Do you have to go around the board once in Sorry?

If you can move, you must. If you draw a card that makes you move more than two spaces beyond your own Start space, on your next turn you may move into your own Safety Zone without moving all the way around the board. When the all the Sorry card in the deck are used, shuffle and reuse them.
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What are the rules in sorry?

SORRY! Take one pawn from your START, place it on any space that is occupied by any opponent, and bump that opponent's pawn back to its START. If there is no pawn on your START or no opponent's pawn on any space you can move to, you forfeit your move.
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What are the rules for sliding in sorry?

Slide. Any time you land by exact count on the triangle at the beginning of a slide that shows your color, slide ahead to the end and bump any pawns in your way − including your own! − back to their own start areas. If you land on a slide that does not show your color, don't slide, just stay put on the triangle.
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Do you have to slide on your own color in sorry?

You may only slide on triangles that are not your own color. While sliding you may also bump pawns in your path back to their start. If you land on a triangle of your own color- do not slide, just stay on the triangle.
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Do you have to go around the board once in Monopoly?

Taking a lap. This rule was probably made to prolong the game and make sure nobody felt too hard done by if it was their turn last. But in the official rules, it says you can start buying property straight away. You don't have to go around the board once beforehand.
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Can you slide into safety zone in Sorry?

A Safety Zone may be entered only by a forward move and a player is never allowed to move his man forward beyond this entrance square except to enter his Safety Zone. (NOTE: However, this rule has no application to the exchange of pieces by an opponent through the play of an 11 card.)
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Can you slide past your home in Sorry?

Quote: Safety Zone Entry Space: When moving along the outside track, you may not move your pawn forward beyond your own SAFETY ZONE entry. However, you may pass the entry space on a backward move (4 or 10 card) or as the result of a "SORRY!" or "switch" (11) card played against you.
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Do you need the exact number to go home in Sorry?

To win Sorry, you need to get all of your pawns to the home space. Getting your pawns home sounds simple, but it may take time because other players will bump you back to START. You also need to draw the exact number of spaces between a pawn and your home space in order to get there.
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What happens when you land on fire in Sorry?

This Sorry game includes special fire and ice power-up tokens that give your pawns more powers against other players. If you're lucky enough to get the ice token, your pawn can't be bumped or sent back, and the fire token lets you bring an extra pawn into your home space on the board.
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What is the oldest board game?

The Royal Game of Ur

The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest playable boardgame in the world, originating around 4,600 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. The game's rules were written on a cuneiform tablet by a Babylonian astronomer in 177 BC.
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Did they change the rules of Sorry?

In the 2013 edition, several rules were changed. Two additional items known as Fire and Ice were added, and depending on which card is drawn, can be placed on certain pawns on the board, modifying the playing rules for those pawns.
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How do you make rules for a board game?

Making Balanced & Clear Rules
  1. Playtest a Ton. ...
  2. Consider How Much Challenge You Want Your Game to Have. ...
  3. Consider Where Your Game Falls on the Luck/Skill Spectrum. ...
  4. Avoid False Choices. ...
  5. Clearly Point Out Relevant Keywords. ...
  6. Use Consistent Keywords and Phrasing. ...
  7. Use Present Tense, Active Voice, Second Person.
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Can you have 2 pawns in the safety zone in Sorry?

If you have successfully moved a pawn backward at least two spaces beyond your own START space, you may, on a subsequent turn, move into your own SAFETY ZONE without moving all the way around the board. Notes: ● Two pawns of the same color may never occupy the same space.
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What does ICE mean in Sorry?

This Sorry game includes special fire and ice power-up tokens that give your pawns more powers against other players. The Ice token freezes a pawn in place and doesn't allow you to move it until the ice token is moved to another player's pawn. The Fire token lets you move much more quickly around the board.
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Do you get 400 for landing on Go?

The winning house rule for landing on Go means players get 400 Monopoly dollars instead of the official 200. As for Free Parking, official rules call for absolutely nothing to happen when a player lands there.
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Can you Go to jail on the first round?

Alternative Jail Rules for a Short Game

If you are playing by the alternative short game rules, you must leave jail on your first turn. This means you may immediately attempt to roll doubles, and failing a successful roll, you must pay the fine or use a "Get out of Jail Free" card.
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Do you get 200 for landing on Go?

According to the official rules of Monopoly, you collect $200 for landing on Go. This is the same salary that you get every time you pass Go, you don't earn double money for landing on the Go space itself.
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Did Sorry ever have dice?

they played as a kid in the 80's used dice, not cards. SO here is the thing... The version of Sorry I played as a kid used dice as well.
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What does the diamond mean in Sorry?

time - the game could go on far too long if that were so. The diamond was added in Sorry to make it clearer that there was a barrier and that you could not move forward across your own diamond, although the rules did specify that you could move backwards over it.
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Is Sorry and trouble the same game?

Trouble has a similar objective to Sorry but is based solely on chance. The objective is for players (two to four at a time) to roll or 'pop' the dice and be the first to move all four of their colored pawns around the board.
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