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Are miniature game army tactics question on topic
This is in response to this question.
I just picked up a 40K Necron codex today and I am rather astonished. They appear quite overpowered to me. Then again, I play Orks and Imperial Guard, so ...
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Tabletop miniature gaming modeling and painting questions?
Since BCG allows questions on tabletop miniature games (e.g., Warhammer 40K and Flames of War), does it also include questions on activities integral to (some) tabletop miniature games? Specifically, ...
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Penny Arcade tag rename?
We've had two questions about Penny Arcade the Game: Gamers vs. Evil (1) (2), and both have caused confusion with Penny Arcade: The Card Game for which we've received no questions. I set about to ...
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Avira alert for js/wmd.js - false alarm?
My Avira antivirus program keeps alerting me about "HTML/Rce.Gen3" in wmd.js on this site. Is that just a false positive? It doesn't happen on stackoverflow.com, only this site, possibly starting when ...
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Please add support for MTG autocard plurals/short names
The current autocard link syntax works great, but it can be a bit awkward to use with plural names. It's easy to change [mtg:Lightning Bolts] to [mtg:Lightning Bolt]s. Getting correct links to cards ...
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MTG AutoCard doesn't show up in previews
The [mtg:cardname] card tags don't show up in (JavaScript?) post previews. All that's visible is the plain text.
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Using BCG as an Official Support Site
I'm seeing a trend on other stack exchange sites to using Stack Exchange as an official website for user questions (e.g. StackOverflow for RestSharp, or Drupal for Drupal)
Is this something that is ...
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Can a new answer to an old question be highlighted somehow?
TL;DR: Stack exchange incentives discourage answering/improving old questions that have an accepted answer. Would highlighting new answers help with this?
I've answered 2 questions that were over a ...
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What's the best way to handle questions that generate multiple answers, each of which has only part of the answer?
Several times I've received multiple answer to a question I asked, with each question having good information but only a portion of the answer. For example, in this recent question:
Which tournament ...
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Evaluating your own site - a check for quality
A few months ago or so, some people might remember that I mentioned doing a quality review for this site for seeing how Board & Card Games is doing as a site. Well, it's been a few months since ...
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Should this site be called “tabletop games”?
Miniatures gaming is on-topic, which never would have occurred to me without seeing the question or reading the FAQ because it feels different from "board" games and certainly isn't a "card" game. ...
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Are computerized versions of board and card games on topic?
With the proliferation of tablets, there have been several board games ported to the medium, that either by hot seat play, or using the tablet as a board, can be utilized in place of the actual game. ...
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Should Elder Sign: Omens (iPad app) be tagged differently Elder Sign (board game)?
Elder Sign is a board game.
Elder Sign: Omens is an iOS app based on the board game, but with some distinct differences.
I would argue that the differences are significant enough that the two games ...
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Better Supporting Miniature Gaming
There's currently a proposal to start a miniature gaming only stack exchange. A lot of the topics that could potentially be discussed there are on topic here, but there are some that wouldn't be. ...
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Where can I go to learn about B&CG's specialty markup?
So, we've been talking about adding AutoCard for Magic. That brings up this question:
Where can I go to actually learn about the site's special markup features?
If I were a new poster working on my ...
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Who is deleting my comments?
Recently I commented on (an answer to?) this question. I said something like "more research and less asking" was in order, AFAIK.
Elsewhere in the SE network, I have seen comment deletion stir up ...
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I would be interested in writing (blank) Community Blog articles!
Please upvote this post if you are interested in WRITING content for a Community Blog. This would require at a minimum a commitment to write articles at least once every 2 weeks.
Please upvote ...
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I would be interested in reading about (blank) in a Community Blog!
Please upvote the question if you would read a community blog.
Upvote an answer or add your own answer indicating your interest in a particular topic.
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Would a Community Blog for BG.SE be useful?
Stack Exchange supports Community Blogs. I could see the value in having a Community Blog for Boardgames.SE, as I am sure many users find the technical rules questions a little dull. The Blog can be ...
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Please add support for the Magic AutoCard window
This was discussed and dismissed previously because no official API was provided, but an API does exist for automatic hover over images and links. The Wizards published API service called AutoCard ...
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How should we tag Rex: Last Days of an Empire questions?
I've got a Rex question, but rex-final-days-of-an-empire is too long - what should we use as the tag?
Some possibilites would be rex-final-days, rex-final-days-empire, and rex-fdoae. I used ...
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What is the history of game stacks on Stack Exchange?
In the 3 months I have participated in Board and Card Games, I have seen Magic the Gathering nearly spun off (then not). I have read of other game stacks that started independently or spun off from ...
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B&CG is now the definitive place for Magic: the Gathering questions
Since many of you likely won't have seen this, I'd like to draw your attention to
Why is the Magic the Gathering proposal shutting down?
It seems an executive decision has been made that a ...
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On whether asking “how winners spend their last moves” is on-topic
I recently started playing Caylus on the iOS, and thought that the answer to the following problem would help me formulate a strategy and better understand the game. Note that this question could ...
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Is it a good or bad idea to cite your own question-relevant experience(s)?
From my initial read of the generic Stack Exchange FAQ, I was under the impression that answers from personal experience are not just encouraged, they are preferred. Right? If so, does it not then ...
