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Revealing an effect of a card after player makes their choice I'm working on designing a money management board game that features different event cards where players must make choices. The trouble I'm having is that I can't figure out how to reveal the effect of a player's choice without having the player know about t...	Using the back of the card (such as in Eldrich Horror), having another player read the card (such as Dead of Winter), or having a separate rulebook with lookups (such as Betrayal at House on Hill). There needs to be a random bad effect if a player chooses the bad option and/or a random good effect if they choose the go...
How does Sundering Titan handle snow lands? My doubt is about Sundering Titan ; what happens when it enters and leaves the battlefield if there are snow lands in play? Does it destroy basic lands and snow basic lands and how much of each of them? <Q> "Snow" is a supertype. <S> If you look at Snow-Covered Plains <...	Snow-covered lands have basic land types, so the Titan's controller can choose them as well, but he/she can't destroy e.g. a Mountain and a Snow-covered Mountain during the same effect.
Can other pieces capture a threatening piece and prevent a checkmate? Total beginner here. I have a board setup that an app I'm using to learn described as a "checkmate" -- see below (the white pawn just moved below the rook and is threatening the king): If I were playing black, I know I cannot capture the pawn with ...	Yes, you can capture the attacking piece with any one of your pieces, as long as you get out of the check.
If the only attacker is removed from combat, is a creature still counted as having attacked this turn? I'm querying an effect which specifically removes creatures from combat altogether such as Reconnaissance or Spires of Orazca . If the only attacking creature is removed from combat by an effect like this, how doe...	In practice this doesn't matter for Raid or Curious Obsession because all those effects have a prerequisite of an already attacking creature, which would already satisfy Raid and CO.
Is it okay / does it make sense for another player to join a running game of Munchkin? In a "just for fun" session of the card game Munchkin, would it be okay to join a game in progress? Of course the joining person would be in a disadvantage. Arguments against this, as far as I can think of for now: The current ord...	I am fine teaching new players at the start of the game, having a new player come partway through upsets the flow and may detract from other's fun. I have played dozens of games where someone or multiple people have joined late, I would restrict new players only if the end-game was clearly in sight.
Unbreakable Formation vs. Cry of the Carnarium My opponent played Cry of the Carnarium in MTG Arena. I immediately played Unbreakable Formation after. The intended result was for my creatures to not die or get exiled, but they did. Shouldn't Unbreakable Formation resolve, granting me indestructible until end of ...	The card Unbreakable Formation will not generally save your creatures from dying from Cry of the Carnarium, because the ability Indestructible does not save creatures from dying from toughness loss.
With regards to an effect that triggers when a creature attacks, how does it entering the battlefield tapped and attacking apply? Lets say I have Kaalia of the Vast on the battlefield. I attack with her, and cheat out Aurelia, the Warleader or Tyrant's Familiar . Would I get their "on attack" trigger? Or are they ...	No, you don't get "on attack" triggers for creatures that enter the battlefield "tapped and attacking".
Why is it important that the digits be all different? In standard Bulls and Cows , the digits of the chosen number must be all different. Is this rule crucial for the "playability" of the game? In other words: if I ignore this rule and allow choosing a code with some identical digits - does it make the game to hard o...	It makes the game harder in that there are more possible solutions.
Is there a card that has opponents discard cards whenever they lose life? I was wondering whether I could create an infinite loop using Fell Specter and a card with an ability similar to or exactly like this one: Whenever an opponent loses life, that player discards a card. Does anyone know of such a card? Thank ...	No, as this search reveals.
Does Sylvok Lifestaff work with Bronze Bombshell? Suppose I use Endless Whispers to gift a Bronze Bombshell to my opponent. Do I have enough time to equip a Sylvok Lifestaff that I already have on the field to the Bronze Bombshell before the opponent sacrifices it, so that I can gain 3 life from Sylvok Lifestaff...	When an opponent gains control of Bronze Bombshell there is no chance for you to equip Sylvok Lifestaff , because you can only equip creatures you control.
Would "destroying" Wurmcoil Engine prevent its tokens from being created? I attacked with Wurmcoil Engine and my friend blocked with Stinkweed Imp which has the ability "Whenever Stinkweed Imp deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature." My friend argues that it destroys Wurmcoil Engine and does not "...	Destroying Wurmcoil Engine will definitely cause it to create tokens. A creature or planeswalker "dies" if it is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.
What combination of kingdom cards makes for the fewest number of turns to end the game? I am wondering in a 2 player game, what is the fewest number of turns each players could take to end the game. Lets assume both player are working together to make this happen and have prefect luck, so stacking your deck each shuff...	You can end the game, even buying/gaining every single card in the entire supply, on turn 1!
