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In Carcassonne, what is the point of a Bridge in the expansion set?
I understand how to use the Bridges (sort of), but I don't understand the strategy/purpose. In almost every expansion set the special rules or powers of the pieces makes sense to me but why would I play a bridge piece? If you are playing with the…
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Do you have to select a zombie before you roll a d6 for Shamble?
One of the zombie cards, known as 'Shamble', has the following card text:
Play this card to move a Zombie D6 spaces instead of its normal move.
"Look out!"
Do you pick the zombie, then roll to see how far it moves? Or do you roll a d6, and then…
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What happens if you reach the gold with both (blue and green) doors?
If you construct a path from a ladder to an end card with a blue or green door in the path, the end card is flipped. If the card is the gold, all dwarves on that colored team (blue or green) win, as does the boss and profiteer.
What happens if you…
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Does a sacrificed creature count as a creature that died?
If a creature is sacrificed, does it count as dying? For example, when something is sacrificed via lets say Devouring Swarm, would it trigger Diregraf Captains effect?
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Betrayal at House on the Hill - Scenario 50 - Do the Clue Tokens drop when a character dies?
During this haunt, the adventures collect clue tokens. According to the haunts special rules, the clues can be
Traded, like any other item
Stolen, like any other item
Do they 'drop' in an item pile when the character dies, like other items? The…
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Can an Aura which was not cast be attached to a permanent with shroud?
If an Aura is placed on the battlefield using Genesis Wave or an ability like Sun Titan's, can it enchant a creature that has shroud (or an opponent-controlled creature with hexproof)?
I'm looking at these rules specifically:
303.4a An Aura spell…
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In Seafarers of Catan, are there any special rules for ships or harbors in lakes?
We just played our first Seafarer's scenario (New World random setup) that contained a lake - a water hex surrounded by 6 land hexes. Our Seafarer rules booklet (1999) did not discuss any special rules that apply to lakes. Questions I had were:
Can…
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Is "meaningful decisions per hour" a good measure for how fun a game might be?
People quickly grow out of games like Candy Land and Tic-Tac-Toe. They don't have any meaningful decisions to make. Then there are games like Monopoly, that have a few meaningful decisions to make, but those decisions are spread out over a game that…
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Android Versions of Designer Board Games
Is there a good place to find out about designer board games that have been converted to the Android platform? I know about the standard popular ones like Catan and Carcassonne, but it seems like you have to perform the leg work of looking through…
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Bohnanza - If no one wants the cards drawn in Step 2, does the active player HAVE to plant them in Step 3?
We love this game, but we have one big question about the rules for Step 2/Step 3.
For the 2 cards flipped in Step 2. If no one at all wants them, does the active player have to plant them come Step 3, or do they go in the discard pile?
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What are the differences between the various versions of Stratego?
I've only played the classic version of Stratego from the 1970s but it looks like there are at least 3 fundamentally different versions as of 2012. What are the differences between the various versions and how do they impact the overall feel of the…
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What are the chances of going out on the first hand in Rummy?
What are the chances of any particular player being able to go out in the first round of rummy?
For two players the hand size is 7.
For all other numbers the hand size is 5.
Going out requires a that a card is drawn, and that all but one card is…
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How often should I bluff in poker?
Obviously bluffing is an important element of poker, and bluffing too often, or not often enough will negatively affect your winnings, but is there a rule of thumb for how often you should bluff? For example, if I bluff once or twice an hour, is…
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Can Meddling Mage Be Used as a Counter?
If a player activated an Æther Vial with two counters on it to drop in a Meddling Mage and named a spell already on the stack, would the named spell resolve?
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If an "until end of turn" effect ending causes an ability to trigger, on whose turn does it trigger?
Suppose Alice owns and controls Geth, Thane of Contracts and Vraan, Executioner Thane.
It is her opponent (Bob's) turn. Bob plays Act of Treason, taking control of Geth, then plays Clackbridge Troll, causing Alice to create three 0/1 goat tokens…
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