Does an activated ability go on the stack?
It becomes the topmost object on the stack. It has the text of the ability that created it, and no other characteristics. Its controller is the player who...
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What is 5-card major in bridge?
Five-card majors is a contract bridge bidding treatment common to many modern bidding systems. Its basic tenet is that an opening bid of one-of-a-major in...
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Does suspend count as casting?
Exiling a card with its suspend ability is not casting that card. This action doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to. If a spell with suspend has...
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Are all card games based on luck?
There is a consensus that several popular board games take skill over luck. Most adults agree that it takes good decision-making to win Chess (82%), Check...
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How does phasing work with auras?
An Aura, Equipment, or Fortification that phased out directly will phase in attached to the object or player it was attached to when it phased out, if tha...
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What is meant by kinetic activity?
Kinetic military action is a euphemism for military action involving active warfare, including lethal force. “Kinetic” was used as a retronymic euphemism ...
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How do territory cards work in risk?
The territory cards correspond to the 42 territories on the playing board. Each of the territory cards also depicts a symbol of an infantry, cavalry, or a...
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How many bonus points do you get in Gin Rummy?
Once the game has finished, the players note down the following bonuses: 100 points for winning a game, 20 points for each partial game won and 100 points...
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Does chess have a dominant strategy?
And technically speaking, there is a weakly dominant strategy in chess (that is, a strategy that does as well as or better than every other strategy), but...
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Why is emrakul the promised end banned?
Emrakul, the Promised End Emrakul was banned because she ended games too easily when cast. Games could be won after she was cast but it was extremely diff...
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How do the new dual lands work?
New Dual Lands These lands represent the return of double faced cards, but with a key difference: we don’t get a front part that can transform into someth...
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Does a spell count as cast if its countered?
Yes, the spell is cast. This will count for “on cast” triggers, Storm, Aetherflux Reservoir, Approach of the Second Sun and Commander Tax. What happens wh...
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