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Second line invasion of two-space extension
The two-space extension is a very common pattern and forms a base. I've found lots of material here, and here, and elsewhere on how it cannot be cut and how to defend against various invasions.
Nevertheless, in one of my games I was confronted with…
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Is a player required to ship on a wharf if they are able to?
In Puerto Rico, a player is required to ship as many of one good as they can in turn order.
If a player has a wharf, goods available to ship, and is otherwise unable to ship goods on the available ships, is that player required to use their wharf…
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Maritime Trading both ways?
I recently played with a friend who said you can use the maritime harbor to trade 2:1 in both directions. I said this wasn't true, but couldn't disprove him in the rule book. The rules say:
The exchange rate of 2:1 only applies to the resource…
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Can a single player have all nine potential queens in one game?
I would like to know whether it is possible to, in a single game, convert all eight pawns of one colour into queens while retaining the original queen.
Presume that we are both playing chess competitively from the start of the game. Is there any…
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How can I tell if these vintage boardgames are worth anything?
My grandparents passed away recently, and my mother is cleaning out their house. They have some vintage board games (ca. 1960's, maybe?) in their house, and she's wondering what to do with them. I don't know if any of them are collectible or not;…
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What happens when both players control a Liesa, Forgotten Archangel?
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel has a couple of abilities that respond to creatures dying:
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
If a creature an opponent…
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What's the strategic advantage of building around alternate win conditions?
In MTG, there are several ways to win that don't involve damaging your opponent. The most prominent is milling (running an opponent out of cards to draw), but there are also special cards like Felidar Sovereign, Laboratory Maniac, Battle of Wits,…
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How far can you safely extend from your own wall?
When extending into what is basically open territory, how far can you extend to increase your influence/moyo, without inviting an invasion?
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Honinbo 1970, match 1: Why does white need to play toward the edge here?
People may remember this game from Strategtic Concepts of Go by Nagahara.
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How are colored mana symbols ordered?
Yesterday when I organized a part of my collection I noticed something odd. I especially looked at Flying Crane Technique and Ruhan of the Fomori.
Note how Flying Crane Technique's mana cost are {3}{U}{R}{W} and Ruhan of the Fomori has {1}{R}{W}{U}.…
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Are "three way" trades allowed in Catan?
My basic understanding is that all trades must involve the player whose turn it is.
Player A, whose turn it is, has ore and wants wheat. Player B wants ore and offers brick, which is not acceptable to Player A. Player C wants brick, and is willing…
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Why didn't Crawling Barrens grow larger when mutated with my Gemrazer?
My turn on M:tG Arena. I've got my Crawling Barrens as a 12/12 creature due to twelve 1/1 counters. Then I mutated a Gemrazer over it (aka "above"). The Crawling Barrens stayed 12/12. After my turn end, the Crawling Barrens+Gemrazer stayed on the…
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Is there a technical (or slang) term for triggering a game loss due to attempting to draw from an empty library?
Does a game-loss triggered by meeting the conditions presented by CR 121.4 have a particular name, or rather is there a technical (or slang) word that indicates a loss via this condition?
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How does The Ozolith work with Modular?
The Ozolith has this ability:
Whenever a creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on The Ozolith.
Let's say I control Arcbound Worker, which has Modular 1:
This creature enters the battlefield with…
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What are the odds in Scrabble of not being able to make a legal move on opening turn
I've been playing the game for 50 years and this happened to me recently:
I had the following rack
PBQZJDH
And so I could not play a legal move.
I've been trying to work out the odds of this (no legal word on the first turn) happening.
Jim McGuigan
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