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Countering an uncounterable spell, triggers, and state-based actions
So I just played a game in Arena where my opponent was at 4 life, I had 1 card left in my deck (after drawing my card for the turn), and they had two copies of Drowned Secrets on the battlefield. I played Inescapable Blaze targeting them, and they…
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Can I exile my opponent's Progenitus/True-Name Nemesis with Teferi, Hero of Dominaria's emblem?
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria's emblem says:
You get an emblem with "Whenever you draw a card, exile target permanent an opponent controls."
Progenitus and True-Name Nemesis both have protection from "everything" opponent controls, which would…
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Why do some artifacts require tapping and sacrificing as an activation cost?
With the new Food token mechanic being introduced in Throne of Eldraine, you have to both tap and sacrifice a food token to activate its ability. I noticed that the same is true for Treasure tokens, as well as Etherium Cell tokens created by…
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Do I need to get a noble in order to win Splendor?
Is it necessary to win a noble in order to win the game of Splendor?
I have heard two different sets of rules, one is to reach 15 points, the other is to reach 15 points and possess at least one noble.
Which one is the correct rule?
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What are these pieces from?
My parents found these while unpacking. I'm fairly certain they're from a board game of some sort, they're vaguely familiar but I can't place them! 44m diameter. If I had to guess, I'd suspect they're from a game that's aimed at children, but on the…
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Monopoly strategy if every unowned property goes to auction immediately?
My friends and I have tried playing with a house rule where every property, no matter who lands on it, immediately goes to auction for all players.
We have been using a Vickrey auction so that the turns don't take forever (we all just write down a…
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What is the highest achievable score in Catan
The game ends as soon as you get 10 or more points, so even if you can build multiple things, the one that gets you to 10 is it.
I'm fairly certain that the highest score possible in Catan is 12 points. Assuming you are at 9 points, and are in…
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Which dice game has a board with 9x9 squares that has different colors on the diagonals and midway on some edges?
Can anyone identify this game?
It's played on a board of 9 by 9 squares, some of which (on the diagonals and midway on some edges) are different colours, reminding me of an abbreviated Scrabble board, but rather than tiles, the players cover the…
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Shortening Harry Potter the Battle for Hogwarts while keeping the difficulty
My wife and I like the deck-building game harry-potter-hogwarts-battle. Games 1 to 3 where too easy for us; Game 4 is challenging to our liking.
However, playing game 4 means having to battle all villains from levels 1 though 4. Which takes time. …
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Other "network building" style games, like Hackers and Illuminati?
In these games (both from Steve Jackson Games) you build a network of cards you "control" over the course of the game. The main difference between the two is that in Hacker's, the "card network" is shared and in Illuminati each player has one…
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What is the correct creature type for Lesser and Greater Werewolf?
I noticed that the text of the Lesser/Greater Werewolf card reads Lycanthrope but the oracle text at Gatherer reads the type as Werewolf.
I think that the Gather errata (oracle) should be the observed interpretation, but how can I put this in a…
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Do Goblin tokens count as Goblins?
I have a typically mono red Goblins deck.
My question, are tokens considered Goblins too?
For example, I have 10 1/1 Goblin tokens put onto the battlefield by Krenko, Mob Boss. Can I use those tokens for Skirk Fire Marshal's ability?
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Is it a bad idea to to run 24 tap and shock lands in standard
I am trying to figure out a good 3 color mana base in a standard constructed deck. It seems like there is a pretty straight forward answer if your wallet agrees.
4 shock lands of each of 3 colors=12
4 check lands of each of 3 colors=12
there are…
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How can I defend against Pokémon Cinccino “Fluffy Tail”
I’m trying to learn how to play the Pokémon tcg and can’t find an answer that makes sense online. My opponent used Cinccino’s Fluffy Tail attack, which does 30 damage, and also puts the defending Pokémon asleep.
Without a slew of cards that can wake…
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Are there any Magic cards capable of generating loops alone?
My first reaction to this question was "of course not, there is no card which is able to generate such loops by itself". Such a card would be just too easy to abuse; generally speaking, one needs two cards to work together to generate a loop of…
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