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I added card games, because everyone likes discussing War strategy. – Welbog Jun 10 '10 at 14:01

So this is basically a Stack Exchange version of boardgamegeek.com? – mmyers Jun 10 '10 at 16:26

Can this site possibly exist without every other answer pointing to boardgamegeek.com? BGG already has a dedicated rules forum for nearly every game in existence, it has a high signal:noise ratio, and many designers and publishers already post there to answer rules questions. What is to be gained by splitting traffic off to here? – jdl Jun 19 '10 at 19:42

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This proposal is now in the Beta phase — example questions are locked!

56 Example Questions (14 closed)

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added by asandroq Jun 22 '10 at 16:51

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added by Scimon Jun 23 '10 at 9:40

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added by Brent Warner Jun 23 '10 at 22:58

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added by asandroq Jun 24 '10 at 13:36

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added by Don Kirkby Jun 17 '10 at 6:59

closed as off topic by bignose, Al Crowley, warren, Brent Warner, voyager Jun 18 '10 at 19:59

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by bignose Jun 17 '10 at 7:27

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added by asandroq Jun 24 '10 at 13:34

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added by Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski Jun 10 '10 at 11:32

closed as off topic by Shog9♦, antony.trupe, Lord Torgamus, warren, Jay Atkinson Jun 18 '10 at 18:57

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Not sure about this one. If it's CW, it should be OK, I think. – Welbog Jun 10 '10 at 11:50

Way too wide open. Maybe "10 yr old into space/pirates/lasers" or "aunt into baseball/knitting/kittens" etc. – Adam Davis Jun 10 '10 at 12:07

See meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/53919/… for why this (and probably several of our other top vote getters) are not considered good off-topic examples. – Brent Warner Jun 23 '10 at 21:41

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added by Ben Gartner Jun 20 '10 at 6:07

I don't think “dear abby” style give-me-advice questions are a good use of a StackExchange site. Better to encourage questions that are written such that they will have one correct answer. – bignose Jun 20 '10 at 10:18

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added by Welbog Jun 10 '10 at 10:44

Lots of new games are based on the fun parts of other games, mechanically if not thematically. – Welbog Jun 10 '10 at 10:49

This doesn't afford a “right answer”. – bignose Jun 17 '10 at 7:33

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added by Adam Davis Jun 10 '10 at 11:57

	dup of area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/5220/… – Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski Jun 10 '10 at 12:22
	@Tadeusz - in this case, no. The free parking thing is not an official rule of the game - this is inquiring about house rules or variants people play. – Adam Davis Jun 10 '10 at 12:36

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added by Welbog Jun 10 '10 at 10:45

closed as off topic by Shog9♦, antony.trupe, Beska, Don Kirkby, Joe Ludwig Jun 17 '10 at 3:01

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	The laser requires FCC and UL approval, the waffles require FDA approval, and the vampires require CDC approval. It's a certification nightmare, which, of course, is why such a game does not already exist on the market. – Adam Davis Jun 10 '10 at 12:13
	@Adam: I dunno. After having seen Risk 2210, I'd believe anything. – mmyers Jun 14 '10 at 18:55
	Why is this off-topic contrasted with area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/5220/… ? – bignose Jun 17 '10 at 7:45

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added by bignose Jun 17 '10 at 7:25

closed as off topic by Mike Woodhouse, warren, eswald, voyager, therefromhere Jun 20 '10 at 0:09

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

spam is spam and obviously isn't allowed. Offtopic is different. – CrazyJugglerDrummer Jun 21 '10 at 20:09

It's not clear at all that this is spam, though. There's a very broad, blurry line between promoting a game to a crowd who will very likely be interested in it, and spam. I think this example is more off-topic than spam. – bignose Jun 22 '10 at 5:40

Yeah, it's not a great example, because slightly reworded, it could be a on topic question. "have you heard about [Settlers of Catan], I want to learn more about it, is it great?" Still not a good example, but not a horrible question. – McKay Jun 23 '10 at 16:51

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added by Brent Warner Jun 18 '10 at 16:59

closed as off topic by Marve, KeithB, Jay Atkinson, Beska, fretje Jun 18 '10 at 20:09

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Debating the relative merits of games is not going to be productive... – Brent Warner Jun 18 '10 at 17:04

After reading meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/53919/… I'm thinking maybe this isn't such a good example. – Brent Warner Jun 23 '10 at 21:41

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added by Adam Davis Jun 10 '10 at 12:04

closed as off topic by Welbog, Shog9♦, Jay Atkinson, antony.trupe, Amir Rachum Jun 12 '10 at 8:14

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Would be CW, of course, but it would certainly provide a very interesting source of entertainment on this site. Would you play Mousetrap with Bonnie and Clyde? – Adam Davis Jun 10 '10 at 12:05
	Or Scotland Yard? – mmyers Jun 10 '10 at 19:01

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added by bignose Jun 17 '10 at 7:40

closed as off topic by fretje, Mike Woodhouse, Shog9♦, KeithB, Chris W. Rea Jun 22 '10 at 13:00

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	The inevitable “I don't have anything interesting to ask and should really be on some discussion forum” entry. – bignose Jun 17 '10 at 7:41
	I don't think this is a good example because a varient on it: "What cool games have come out in the last year?" seems like it would be an reasonable question for people trying to keep up with the latest games. – Al Crowley Jun 17 '10 at 17:21
	@Al Crowley: Okay, I see how there's a fine line there; as I worded it, it didn't make it clear that's not what I mean. I've edited this to a similar, even more common please-talk-with-me question. – bignose Jun 18 '10 at 7:41
	@bignose, I agree that this is an inevitable question. But it's an inevitable bad question, not an off-topic question. See here: meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/53919/… – Kristo Jun 24 '10 at 0:59