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MTG: Fiend Binder and wider implications of Rule 508.1d

I am trying to figure out rule 508.1d - I initially got down this path whilst trying to figure out Fiend Binder's requirements. Fiend Binder's text says: Whenever Fiend Binder attacks, tap target creature defending player controls. My friend and I…
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What is the difference between Draughts and Checkers?

Other than draughts is British English and checkers is American English, what is the difference between the two?
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Is the game in McDelivery Canada ad real or fake?

On Facebook's Board Game Revolution Community page, someone wants to know if the board game pictured in a television ad is a real game or a jumble of game parts. Video ad #1: https://youtu.be/P4C8do6cj8U Video ad #2: https://youtu.be/hVr4ZShwnpA
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Marauding Raptor and Polyraptor - what happens when a loop has no exit?

Marauding Raptor has: Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Marauding Raptor deals 2 damage to it. If a Dinosaur is dealt damage this way, Marauding Raptor gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Polyraptor has: Enrage -…
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What was the first Infinite Combo in Magic: The Gathering?

I started wondering when the first time an infinite combo was possible in Magic: The Gathering. I went through Alpha and, as far as I could tell, there wasn't an infinite combo available among the cards there, although there were a couple pieces to…
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Is a pawn allowed to capture onto a promotion square?

I was playing chess with my father. My pawn was on the second-to-last square before promotion. He had two rooks side-by-side blocking my pawn, therefore I naturally took the rook beside it because a pawn moves diagonally to take the piece. He said…
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Whom is a player bankrupt to if a Chance card tells him to pay $50 to each player and he can't pay?

If a player draws the Chance card (US standard edition) that tells him "You have been elected Chairman of the Board. Pay each player $50", and his cash is insufficient (even after he sells hotels/houses and/or trade/mortgages properties), then whom…
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Possible way to counter or sidestep split-second spells (like Trickbind) in a particular situation

I have on the battlefield Will-o'-the-Wisp, and my opponent (it is his turn now) is going to attack in his combat step with his flying Air Elemental. I have to face this 4/4 creature and, in normal situations, I should not feel afraid of it. But I…
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Can Oko's Elk ability stop nonbasics from being affected by Magus of the Moon?

I have a Magus of the Moon, opponent turns it into an Elk that loses all abilities with Oko, Thief of Crowns. Are nonbasic lands still affected by the magus?
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Volrath's Shapeshifter, Static Buffs, and Combat damage

Inspired by this question. I have an Elvish Archdruid, a Volrath's Shapeshifter, and a Llanowar Elves on the battlefield. I attack with Elvish Archdruid and Llanowar Elves. My opponent blocks in such a way that Elvish Archdruid takes 2 combat damage…
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Do you pay one or two mana to bounce a transformed Delver of Secrets with Repeal?

Do you pay one or two mana to bounce a transformed Delver of Secrets with Repeal? In total I mean, does x have to be equal to 1 or 0?
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Why do so many people play out of turn on the last lead?

Is this a common play say in bridge or some other euchre where players just randomly throw their last card in? I notice it's commonly done during a lone hand but also on regular play and I have to always defend that it was my lead.
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Ugin's Conjurant vs. un-preventable damage

If I had Ugin's Conjurant with 10 +1/+1 counters on it (and no other effects modifying its toughness,) and my opponent cast a Banefire for 5 damage on it, would +1/+1 counters get removed from the Conjurant, as well as the damage being dealt,…
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Can I use a fetch land to shuffle my deck while the opponent has Ashiok, Dream Render in play?

Ashiok, Dream Render prevents the opponent from searching their library. This neutralizes cards like the fetch lands (like Polluted Delta). Would the land's controller still be allowed to activate it in order to shuffle their deck, without searching…
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Is it possible to achieve a negative score?

I was playing Azul the other day, and by a bad choice, one of the players ended up subtracting points until they were in negative numbers. How should you act in these cases? Is the negative score maintained or does it remain at 0?
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