Can commander tax be proliferated? Can you proliferate someone's commander tax? For example, after you send your opponent's commander to his/her zone you proliferate the commander tax and make sure it cant be cast again by making it too expensive to cast it. <Q> No. <S> Proliferate only deals with counters . <S>...	To proliferate means to choose any number of permanents and/or players that have a counter, then give each exactly one additional counter of a kind that permanent or player already has.
Why doesn't WotC use established keywords on all new cards? In War of the Spark, we have the returning mechanic of proliferate. But we also have additional returning mechanics that don't use the associated keywords, namely Evolution Sage with landfall. This seems to happen a few times per set, where instead of printi...	Because they don't want to confuse new players.
UNO Stacking a Draw 4 Card instead of picking up 4 cards? Need clarification on the Draw 4 rule. - Player 1 lays down a Draw 4 Card and says the color is Red. - Player 2 does not have a Red card but has a Draw 4 Card. Can Player 2 lay down his Draw 4 Card and have Player 3 draw 8 cards? <Q> Not under the standard rules...	No, it's not valid to do so since according to the Mattel's UNO rules the next player forfeit their turn and MUST draw 4 cards from the pile.
When a land becomes a creature, is it untapped? A friend had the land Mobilized District on the battlefield. He was activating its ability to change this land to a 3/3 Citizen creature. When he activated this ability, he also tapped Mobilized District to add one more mana to pay the costs of this activated ability....	The creature will still be tapped because nothing has untapped it.
Do you move forwards or backwards on the King's Cross Chance card? If you draw the "Take a trip to King's Cross Station" Chance card, do you move your piece forwards or backwards? The logical answer might be forwards because most Monopoly Chance cards say "advance". However, in the case of this card, it says "If you ...	Movement in Monopoly is always forwards (in the direction of the arrow on the Go space) unless otherwise specified (such as the "Go back three spaces card"). It says "if you pass Go" because that's the way all the other Chance cards are worded.
Does Awakening of Vitu-Ghazi trigger the ability of Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner? Does Awakening of Vitu-Ghazi Put nine +1/+1 counters on target land you control. It becomes a legendary 0/0 Elemental creature with haste named Vitu-Ghazi. It's still a land. trigger the ability of Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner ? Whenever ...	It doesn't trigger.
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 actions (w...	Aphetto Alchemist , Seeker of Skybreak , Tidewater Minion , and Basalt Monolith all have abilities that can repeatedly cause a permanent to become untapped. If by generating loops you are talking about being able to finish the game with it, then yes, there's Mana Clash.
Is a reasonable level of knowledge of American Football advantageous when playing Blood Bowl? The rules of Blood Bowl are fairly short and comprehensive. Although a lot of parallels can be drawn between them and the real world game Blood Bowl is based on, American Football , there is no need to know the rules to the...	Knowledge of American football strategy is not helpful in Blood Bowl because Blood Bowl lacks the rule that shapes all of American football play, namely, down and distance.
What happens when I sacrifice a creature when my Teysa Karlov is on the battlefield? Let’s say my commander Teysa Karlov is on the battlefield, ready for action. Then, I sacrifice Resolute Watchdog . What happens? Can I give one or two creatures indestructible ? The relevant details of Teysa and the Watchdog, res...	Sacrificing causes the creature to die, but Tysa doesn't trigger when an effect is caused by something that causes a creature to die
How many adjacent intersections per harbor are available for trading in Catan? Each coastal area including a ship has three adjacent intersections. Are all three valid settlement positions for trading, or only the ones with jetties? <Q> I don't see what ambiguity ConMan sees. <S> HARBORS <S> Harbors allow you to ...	Each harbor provides exactly 2 spaces where a settlement can be built to gain access to the harbor.
What is the strategy called which forces opponents to discard cards? In MTG: Arena I've built a Rakdos deck with the main strategy of making my opponent discard one or more cards—each turn if I'm lucky. I'm using cards such as Burglar Rat , Fell Specter , Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage and Carnival // Carnage . Dec...	Some Google search ( here also here ) seem to indicate that the term used is "Discard Deck"...
Why is exile often an intermediate step? When card text says to place a card into exile, and then do something else with that card, what is the purpose of putting it into exile temporarily? For example, cards often either let your draw from your library into exile, or remove cards from a graveyard into exile, and then...	Exiling a card before allowing an action does a couple things: It protects the cards from interactions until it is cast.
Can one block with a protection from color creature? With the upcoming prerelease I'm currently wondering about the new protection creatures. When playing a creature which gets protection from a certain color, is that creature then able to block an attacking creature with the color it is protected from? For example, i...	As you noted, a creature with protection from something can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything that has that "something" quality.
Is it ok to show my cards when I know I I’m the only one with spades left Is there any formal rule, or perhaps etiquette, that prevents me from showing my cards once I know I am the only one with spades left? I was recently playing a game and I got down to 5 spades left and knew the other players did not have any (I le...	The rules (in most spades rulesets) prohibit showing your cards, yes.