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Attribution requirements for answers
Last night I provided this answer and had a conversation (of sorts) with Pat about my lack of attribution (feel free to check out the original answer, which isn't substantially different other than ...
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New Beta Theme Launched
Your site looks a bit different today. Yes, we are getting rid of the 'Sketchy' look and replacing it with a more-polished and finished design for sites in beta.
You can read more about the redesign ...
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Should a date be added when displaying a quote from the mtg Comprehensive Rules
Since it seems to be quite common that when answering a question, a quote from the magic the gathering comprehensive rules is also included, can we adopt a common format for quoting from the rules?
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What does the tag “goldfish” mean?
A user with solid reputation on this site (over 1500 rep) tagged a question of mine with the "goldfish" tag. What does that mean? The question obviously has no connection to a real goldfish, but I ...
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Is this really on topic: Cost of board games vs. other entertainment?
How does the cost of designer board games compare to other forms of entertainment?
This question doesn't seem to really belong here, but I'm an infrequent visitor so I thought I'd bring it to meta.
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Is it Ok to ask question about Play-by-email version of a card game?
I was wondering about the "off-topicness" of questions concerning the "electronic" version of an old card game called "Waving Hands". This game has been translated into a "Play-by-email" in the 90's ...
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Can we get a renderer for Cards?
I see that the Poker site now has nice card markup support. Could that be added to this site?
In addition to poker being on topic here, we also have significant questions in bridge, euchre, ...
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What to do if you have a much different (and potentially better) way of asking a question that has essentially already been asked?
From the standpoint of developing the highest possible Q&A database quality, is it best to post a good answer to an old fuzzy question in order to avoid duplication? Or is it better to come out ...
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Asking and answering multiple questions in the same post
Inspired by the question found here: Three beginner clarifications about Cribbage
The three questions put forward in the above post are not individually problematic; they each are, or have the ...
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If Magic SE opens, will all Magic questions be migrated from Board and Card Games? [closed]
SE won't migrate questions from Draw3Cards ... but if a proper Magic SE 2.0 opens, will questions be migrated on mass from Board & Card Games to Magic SE? They will definitely be "more on topic" ...
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Are there any plans to migrate poker questions to poker.stackexchange.com?
I sort of assume that this is all in hand by TPTB, but it would be nice to have confirmation.
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Is it acceptable to copy my question(s) from Draw3Cards to Board & Card Games?
Draw3Cards is a SE 1.0 site for MtG. I am not active there anymore, but I have asked a couple questions there that I believe would be beneficial to have asked here. Obviously, copying every ...
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Is this an appropriate place for Nikoli-style pencil puzzles and games?
In particular, I have a couple of questions about the development of these sorts of puzzles (think Sudoku, Kenken, Nurikabe, etc) and I'm not sure whether this is the best forum for them or whether ...
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Can we make it standard that question titles or questions actually contain the name of the game?
I frequently read this page using Google Reader. it's fantastic, but there are times where the question doesn't necessarily indicate what game it's referring to.
For instance this question: Is it ...
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When are “sub-tags” appropriate?
Stackoverflow uses a lot of "sub-tags" as I call them, for example c#-4.0 that help add value to the question by letting you search for specific information that wouldn't really work as a combination ...
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Would support for Magic: the Gathering rendering make you move site?
A while ago, we had a discussion about the rationale for asking Magic questions on a separate site. Since then, the number of MTG questions here has gone through the roof. It is now the top game, by ...
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Some non-game specific questions have specific games as answers. Should these questions get game-specific tags?
Some non-game specific questions have specific games as answers. Should these questions get game-specific tags with each new game-specific answer? I think people interested in a specific game stand a ...
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Is it appropriate to delete all comments to a question once they have been acted upon?
In the following question:
In Ticket to Ride USA, does obtaining longest continuous path of routes highly correlate with winning?
I got a few comments on my question, the first of which was 2/3 of a ...
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Game Recommendation questions are banned
With the agreement of the other moderators and the unanimous consent of the voters here on meta, game recommendations are banned.
Plan of Action
Update the FAQ (done)
Close all questions (done)
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What are the steps in eliminating recommendation questions?
In the immediate aftermath to this discussion, there seems to be somewhat of a consensus to ban game recommendation questions. An enthusiastic new moderator (congratulations, btw!) has done quite a ...
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Should we ban game recommendation questions? - Done
We've discussed this before, but I think it's time to put the final nail in the coffin of Game Recommendation questions.
Take a look at the recommendations tag. The most recent stuff is first. Look ...
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Considering the number of strategy questions, should we write specific scope limitations for strategy questions?
It seems to me like most strategy questions could be considered subjective and broad in scope, as many people will have different answers based on their own play styles. However, when tailored to ...
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When is it appropriate to submit multiple answers to the same question?
Many times I have several ideas to answer a question. For instance, in response to, "How do I mitigate tendency X in game Y?", I might have a few strategy ideas, as well as a couple of expansions I ...
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What shall we call the tag for Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game (2010)?
After editing, this question makes it clear that it is about Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game, the 2010 version from Fantasy Flight Games, not the 2002 version (the rather similarly named Sid ...
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Are computer Go questions on topic?
In the earlier Game of Go proposal, all computer Go questions were on topic, but I'm not sure if they are on BGSE, too.
Computer Go basically refers to two things:
Algorithms and knowledge related ...
