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- 15 July 2021, 15:51
- Forum: Puerto Rico
- Topic: Does the Black Market actually work on BGA?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6669
Re: Does the Black Market actually work on BGA?
You're right. I wasn't thinking about the possibility of getting chits in any other way, but yes: It just has to be the chits (which would be physicals tokens in the table game.) (without expansions, the only way to get them is via shipping)
- 02 July 2021, 18:01
- Forum: "Alpha" games
- Topic: Chinese checkers is waiting for your reviews
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1105
Re: Chinese checkers is waiting for your reviews
Given racist origins (the use of marketing Orientalism with cringe worthy imagery in the early 20th century) of the name "Chinese Checkers" I'd like to suggest that we use the original German name for this game "Stern-Halma". This is especially applicable given the increase in a...
- 30 June 2021, 11:54
- Forum: Splendor
- Topic: the blind reserve from the deck
- Replies: 2
- Views: 716
Re: the blind reserve from the deck
Not sure what you mean. When you take a blind card, everyone can see what row you took it from, but it stays face-down. This is as intended in the rules.
- 28 June 2021, 13:34
- Forum: Kingdom Builder
- Topic: Let's settle the lords problem once and for all
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2365
Re: Let's settle the lords problem once and for all
Yes. BGA has a policy of only allowing "official" variants and expansions of games, even simple rules changes. Otherwise the site would get bogged down with millions of proposed house-rules.
Re: Kingmaking/helping another player
Kingmaking is when you do it intentionally in order to cheat for someone else. Players are not perfect gaming machines that always make the most ideal move every time. Just letting someone else get more points due to inexperience, inattention, or even apathy is not kingmaking, it's just part of gami...
- 28 June 2021, 10:04
- Forum: Puerto Rico
- Topic: Does the Black Market actually work on BGA?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6669
Re: Does the Black Market actually work on BGA?
... The black market only works for one colonist, one good, and one chit. If you are trying to trade two colonists for two purchase power, it wont work. I know this is an old thread but I've got the same problem. It says "-1 doubloon for each 1 VP, good, colonist". And the first reply sai...
- 09 June 2021, 11:34
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: BGA stance on players using engines to play games
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2633
Re: BGA stance on players using engines to play games
There is nothing in the terms of service that would prohibit the use of engines, so presumably doing so is entirely allowed. I don't agree. "Cheating software" is prohibited, and using and external engine to choose your moves is certainly cheating and it's software. From the TOS: BGA will...
- 04 June 2021, 13:38
- Forum: Official announcements [en]
- Topic: RAILROAD INK: Drawing off the rails
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3483
Re: RAILROAD INK: Drawing off the rails
Can we stop giving the full release to games that have major display issues on some devices? Obviously this was a popular game, but that amount of effort required to actually get it to be fully playable with all details is just crazy. (Alhambra being the other recent one that requires effort I my p...
- 04 June 2021, 03:49
- Forum: Railroad Ink
- Topic: Green and Yellow editions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1103
Re: Green and Yellow editions
Green and Yellow are coming to Steam soon, so they likely wont be here.
- 02 May 2021, 22:39
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: The "you may take notes" tooltip
- Replies: 4
- Views: 862
Re: The "you may take notes" tooltip
This has annoyed me for years. I think there was a suggestion in the bug tracker somewhere, but I can't find it now. I use the notes all the time, and it still pops up, and, as you say, it's in the second worst spot on the screen. Literally anywhere else, besides covering the 'go to next table' butt...