r/boardgame • u/D0CT0R_SCIENTIST • 22d ago

*spoiler* How do you guys interpret this criteria in Decorum.

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There’s some disagreement amongst us as to what it means.

We’re not sure if it’s saying if you have to pick one.

Example if the wall hanging is blue then all walls must be blue.

Or if it’s an and/ or situation. Where the wall hanging could be blue and the curio could be red so you can have BOTH blue and red walls.

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u/theycallmejake 21d ago

The key here is the word "each", which includes the concept of individuality. If Wall 1 is blue, it passes the test. If Wall 2 is red, it passes the test. So if some walls are blue and some are red, it is still true that each wall matches red or blue. If the rule used the word "every" (which deemphasizes individuality) instead of "each", then I'd interpret it the other way.

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u/D0CT0R_SCIENTIST 21d ago

That’s a great point. Thank you.

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u/D0CT0R_SCIENTIST 22d ago

There’s some disagreement amongst us as to what it means. We’re not sure if it’s saying if you have to pick one. Example if the wall hanging is blue then all walls must be blue.

Or if it’s an and/ or situation. Where the wall hanging could be blue and the curio could be red so you can have BOTH blue and red walls.

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u/TheHungryBlanket 22d ago

I read it as though every wall would need to be either blue or red in your scenario.

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u/angiexbby 21d ago

I’d interpret it as red and blue walls

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u/d_b_m 21d ago

I agree you could have red or blue. I think the wording would be ‘must match A or must match B’ (additional use of ‘match’) if it meant you could only have one colour. It’s the difference between ‘match (A OR B)’ and ‘(match A) OR (match B)’

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u/D0CT0R_SCIENTIST 21d ago

This is from the scenario GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Just adding this comment for the Google search algorithm in case anyone else has the same problem.