Are there red cards that offer protection against mass token destruction? I was playing MtG with a mono red goblin deck, and someone used Virulent Plague on my tokens and they all died! Is there any way to counter this with a mono red card? <Q> Honestly, your options aren't great. <S> Enchantments are a designated ...	The standard red cards used in this fashion are Legion Warboss and Goblin Rabblemaster ; however both of them rely on tokens, so you're out of luck.
Is there efficient token generation in Black or White? Is there any black or white cards that whenever opponent loses a life (or when I gain life) create a creature token? I'm planning a combo with Corpse Knight and Impassioned Orator . If so can you show me what set it is in. And if not can you tell me if there a...	Outside of standard, the best I can find is: Crested Sunmare Regna, the Redeemer Angelic Accord
What are similar black and/or white permanents to Divine Visitation? For my Commander deck I'm looking for black and/or white permanents that have similar mechanics to Divine Visitation and Teysa Karlov , respectively: If one or more creature tokens would be created under your control, that many 4/4 white Angel c...	Intangible Virtue - buffs all tokens.
Can I play a first turn Simic Growth Chamber to have 3 mana available in the second turn? Using a card like Simic Growth Chamber (there are others for other colour combinations) in the first turn and a "normal" land in the second, can I have 3 mana available in the second turn? Simic Growth Chamber enters the battl...	Yes, it is possible with a card like Arboreal Grazer (I'm uncertain off the top of my head if there are any other cards that would also work)
What is the appropriate response to a jump rebid by responder under Standard American? Last week, I played my first session of bridge in about five years, meaning that I was "rusty," and I was also at a new club with a partner I had just met, who mentioned "Standard American." Sitting South, neither side vulnerable, a...	If partner doesn't have a strong preference for Hearts, meaning at least a 6 card suit, his appropriate second round call is a simple Pass.
I have an Ivy Lane Denizen, how does targeting work? I have an Ivy Lane Denizen , it says that he may put a +1/+1 counter on target creature whenever a creature enters the battlefield under my control. Does the counter go on Ivy Lane Denizen specifically or on the creature that just entered? Or does "target" mean I ...	"Target" means that you get to choose what object is going to be affected by your spell or ability.
If I resurrect a previously enchanted creature, does it get its old auras back? If my enchanted creature dies, and I then bring the creature back to the battlefield does said creature come back with the same enchantment on it? <Q> ConMan's answer is very good, but it goes explaining auras, their effects and characteris...	Answer to your question: No, it will not have any auras or equipment attached to it.
Golden Guardian removed before death related trigger Golden Guardian says: (2): Golden Guardian fights another target creature you control. When Golden Guardian dies this turn, return it to the Battlefield transformed under your control If an opponent targets Guardian with a kill spell, and you activate it's abi...	It will never trigger because the creature it references in its trigger condition no longer exists.
Why do player start with fighting for the corners in go? I saw that in most go games the opponents started by placing chips 3 vertices away from the corners. Both players started fighting for the centre only after half of the game had passed. Is there any particular reasoning for this? <Q> Common starting practices are...	As the players are trying to secure as much area as they can, it makes sense to start out in a place that is easily defended, and that is something that's true for corners more than for any other location on the board at the start of the game.
In MTG, was there ever a five-color deck that worked well? The first pre-con I ever bought was the five-color one from I believe planeshift. I liked that deck when I was learning the game, but it didn't hold up when I actually started going to tournaments, and learned more about the game (such as the fact that you had ...	Jakub Slemr's 5-Color Black Weenie deck — a black-based creature aggro deck using cards of all five colors for efficient answers and disruption (and sheer card value from running most of Visions' good "ETB" creatures ); 1997 World Champshiop winner.
Should our 1D opening be alerted? My partner and I play a weak 1NT (12-14 HCP) and 1C can be real (5+ card) or 15-19 HCP. If we have a 5 card major, we open it. Because we have a bid promising a balanced hand with every range. This has lead to our 1D opening always promising an unbalanced hand. The Dutch (I think th...	The ACBL alert chart does not specifically mandate an alert for a 1D bid wqhich promises an unbalanced hand, but does require an alert for "Natural Calls Not Specifically Noted" which show "Unusual strength, shape, etc". I am adamant on the pre-alert because the very advantage that you receive from this agreement is on...
What is a good way to find information on previous ban lists? Many people say it's fun to go back and play previous formats of Yu-Gi-Oh, like the popular "Goat Format" from the mid 2000s. I have been having a hard time finding a resource to easily view every banlist since the beginning of the game (for the TCG). Is the...	I also found a Historic Limited/Forbidden Chart which displays the information regarding forbidden and limited cards in a graphical way (green, yellow, red color code).
