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Which taste is most acceptable?
Adaptation. How flavor is perceived?Taste buds have very sensitive microscopic hairs called microvilli. Those tiny hairs send messages to the brain about ...
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Are offensive words allowed in Scrabble?
Scrabble community bans offensive words, including racial slurs, from competitive play. North American Scrabble Players Association removes 200 words from...
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What is the difference between an activated ability and a triggered ability?
Unlike activated abilities, triggered abilities do not need to be activated, — they trigger regardless of players’ wishes and are subject to no limitation...
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Can you play a card after you draw in UNO?
You may choose not to play a playable card from your hand. If so, you must draw a card from the DRAW pile. If playable, that card can be played, but you m...
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Does protection negate combat damage?
One thing that protection does is to prevent damage from sources with the stated quality, yes. In Magic “can’t” beats “can”. So if something says that it ...
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Who wins when both have a straight?
A straight is any five cards in sequence, but not necessarily of the same suit. If more than one player has a straight, the straight ending in the card wi...
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Can you use cancel on a creature?
No. A “spell” is something that is in the process of being cast, while it is on the stack. A card in your hand, or on the battlefield, or anywhere but the...
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How are race tokens used in small world?
Each of those tokens allows the conquest of any Mountain Region by using a single Race token, regardless of the number of enemy tokens defending it. Wendi...
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Is there lore to Magic The Gathering?
As of late, the MTG Lore has moved away from novels, and is now more focused around short stories on the MTG website. The MTG short stories on the officia...
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Are the Egyptian God cards legal?
While the original prints were Illegal, Konami made rereleases of these Egyptian God cards that are actually playable and are completely legal to play in ...
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