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¿Question #74?
ping9x: If a game doesn't state if money is hidden or revealed, which do you choose?

Statalyzer: Visible - otherwise we should all be writing it down, so why not just let everyone see it?
RealGuest: Generally, I would say open information.
berzley: Revealed
Woelf: Visible unless specifically noted as hidden.
oldhoss: Revealed. I assume that everything is revealed unless the rules state that it is supposed to be hidden.
aleo09: we vote on it.
chockle: revealed - I assume that if they wanted you to hide it, then it would say that in the rules.
Hendal: hidden of course
weed131: hidden
beerbear: The rules usually never mention clothing either.
resin: revealed. Hidden assets are a specific game mechanic.
bcooperok: Depends on the currency. I'm not putting those triangle King Tut coins in my underwear.
Magatone: Revealed. I assume all components are in the open unless otherwise stated.
DasViktor: Hidden. Yeah, actually I am not allowed to wear shirts with pockets to game nights anymore as I kept talking home the game money.
Der Ubermolch: Money is hideable unless otherwise stated.
Nimrod6: Hidden
DoctorJ: Revealed.
Numskull: Hidden
ZeroZilla: One of my friends is a strong proponent of open money, so we almost always use that.
Rosebud: I show my resources even when I am not required to do so. I play with cheaters, who will know anyway. Might as well level the cheater playing field.
Blacknightjj: hidden
ozjesting: hidden. Just like real life
mjfassio: Usually player money and assets and general knowledge to all the players unless specifically stated to be kept private or screened in the rules.
MGBM: Hidden
El Hidalgo: Hidden.
DHEK: I consider it revealed unless otherwise stated.
Tall_Walt: Hidden
fehrmeister: Revealed - at least until I know the game very well
martybjsg: Revealed so we can boast over how much we got or whine that someone else has more
POvidiusNaso: hidden.
Capitaine Grappin: Hidden...especially in Fantasy Business
mpw182: hidden
Doo Doo: Hidden
Greedo: Absolutely.
gr8lookinguy: revealed
kashmoney: revealed
Ebon Wendigo: Hidden
Thesp: Usually revealed. It depends.
DHolte: Hidden
ZombyDawg: If the rules do not specifically say money is hidden it is revealed only by request. You can always try to mislead what you have until someone wants to count it.
PhrollikK: doesn't matter
bigbadsteve: hidden, regardless
Nekura: Revealed
PlanetSmasher: hidden
dmomo: Revealed
Godeke: Hidden unless Mom is playing, in which case we hire an accountant to ensure she doesn't steal all the money.
eschaton1000: Revealed.
SisyphusX: Revealed.
Cromaa: Revealed
brainrob: Revealed
falloutfan: Revealed.
Dorque: Revealed. If you could get the info by taking notes, then it is public.
FrozenHoHos: Reveal only if necessary
rhysling: hidden
vampywife: hidden
2Coats: hidden
lauramath: revealed
Android: We vote. Once. Owner of the game breaks ties.
Helenoftroy: hidden
Chris Page: Revealed. But with some groups this devolves into a squabble. I remember one group that insisted on closed holdings for Acquire, but open holdings for Settlers.
Wouwter: revealed
RyanMC: revealed
hacksword: Revealed
Favre4MVP: revealed
korppu: Revealed
Great Dane: If a game doesn't state whether dice rolls are hidden or revealed, which do you choose?
chad56s: revealed
locusshifter: Normally revealed
Loquutus: hidden
skudfisher: revealed. Usually just sitting in a clump on the table by each player
Tushratta: Revealed.
Steve Leach: hidden
ssmooth: Would tend toward hidden, especially if it's blank on the back.
CherryPie: Revealed.
GI Joe: Hidden if money looks all the same; revealed if differs
EDS Teioh: hidden
Cerebus: Stacked.
jellospike: revealed
sourwyrm: revealed
CharlieWonka: I put it all in one pile in order of note value.
TMJJS: Depends if the value is printed on both sides. 1 side hidden, both revealed
lambda: Revealed
Igmatto: revealed
The Unbeliever: 42
scriptorum: Revealed.
yossarians: hidden
skrutsch: Revealed, usually.
