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Board game design dictionary
Are there any dictionaries specific to the subject of board game design or board game culture? This would contain words describing elements found in board games or used by designers or players.
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Can the Wand of Dowsing Draw from Door Cards?
I was a level 7 Cleric who won my fight, drew a level up card, then played the Wand of Dowsing to take a previously discarded Divine Intervention for the win. Being such a cheap way to hit level ten, a debate ensued as to whether or not go through…
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What are the order of actions in Monopoly?
Another question arose from my previous question: What is the order of actions in Monopoly?
There are a number of actions that may take place:
Roll dice
Move token
Purchase property
Pay rent
Improve properties
Trade with players
Go to jail
I'm…
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In Dominion, when it says reveal a card, who must I reveal it to?
The text of Bureaucrat reads:
Gain a Silver card, put it on top of your deck. Each other player reveals a Victory card and puts it on top of his deck. (or reveals a hand with no Victory cards).
When I play the card and a player does not have any…
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After the combat phase, can hexes be claimed even if the ships weren't involved in combat?
From the Eclipse rulebook, page 21:
Influencing hexes: If a hex has no population after all
battles have been resolved and you have at least one Ship
there, remove the previous controller’s Influence Disc (returning
it to his Influence…
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Does a creature that has both double strike and first strike deal damage three times or only twice?
In the new Dark Ascension expansion, the card Markov Blademaster has double strike. Stormkirk Captain gives all other Vampires first strike and +1/+1.
This means that the Blademaster has double and first strike. Does that mean it deals combat…
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Where can I learn the lingo of Go?
I'm only a beginner at Go, but have been reading the questions in the go tag with interest.
However, this game seems to have rather more special terminology than most. What do joseki, shimari, high-point, pincer, aji keshi, fuseki, komi, moyo,…
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New idea in Sicilian for white?
I was wondering if someone could explain why this may be bad for white. Engines say white is a 0.5 of a pawn down after this line, but other than stunted development, I do not see a clear way in which black is better. The line is
e4 c5
Nf3 Nc6
e5?…
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If I can infinitely shuffle my deck and can also look at the top card of my deck, can I short cut it to putting a card on top my deck?
If I have the ability to shuffle my deck at will, and am able to look at the top card of my deck in-between each of the shuffles, would it be legal to short cut it to looking through my deck, selecting a card from it, shuffling the rest of my deck,…
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Why does magic rule 116.2e exist?
116.2e One card (Circling Vultures) has the ability “You may discard Circling Vultures any time you could cast an instant.” Doing so is a
special action. A player can take such an action any time they have
priority.
Why does Circling Vultures have…
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How long will an MTG draft take with varying number of players (approximately)?
I'm planning to have a MTG draft with some of my friends, but I'm not exactly sure how much time I should block out. We'd be using 40 card decks with 3 boosters total.
About how long will the drafting itself take? Does this time vary much with…
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Why can rufous-banded honeyeater be played using invertebrate or nectars, when nectar is a wild resource?
Consider this card:
As I understand it you can use nectar in place of any food item so it seems redundant to say that the cost of this bird can be played with either an invertebrate or a nectar?
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MTG stolen Rousing Refrain, who controls the suspend?
Someone had an effect that exiled my top card face down and later let them cast it. The card they stole was Rousing Refrain. When they cast it and the card exiles itself with time counters on it, who controls the exiled (and now suspended) card? The…
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Wasabi In Sushi Go
In Sushi Go, what are the restrictions when playing Wasabi and Nigiri?
As I understand it;
Wasabi is played
Next Nigiri goes on top and has value tripled
Nigiri does not have to be the next card
Is that right?
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What is the fastest way to get infinite mana in Historic?
I'm looking for the combo using the fewest cards from the start of the game that allows you to generate unlimited mana using Historic-legal cards. It doesn't have to be viable or practical, but I have two restrictions:
No using Codie, Vociferous…
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