Can the factory card 'move' action cause combat? I've just bought Scythe and I'm looking for the rules. I'm wanting a clarification on the Factory cards. The rules tell me that these are essentially a fifth action space,and that each of them have a 'move one unit two spaces' as a bottom row action . I'm wonderin...	Yes, in Scythe every move order can result in a combat and encounters: it's clearly stated in the manual, by the fact that there is no text at all saying that the move from the factory must be considered different from any other move.
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 d...	Watch carefully what the other players do and adapt your strategy. A good tactic might be to save your money by only bidding high on one particular set, and bidding low to snap up bargains elsewhere.
When and which board game was the first to be ever invented? Which board game is the first to be ever invented, when was it invented and where? <Q> According to oldest.org , the oldest board game was Senet , invented ca. <S> 3500 BCE in Egypt. <S> Some other ancient games that are popular are Checkers (c.3000 BCE, ...	Not to forget Backgammon which is supposed to be one of the oldest games in existence. Around 5000 years ago it appeared in the Mesopotamian area. R.C Bell, in Board Games from Many Civilizations , claimed that a Three Men's Morris board was scratched into an Egyptian temple about 1400 BC, but it is fair to say this is...
When and Why did the Catan number distribution change I've recently had to replace my 3rd Edition Catan set and the new version has a different number distribution as shown in these two images taken from the respective rule books. Is there a reason that the layout has changed? Using the 5th edition set up, we've had...	The biggest change with the updated rules is the reworked setup for the non-randomized beginner game.
Does equipping an equipment go on the stack? Say we're in a game of MTG Commander/EDH. I already have Lightning Greaves on the battefield from the previous turn. I begin my main phase and I play my commander (Let's say it has no abilities or ETB effects for simplicity).No one responds.I then activate lightning greav...	Yes, "equipping an equipment" is an activated ability and as such goes on the stack and can be responded to. To activate an ability is to put it onto the stack and pay its costs, so that it will eventually resolve and have its effect.
What is the converted mana cost of land cards? What is the converted mana cost (CMC) of land cards? Is it zero? For example, if I have lands in the graveyard, would Sun Titan be able to bring them to the battlefield? <Q> It's 0 † , so Sun Titan can bring them back. <S> This is also noted in the rulings below the...	If a card in your graveyard has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it’s a land card, for example), its converted mana cost is 0.
Is Chess with more than three players exists or would be playable? Chess board as a function of the number of players: 2 players - 8x8 square board 3 players - a special hexagonal board 4+ players - theoretically a (players * 2) gonal board. First Question: Does this gonal board exist? Is it playable (talking ab...	4 player chess does, in fact, exist.
Can I tap all my opponent's lands while they're casting a spell to negate it? If my opponent attempts to play Molten Disaster (along with the kicker cost which gives it split second), can I play Mind Games to tap my opponent's lands to negate Molten Disaster? <Q> Casting a spell follows this basic process: <S> T...	No, you can't do that.
Can Feather bring back a spell with Jump-Start? Jump-Start is a keyword ability that allows a card to be cast from the graveyard, and then exiled afterwards. (For example, Maximize Velocity .) According to the Comprehensive Rules, the exact wording of the cast-then-exile effect is "[i]f this spell was cast using its ...	Yes you can use Feather's ability on Jump-Start casted cards.
What does the Scrabble board look like in foreign languages? What does the Scrabble board look like in foreign languages? I recently saw a 19x19 Scrabble board, which might be used in German, but I'm not sure. <Q> The board is the same shape in every language as far as I know What changes are letters and letter distri...	The main difference between the different language variants of Scrabble is predominantly the letter distribution and values, the board dimensions always stay the same.
How do two copies of Irencrag Feat interact? The recently released preview card for ELD, Irencrag Feat reads: Add seven {R}. You can only cast one more spell this turn. Would this wording allow me to play another Irencrag Feat, which would in turn allow me to play one more spell this turn? <Q> You cast the first...	You cannot cast another spell after casting the second Irencrag Feat While I don't think the Golden Rule quoted by Arcanist Lupus in his answer necessarily applies here, simple logic will get you there:
In two-player games with perfect information, if both players play optimally, will the game always end in a draw? I've been running simulations of two strong agents playing Chess which always ended in a draw. Followed by this simulations, can we state that two-player perfect-information games like Go and Chess will ...	First player can always win.
MTG -- Search for a sorcery -- Green -- EDH I am building an EDH/Commander deck and my commander is mono green... I want a card or a combo that allows me to search my library for a sorcery card (or something similar). Do you guys know something about this? I searched on scryfall and didn't found anything relevant <Q>...	Others have already said there's a distinct lack of either Sorcery tutors or generic tutors in mono-green, so you're kind of limited there.
