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What are those magic symbols?
Having found a nice vector graphics for magic symbols, I wonder what the symbols on the second-to-last row are:
I recognize tap, untap, infinite and half, and the last one as the earlier white, but what are the others?
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Is team approval voting kept secret?
In The Resistance the rules state that everyone votes on the team selected by the team leader, and then reveals their votes.
However I was taught by a friend that the votes are randomized by the leader and then revealed to hide who voted what. This…
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How many missed triggers are necessary before you begin to have Game Losses and/or DQs?
While reviewing the latest changes to the Magic Infraction Procedure Guide, I notice that a missed trigger is considered a Warning, but that,
Judges should not intervene in a missed trigger situation unless they intend to issue a Warning or have…
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Are there guaranteed winning strategies for Quarto?
As we all know in standard tic-tac-toe the game can't be won if both players play optimally. So:
Is Quarto a game that will end in a draw if both players play optimally?
If yes, what are the most common drawing strategies?
If no, are there one or…
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If a player is forced to discard a card in which another card has a dependency, do they lose both cards?
In Rivals of Catan a player can be forced to discard buildings. If a player chooses an Abbey, do they also lose their University (which has a dependency on an Abbey), or do they just lose the Abbey?
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How do you configure the people playing Werewolves to not give each other away?
Werewolves, if you're not aware, is a group game played with hidden roles. It's also best played with a fairly large group -- 10, 15 or more.
During various stages of the night, people need to do certain things. However, both noise and movement can…
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Is there any reason to buy the Ascension base game?
Since Ascension: Storm of Souls is both a standalone and expansion to Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, is there any reason to buy COTG? SOS adds new mechanics and seems to have better artwork.
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Do any Small World expansions lengthen play time?
I have recently bought Small World and I'm loving it. I find it hovers just on the edge of what I find an acceptable play time, but I figure that once it's learned, we can speed it up a bit.
I'm sure I'll want to get into the expansions sooner or…
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With both Seafarers and Cities & Knights expansions, how many victory points should I play to?
I've recently gotten Cities & Knights and plan to play it with my existing Seafarers of Catan expansion once I get the hang of it. Looking through the manuals for both Seafarers of Catan and Catan: Cities & Knights, I can't find how many victory…
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How can I play Somnium in real life?
The computer game Civilization IV allowed large scale user customisation. One of the largest and most detailed of these game mods is the community-based Fall From Heaven II.
Within the mod, it is possible to play a card game called Somnium against…
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Difficulty Ranking of the Ancient Ones in Elder Sign?
Is there a list (formal or informal) of how difficult each Ancient One is in Elder Sign? Clearly, some of them have powerful static abilities (like Cthulhu) and some of them have attacks with the potential to devour investigators. I'm interested in…
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Can Sorcerers convert two units from the same Tribe in one turn?
A Cunning Rules Lawyer pointed out that, while the rules for Sorcerers say:
Once per turn per opponent, your Sorcerers
can conquer a Region by substituting one of
your opponent's Active tokens with one of
your own taken from the storage…
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Good Euchre bidding strategy guide?
Is there a good Euchre bidding strategy guide?
I like the game, but find my bidding to be very hit or miss. And I've been unable to find a strategy guide for Euchre bidding patterns.
Either a good strategy or a link to a good preextant guide would…
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Response to "convenient" minor bid
My partner opened 1 Club. I held:
S: J732
H: -
D: Axxxx
C: QJxx
She was upset that I bid two clubs rather than 1 Spade. I did not think the Spade suit was good enough to bid. What do you think.
On another "convenient" minor open I had 4…
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How can I get better at lying?
In games that allow you to 'backstab' other players (such as Diplomacy and Cosmic Encounter), it is often very important to make other players think you are going to do one thing while really planning on doing another. When I play games like this, I…
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