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In chess, when is it appropriate to resign?
I know I should not resign after losing the exchange, or a piece, and probably not even if I lose a Rook. But how about if I lose a Queen for a Knight? Would it be expected of a player to keep fighting in such a scenario, or is he expected to give…
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What decides whether a card is exiled or returned as a player loses?
I came across this problem when writing this answer, and it's not addressed in this question, so I am left wondering here.
In the Comprehensive rules, 800.4a there are a few examples of what happens as a player leaves the game to permanents he / she…
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Journey to Eternity and Thrashing Brontodon
How would this interaction work?
I've got a Thrashing Brontodon out, which has the ability
{1}, Sacrifice Thrashing Brontodon: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
I enchant it with Journey to Eternity:
When enchanted creature dies, return it…
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In Monopoly, what happens if the auction winner cannot pay his/her bid?
Let us imagine a situation when we play Monopoly and one of the players refused to buy a property. It was sent to auction. Auction passed succesfully, but the problem is that the winner cannot pay his/her final bid. He/she does not have enough…
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In Stratego, what happens if in the setup a player puts all six bombs in the front row but not behind the lakes?
Imagine a situation which is highly improbable in practice but still possible theoretically. A novice player in Stratego, when making his/her initial setup, has put all his/her six bombs in the front row. No bombs behind any of the two lakes,…
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What kind of paper can I use for a game card?
I really want to make game card that's similar to Monopoly cards or the like.
What kind of paper should I use for the cards?
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Do I have to shuffle with Settle The Wreckage?
Settle The Wreckage says:
Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search his or her library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle his or her library.
I recently got…
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How long do I have to collect rent in Monopoly?
Player A lands on my property, and I'm not paying attention. The rule book states:
The owner may not collect the rent if he/she fails to ask for it before
the second player following throws the dice
I always interpreted that to mean once Player B…
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In this Go position, can black capture the entire length of the white arm?
In the position below, can black capture the entire length of the white arm with a combination starting with placing a black stone on A?
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Does blinking a Planeswalker restore its loyalty?
If I were to use a blink effect on a Planeswalker say after an ultimate (largest cost) Loyalty ability (and providing it still had Loyalty remaining), would its loyalty restore to the noted amount on the card?
From what I remember, if a card is…
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Is Risk a computationally difficult game
I have a free Risk app on my phone. I am amazed by how bad the AI plays even on the highest setting. Is Risk a computationally challenging game to implement in AI or is the app just bad?
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Does devoid make a card's color identity colorless in Commander?
Certain Battle for Zendikar Eldrazi cards have:
Devoid (This card has no color.)
According to a video by Mark Rosewater, that means regardless of the colored mana required to cast the card, the card itself is colorless.
So then, just like the…
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Small World : purpose of hiding VP
Have you ever tried playing Small World with visible VP ?
It sometimes frustrates me to discover in the end that some player had much more or less VP that we expected. Memorizing the VP count for every player is feasible but requires so much…
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Can I rebound a spell that exiles itself?
There's a handful of cards from the game which also exile themselves as they resolve. For a straightforward example there's Restock:
Return two target cards from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Restock.
That's fine enough. But what if I have…
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If you have more than one face-down development card in Settlers of Catan, do you have to keep them distinguished?
For example, if you buy a development card on turn 5, and then another one on turn 8, do you have to keep them distinguished?
When you play a card, if it was one you got more recently, it may be a clue that the other card is a victory point, since…
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