Lord_Prussian: revealed
tragicpoet: hidden
GornTC: Hidden.
2amp: hidden
Jern: Depends on the game
Quest22: Revealed
nerotora: Hidden. In that way I avoid the delays from those who want to control everything and take forever to make a move.
kennyb: revealed
dakarp: revealed, but not necessarily countable by everyone.
heli: is it trackable?
Cal Mac: hidden
batman: Hidden.
Bearcat89: Revealed, since most people can count and would keep track of it if it were hidden.
leece: Hidden.
djflippy: I think everyone should agree on a method. Either is fine with me.
solove: Hidden
DenverWolf: hidden
Lemur: hidden
wtrollkin2000: Revealed
AlorielLelyn: revealed typically, unless it seems like the kind of game that it would matter. Then I ask the other players.
Oborro: hiiden
Jackwraith: hidden
Dave: I choose to start a long, pointless thread on the topic on Spielfrieks.
mfrederick: Depends on the game
geberus: depends on the game
P.O.G.G.: usually revealed, though in an auction game I would go with hidden
Blackwind: hidden
lexen: open, either way i'll win!
isolated: To run away and hide with all my loot.
Nightmare: Revealed
fellonmyhead: I don't, the other players do.
puffinge: revealed
onky: The hidden feature.
Ludocrazy: Hidden
darthcliff: revealed
SevenSpirits: revealed!
Gorski: Hidden
Abundance of Flowers: Revealed
djlg: Revealed, but not exposed. Not so much hidden and descreetly disguised.
ourhero: revealed
BobDodgerBlue: Hidden
netfilterz: Revealed, unless specifically stated as hidden.
seanp: Revealed... and I dislike people who hide some or all.
snoozefest: revealed
Gonzaga: Revealed
cad614: Revealed
Rubric: You can't hide ALL your money, but you can stack it so the amount is not clear.
Gelatinous Goo: piled for interpretation
Draugnar: hidden
shotokanguy: the one on the right
pernishus: Revealed
Con Man: hidden
statonv: Hidden
Flyspeck23: Revealed.
PghArch: Revealed.
seppo21: In general, it's nobody's business for the most part unless it is a game winning condition, in which case, it should be known. However, in those cases, it is usually stipulated one way or the other in the rules.
dietevil: hidden
Jim_P: Hidden
Linnaeus: Hidden
hakko504: Usually open
Mike A: Don't care.
CDRodeffer: Hidden
skelebone: Money should be hidden, so you can't count what the other players have.
Zambogirl: depends on my mood
Bannor2000: hidden
chaddyboy_2000: Revealed
nix342: Hidden
Mndwrm: Revealed--I don't trust people hiding money, they often return with more than they started with.
disclamer: revealed
louiseh: Hidden
IngredientX: Revealed.
AnakinOU: uhhh hidden, I guess.
rochs77: Revealed
Vince Londini: hidden
Drewcooter: Hidden
dboeren: hidden
klarkinhistrep: Hidden
ValJor: Hidden
WasQ: hidden
shumyum: Hidden
TD2008YDS: should be hidden, i think
gnomehome: In sight, but uncounted
sumo: Revealed
Jon_1066: revealed
MisterCranky: I choose a game with better rules.
mrraow: Open
litho: Hide the money.
Fawkes: Hidden, always.
Debate: Player's choice
Karlsen: In a pile which is a bit of both. If someone asks then I would tell them.
Septic: Hidden
melissa: hidden
Friendless: revealed
bbenston: Hidden
MikeMKH: Revealed
CortexBomb: Hidden
kimbo: Hidden of course.
ynnen: Public/revealed. I feel it's significant enough that it's only mentioned if it's meant to be secret.
PopeBrain: revealed
Shakar: Hidden.
janiera: Revealed.
ensor: Hidden
meccaneer: Hidden.
darquil: Revealed
Aldie: Revealed.
HBGlover: If I expect the information to cause the game to slow down, hidden. Otherwise, revealed.
jttm: Revealed. But no one is my group really pays attention.
tiredmind: Hidden, my wife would choose Revealed.
ping9x: Revealed.