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You’re not supposed to « give » the game to anybody, just trying to win it for yourself. Killing the sherif in that situation means you lose instantly, so yeah it’s bad sportsmanship and a logical « red thumb ».

I often find that some players waste the power that is a re-roll. By playing it too early in the game, like in the first rounds when their dice are inconvenient but it’s not a mortal danger. And/or by playing it at the end of a round, when you reroll only 1 or 2 dice. I find it best: a) to keep the ...

Yes, not automatic play, but pre-move would be great.

No reply to this message? I have the same question actually. Nothing explains what it does…

Actually, it is only about winning or losing. If you’re behind, and your only chance to win is to try a « risky » strategy, that could bring a lot of points, then you should do it, instead of minimizing your score difference but still lose. Same if you’re ahead, you want to make sure your opponent c...

The rule says that you are allowed special characters, like $. Fine I guess, since it’s in the rules, but I imagine it only covers characters easily available on a keyboard. I think emojis should be off-limits because some of them are really descriptive (and in real life you wouldn’t make them, it w...

What do you guys think? Is it worth trying to turn the plane all the way to face the wind (i.e. the « realistic » approach), which helps for landing even with not much brakes but makes it hard to go forward the last squares, or is it usually better to stay perpendicular to the wind (not « realistic ...

Yes, undo last action instead of the whole thing makes much more sense pratically.

Ok, since so many players use the jail not very well, maybe it's useful to give a few obvious tips: 1. Jail players who you're sure are against you, not potential allies (like at the beginning of the game, when you're still not sure who's who)! 2. When in doubt, jail players who can potentially hurt...

En ce qui concerne cette variante, j'ai vu pas mal de retours d'expérience qui jouaient à "qui perd gagne" au Tarot pour éviter de redistribuer. Je me disais qu'il serait intéressant d'implémenter cette variante qui pourrait rendre le jeu plus agressif en incitant à prendre. Le nom et le ...