Can I pay some of the cost of an activated ability lots of times to get more out of the effect? I have a goblin creature that’s ability states, tap: sacrifice a goblin: Tar Pitcher deals 2 damage to target creature or player. My question: once I tap Tar Pitcher can I sacrifice multiple goblins and deal 2 damage for e...	You can sacrifice one and only one goblin. An ability’s activation cost must be paid by the player who is activating it.
Is morphing a creature effectively a cost? I'm teaching some of my friends magic, and morph seems to be a bit of an outlier mechanic. It's one of the few things that a player has a choice to do but 'doesn't use the stack'. It can make it a bit hard to describe to my new players that are just learning how the stack/abil...	Morph does not use the stack, which is why it seems to be part of the cost, but it is still in fact the effect of paying the morph cost.
Is there a good place to find information about strategies, tricks and caveats for specific cards? Sometimes, I'm surprised when I see that a certain card is considered good. I don't get it! For example, when I first saw Skullclamp , I just saw a card that increased power by one at the cost of reducing toughness by o...	The strengths and weaknesses of any given card depend on the format and the meta.
Can I play lands from the graveyard more than once in a turn with Crucible of Worlds? So I have Crucible of Worlds out and I summon then sacrifice an Evolving Wilds from my graveyard. Can I then replay Evolving Wilds from my graveyard that turn or will it have counted as playing my one land for the turn? <Q> If you...	If you played Evolving Wilds on that same turn; that counts as your land play for the turn, and Crucible of Worlds doesn't allow you to play an extra land.
Can Zombify target a creature card that isn't in the graveyard? Zombify (and many similar cards like it) says: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. As far as I can tell from the wording, the actual targeting requirement is "creature card". Does this mean that you can cast Zombify, t...	You must have a creature in your graveyard to cast this spell since it requires a valid target.
Can double-faced cards still transform if they have lost all abilities? Let's say I have a Lone Rider and I've gained enough life to trigger it. Opponent is holding a Merfolk Trickster and wants to stop Lone Rider from transforming. Can opponent use Merfolk Trickster on my end step (after Lone Rider has triggered) ...	Even after losing the transform ability, a card can be forced to transform, as it still has a transformed back side.
What spells can be countered? From the Gatherer : Does this mean it can counter anything? If so, what other counter spells are there? <Q> It can counter almost anything. <S> Notable exceptions are lands (they are played, not cast) and abilities (you'll need something else, like Stifle , to counter those). <S> ...	This can counter any spell; a spell is an object on the stack that has been cast but has not yet resolved.
Am I allowed to have a creature have 0 toughness, but still assign combat damage? So basically, I have this card called Metropolis Sprite , and I was wondering, after blockers are declared, right before combat, can I use the ability multiple times to make it say a 3/0 or 4/-1 and have it still do damage, but die after...	Yes, you can activate the ability as many times as you can pay the costs.
Is there a strategy PVP board/card game with Negative Feedback loops? Feedback loops (for those who aren't aware) (A Negative Feedback Loop is the technical term for "comeback mechanics", akin to what you experience in Mario Kart. This is when the game makes it easier for the underdog to come back, punishes those who...	Another game which has a kind of negative feedback loop is Power Grid .
Sly Deal - Stealing a Wild Card The below is from the help section of the Monopoly Deal Sly Deal Steal a property card or a property wild card from any other player and add it to your property collection . You cannot steal a card from a full set of properties. Can also be banked as money. Bank value: 3M. Questio...	As long as the card ends up in your collection by the end of your turn, you can steal it.
What happens if no one wants to buy a property at auction in Monopoly? I was playing with my brother and after a few turns, my brother had 0$ due to tax. Now it was my turn, and because I was in jail, I paid $50 to get out, which was all of my money. Then I rolled and landed on a property no one owned. The rules ...	A player is allowed to bid $0 for the property, and thus buy it for $0 if no one outbids him.
Are there any board or card games known to have been designed to feature OODA loops? I am looking for any board or card games that use OODA loops as a part of their design. Specific examples of the application of each phase of the OODA loop are appreciated. The OODA loop is the cycle Observe > Orient > Decide > Act ...	The phase layout for Munchkin practically is the OODA loop:
Whom is a player bankrupt to if a Chance card tells him to pay $50 to each player and he can't pay? If a player draws the Chance card (US standard edition) that tells him "You have been elected Chairman of the Board. Pay each player $50", and his cash is insufficient (even after he sells hotels/houses and/or trade/mort...	If you cannot pay a debt to TWO or MORE players (after calculating any money you could get from the bank by mortgaging and selling houses) due to a card, you go bankrupt to them all.
