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Boardgaming Online
This is a community maintained list of online resources to play boardgames with.
Does anyone know of more resources for online play?
Answers that address the following points would be much appreciated:
What game or games are supported? If the…
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What's the legal stance for online versions of games?
I've played Dominion on isotropic, and I saw the existing question about online versions of board games, but not all of the games listed there appear to be official. The FAQ for isotropic says "I don't have permission to use RGG's art." To me this…
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Where can I practice MTG draft online and actually play against my opponents for free?
I've been having fun practicing drafts on draft simulators like this one, but sometimes I'd like to actually be able to play with the deck I built. Since all of the other players on these simulators are Bots, I have to be content with always…
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Where to play Go online?
I used to play regularly on KGS but have been inactive for several years. I am frustrated by the Catch-22 of the KGS system: in order to play rated games, you must have a solid rating. Solid ratings come from playing many rated games.
Does anyone…
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Why did this route work? Using another player's station, in Ticket to Ride Online?
We had this situation recently in the online Ticket to Ride. Why did Yellow's route from London to Berlin work? Is Yellow really allowed to use Purple's station on Essen?
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Is there a good casual online place to practice/learn bridge?
I know that Pogo.com (which powers Yahoo Games) has a long running online bridge game and that there are a handful of places for serious tournament/MasterPoint level bridge players online (though most seem based on software written a decade or more…
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Abstract "move holding" service for simultaneous-move board games
Background
I am looking to play a variant of Diplomacy over email or other messaging system. The specifics of Diplomacy and of the variant are not important, suffice it to say that the root trouble is simultaneous moves.
Consider…
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Agricola Online
Does anyone know of any online (or iPhone, iPad, PC, Xbox, PS2, or PS3 for that matter!) versions of Agricola - or know if any are in the works?
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Is there a way to play the mafia party game online ?
Is there a way to play the mafia party game online ?
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Why does Online Dominion allow you to reveal reaction cards multiple times?
In the FAQ for Isotropic's online Dominion game, the creator states:
No, you really can reveal a reaction card like Moat or Secret Chamber multiple times. They are designed to be idempotent so there's no point in doing so, but allowing this avoids…
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Does card-counting work in online Blackjack?
I realize that card counting is strongly discouraged.
Are there systems in-place to prevent card-counting in online blackjack?
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Is there a site to play Go online against a computer?
There are many go servers but all of them seem to be for player-player games. I want to play online against a computer. I found some but it is not an actual go. I was not able to find a real go brain online. Are there any at all?
PS: In the end, I…
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Making a family card game playable online
My family has a version of "Muggins" that has been handed down from generation to generation (at least 3 generations, maybe more). The rules that we play by are different than other versions that I've been able to find online or in rule books.
I'd…
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7 Wonders scoring question (Olympia B, copying a guild) on BSW
On BrettspielWelt, I played Olympia (B) and built the 3rd wonder stage (copy a guild). The end score confused me, and I think BSW might have implemented the scoring wrong.
We were 3 players. Everyone had one guild.
Red had the science…
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Why didn't my station complete the route?
I needed to get from Riga to Bucaresti. I had trains connecting Riga to Kyiv, but the route from Kyiv to Bucaresti was taken by another player. I played a station on Kyiv, but the route did not complete (I'm playing the iPhone version).
What am I…
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