inappropriately?
As a host (and as a guest) to a gaming session, I like to help make the experience as gratifying for as many people as possible. I sometimes run into certain types of people or behaviors that are sometimes, but never always, anticipated.
Sore Loser…
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Which boardgames need expansion sets before they work properly?
I think, sad to say, this is still a common problem in modern boardgaming. You buy a game and it's maybe okay, but then you discover that there's an expansion set that makes all the difference. If you don't go out and buy that too, you're not…
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What are the rules updates for Catan in the 5th edition? Are there any?
Page 6 of the new Seafarers rulebook states:
"A general note on Catan rules. This is the 5th English-language edition of Catan Seafarers. Over the years, the rules have been clarified, refined, and occasionally updated. As of January 1, 2015, all…
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Identify this board and card game relating to 19th century race horses
Does anyone know the name of the board game in the picture below please?
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