What is the 'duration' of Charmed Sleep? I have a question that relates to untapping a creature enchanted by Charmed Sleep . It says "Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step". Does this apply to the following controller's untap step, or for any untap step? (That is, does the enchantment l...	It lasts permanently (as long as it's enchanting the creature).
How can I spend the mana from Lion's Eye Diamond? With this question, I would like to shed some light on the Lion's Eye Diamond card, and some of its possible uses. It is an incredible card, which in some ways is similar to the Black Lotus , but which unfortunately cannot be completely associated with it, for obviou...	The intention of Lion's Eye Diamond was to force you to discard your hand before getting the mana, so that you couldn't use the mana to cast spells. There are a few more ways to use it: Have a permanent that allows you to draw cards.
Are there any ways to lose in a "You can't lose the game" game? Would cards like Lich's Mastery , and Door to Nothingness effect each other at all? Or Platinum Angel for that matter? <Q> In general in Magic: the Gathering, "can't beats can": 101.2. <S> When a rule or effect allows or directs something to happen,...	You will lose a game if you concede, if you’re penalized with a Game Loss or a Match Loss during a sanctioned tournament due to a DCI rules infraction, or if your Magic Online® game clock runs out of time.
When can opponents react to the lifegain from the mana ability of Pristine Talisman? I have a Pristine Talisman on the board, alongside a Well of Lost Dreams . I activate the Talisman to add 1 mana and gain 1 life. Gatherer says 01.06.2011 Pristine Talisman has a mana ability. Its ability doesn’t use the stack...	No, assuming you have legally activated the Talisman, your opponents do not have time to stop you from drawing a card from the Well's ability by destroying the Well.
Is there a Magic the Gathering card that resembles The Hanged Man Tarot card? I have been looking for any card which has artwork resembling an entity dangling upside down but with no luck. Potential ideas could be something to do with the Rakdos circus, an over-confident assassin, someone entangled by a snare or some...	Another card that might fit better is Nissa's Defeat , which seems to fit halfway on both the visual and "Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives" angle (although of course, Nissa would be a "hanged woman").
Emissary of Grudges vs. Annihilator If I have Emissary of Grudges on the battlefield and my secretly chosen player controls a creature with Annihilator which attacks me, can I activate Emissary of Grudges and choose a new target for that creature's Annihilator? <Q> No, there is no interaction. <S> Emissary of Grudges...	No, Emissary of Grudges does not interact with Annihilator.
What was the first Infinite Combo in Magic: The Gathering? I started wondering when the first time an infinite combo was possible in Magic: The Gathering. I went through Alpha and, as far as I could tell, there wasn't an infinite combo available among the cards there, although there were a couple pieces to well known ...	By animating and untapping Time Vault and then tapping it would gain the player infinite turns.
Uno discard and draw pile empty? So my friend had an Uno dilemma over the weekend... They ran out of discards and draw pile somehow. Then what? I'm guessing this is impossible "mathematically" or they were missing cards, but is there a solution? <Q> There's always a card on the discard pile. <S> Even when you resh...	At any time during the game, if the Draw Pile becomes depleted and no one has yet won the round, take the Discard Pile, shuffle it, and turn it over to regenerate a new Draw Pile.
Providing the spymaster with cues for clues in Codenames Toward the end of a game of Codenames, a team might find itself with two agents left to find and five cards still uncovered — say, APPLE, BASS, CAR, DARKNESS, and ELEPHANT. (The numbers are by way of example. My question is about the general case that there are ...	It's not legal. If you just give hints about the obvious combinations, they've probably figured them out already, and if you're really capable of coming up with ten clues in the time it takes them to come up with one, well, either wait for your turn to be spymaster, or find smarter friends to play with.
Can you hide your number of cards in Uno? Can you hide your cards so other players can't see how many cards you have left? So if you don't remember to say UNO, others can't know if you had only one card left. <Q> The official rules of most games tell you what is allowed, and usually only tell you what isn't allowed whe...	So, no, while it isn't specifically prohibited, it's not legal to hide your cards to gain an unfair advantage.
How does Magic handle “Type – Subtype” lines that don’t fit on the card when translated? This question links to a Russian version of Peel from Reality which has “Мгновенное заклинание” as its type line—literally, “Instant spell” rather than just “Instant” (I assume there is some Russian grammatical reason why just “Мг...	When this happens the system does a few things to make the text fit, the solution Magic has always used is to change the font size and reduce kerning - making the characters smaller and closer together
What happens when I try to exile more cards from my library than there is in my library? If I use Golos, Tireless Pilgrim 's activated ability, which starts: Exile the top three cards of your library... when my library has 2 or fewer cards, must I draw all 3 cards (and hence lose the game attempting to draw from a...	You exile all cards in your library (given that you have 3 cards or less in your library).
Two jokers in the same meld At the end of the game, I replaced a joker with a tile, then used that joker with another joker and a 10 tile to make a run of 10,11,12 to win. Is this a legitimate play? <Q> The Joker: There are two jokers in the game. <S> Each joker can be used as any tile in a set, and its number and co...	I have found no rule that prevent you from using two jokers in a single set: Most rules do not prohibit it (and therefore allow it by consequence of the rest of the rules).
Could I still play cards from the activated ability of Golos while the Epic effect is active? Spells cast with the keyword Epic , like Eternal Dominion prevent the player from casting other spells for the rest of the game. However, Golos, Tireless Pilgrim says: Exile the top three cards of your library. You ma...	No, you couldn't cast cards exiled by Golos's activated ability (but you could play lands exiled by the ability). Yes, you would be able to activate Golos's activated ability.
What house rules/modifications have you adopted to make a board game work well over webcam? During enforced isolation we're seeking social activities: what board games work well with others over webcam (ie in video chat; Skype, Jitsi, Zoom, etc.)? If you've played over webcam, was it better with one board, or multip...	The Mind , we showed the remote player their hand, and added one card at a time, ordering them low-to-high as instructed.
Will any route (built without a destination ticket) be counted as points? Will any routes, built without a destination ticket, be counted as points? In other words, can you get any points if your built any segments without the appropriate destination ticket? Can you build them anywhere? <Q> You score points for ...	Yes, you can claim any route (as long as it's available) and you will score the appropriate number of points.
Catan settlements on roads Let's say I have 4 connected roads with no settlements or cities in between. Can I later go back and place a settlement in there? <Q> Yes, so long as it's not adjacent to another settlement. <S> I'll also note that it's legal for someone else to put a settlement in the middle of your r...	A valid location for a settlement is any spot that touches one of your roads, and is not adjacent to any other settlement.
Where are token creatures created from? I got a challenger deck with Sarkhan the Masterless which can create dragons. In the deck there are two dragons. Do they just count as part as your library and if you have only one you can only create one dragon (given it dies) and if you have 5 you can create 5? They also h...	You can create as many tokens as effects allow you to
Is using a distinct pitch or tone in your voice for your hint legal in Codenames? I.e., "colddd" to link "blanket" and "Arctic" To link "blanket" and "Arctic", "cold" could be a clue because the Arctic has subzero temperatures and a blanket is something you put on if you are cold at night. Saying "cold" with an extensi...	It looks like this could reasonably be considered to violate either the rule that the word must be in English ("colddd" is not in any dictionary of the English language) or the rule that your clue must be "only one word" without any additional hints.
Why is Tolarian Kraken worded this way? Tolarian Kraken has this ability: Whenever you draw a card, you may pay {1}. When you do, you may tap or untap target creature. So if you choose to pay {1}, this causes a separate triggered ability to happen. Sparktongue Dragon is another example of this, but pretty much e...	With the "when you do" wording, the opponent can react to your choice to pay the cost, making it more like an activated ability.
If no cards in discard pile, when playing swashbuckler but have 4 coffers, are you allowed to take the treasure chest? When playing the swashbuckler, if my discard pile has no cards in it, but I have at least 4 coffer tokens, can I take the treasure chest? (not sure if that only applies to the taking an additional coff...	You cannot get the Treasure Chest unless your discard pile had at least one card.
Can I conduct an auction to sell my property? In Monopoly, I can sell an unimproved property (mortgaged or non-mortgaged) to another player at any agreed price. Instead of negotiating the price with individual players, can I just conduct an auction? <Q> From the rules : SELLING PROPERTY... <S> Unimproved properties,...	There is nothing in the rules that forbid an auction. So, in conclusion: yes, but if you want to do it, you should have a discussion with the other players about what house rules they want regarding it.
How can I use Scavenging Ooze's abilities to save it from a Lightning Bolt? I cast Scavenging Ooze with 3 open G mana and there are three creatures in the graveyard, my opponent has open R mana and I suspect they have a Lightning Bolt in hand. If I use the Scavenging Ooze's ability to exile a creature three times g...	So to save Scavenging Ooze, you should wait until your opponent casts Lightning Bolt, then use Scavenging Ooze's ability on at least two different creature (since Scavenging Ooze starts out a 2/2, it only needs two more toughness to survive Lightning Bolt) while Lightning Bolt is on the stack.
What exactly is the logical relation between the links in the twelvefold chain of Pratītyasamutpāda? I'm struggling hard to make final sense of the chain of "dependent origination". In the oldest texts in Pali and Sanskrit, already, there are different explanations. The Mahānidānasutta , where the chain has just nine...	As I understand, the relationship is that of mutual implication . The relation is described as " yā tatra tathatā avitathatā anaññathatā idappaccayatā "—
Do you have to follow a monastic lifestyle to attain enlightenment? How do the different groups/sects of Buddhism view attaining enlightenment and living a common life? In other words, do they think it is possible to be a common person and achieve enlightenment? Even for someone who has a family, friends and coworkers ...	Because mind is what matters, if you can keep an ascetic attitude and mentality even when living a material life, you can certainly attain enlightenment. At first approximation, the answer is: yes in Theravada, no in Mahayana.
How do we sense the flow of time? According to the Abhidhamma, at each given instant there is a consciousness that arises and ceases completely before the next consciousness arises. Each consciousness is only aware of the present moment (just an instant and only that instant) and therefore cannot know about previous in...	The passage of time is perceived by an observer thought his experience of the "world".
Are Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism the same thing? This is a hugely amateurish question, for which I apologize, but: are Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism the same thing? If not, how are they related? In particular, does the term "Tibetan Buddhism" refer to a specific school of Buddhist thought and practice, or does it ...	I think it would be more accurate to say that these are all forms of Vajrayana rather than forms of Tibetan Buddhism.
What is the starting of Samsara? Every Buddhism believe in Eternity or Samsara . So, how can I imagine of Samsara ?. What is the starting of it ? Any suggestions would be really appreciated. <Q> According to the suttas, samsara has no beginning. <S> There are many references to this. <A> Is there a starting poi...	Therefore, the answer to your question is that the start of samsara is the inherently timeless and therefore eternal moment, which paradoxically is the origin of time, space, and causality that endlessly differentiates in infinitely variegated patterns. In accordance with the law of karma, the whole process of samsara ...
Learning materials for Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda) in Theravada Buddhism I am listening through the talks and guided meditations from the retreat at Amaravati Just One More: Dependent Origination and the Cycles of Addiction Retreat , where there are a number of references to the teachings, and using them ...	Two most interesting pieces of analysis I found are Nanavira Thera's Notes on Dhamma ( http://www.nanavira.org/notes-on-dhamma/paticcasamuppada ) and
Does rebirth or reincarnation occur in Buddhism? How is the concept of rebirth or reincarnation handled in Buddhism? Does it occur? Will everyone be reborn? Are people always reborn as people? <Q> Simple answers for last three questions as far as I know <S> , Does it occur ? <S> Yes it is Will everyone ? <S> Yes unti...	Everyone, except who attained final Nirvana, rebirths in almost any place in the Cosmos depending on his/her past actions (karma).
What is the purpose of using a wand to hit a monk in Zen meditation? I have seen Zen monks in meditation, usually with one monk supervising. The monk supervising usually carries a wand of some sort. Every once in a while he would rest the wand on the shoulder of one of the monks and then respectfully hit his shoulder. ...	Supposedly it is used to help meditator fight drowsiness.
What is the difference between rebirth and reincarnation? In my readings of Buddhist commentary there is a distinction drawn between rebirth and reincarnation. But to me it is unclear what is the difference between rebirth and reincarnation--the explanations are rather abstruse. Is there a simple one-sentence explanati...	Reincarnation involves a soul that transmigrates.
Is it harmful to the Buddha when we request he or she to continue teaching instead of entering parinirvana? One of the ten things that Bodhisattva Samathabhadra says that a person on the Bodhisattva path should do is to request the Buddhas to continuing teaching instead of entering parinirvana. Given that a Buddha is f...	The reason we request Buddha (or our local teacher as Buddha's substitute) to continue teaching instead of entering parinirvana, is not because it can literally make Buddha (or teacher) change their mind and stay.
Does studying mathematics or science lead to a practitioner of Buddhism acquiring wrong philosophical views and mental afflictions? Among the steps needed to attain enlightenment, a practitioner of Buddhism needs to abandon the wrong philosophical views that they acquired due to either wrong teaching or wrong study. In...	Study of mathematics or science in and of itself is orthogonal to practice of Buddha-Dharma.
Why should we worship statues of Lord Buddha? Why should we worship Lord Buddha statues with flowers, lights and food, even when we know Lord Buddha is not alive and does not exist? Did Lord Buddha instruct us to do so or is there any other reason? <Q> I am not sure we should worship statues itself as that would be som...	The statue serves as a tool for remembrance, but it's actually an inferior symbol, because it depicts the bodily form of the Buddha. There is no reason we have to.
Are there any differences in karma? Is there a difference in karma of giving someone $ 1 and giving someone $ 1000, or its same for anything given? and Is there a difference in karma of killing a small animal (like mosquito or small fish) and killing an big animal (like a cow or an elephant), or the karma is same for...	Giving is dependent on one's state of mind while giving; the amount is intrinsically inconsequential (though obviously a poor person will feel more strongly about giving $1000 than giving $1). Yes, there is a difference, and it is in the intent of the action. Similarly, when you kill small animals like a mosquito the r...

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