Questions tagged [house-rules]
Rule changes, additions and options proposed by players for players. This is not for officially sanctioned variations - use the [variants] tag instead.
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Have there been revisions to the rules of Catan?
I have been playing catan for at least 6 years, following a trip to the Netherlands where I encountered the game. For the whole time, I have played that, on a role of 7, the player cannot build or ...
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Tapping cards - mana pool - general questions [closed]
I've been playing for very long time right now (with long breaks though...) and I happen to find some uncertainties about mana pool/tapping etc.
When you usually play with your friends do you argue ...
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How do I deal with 'take backsies', particularly in Twilight Imperium? [duplicate]
I was playing twilight-imperium with an opponent who would often 'take back' or 'adjust' moves.
In general I'm OK with this if:
The player is new to the game
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International rules for a king how many moves can the king take if there are no opposition pieces to jump?
We started to place international rules and just watch a video on youtube that seems to indicate, that a king cannot move unlimited spaces if there are no opposition pieces to jump. Is this correct?
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Diplomacy 'Trojan Blind' hints
I am starting a diplomacy game with the "TROJAN" rule. Does anyone have any hints on how to adapt strategy from a game with more typical rules?
TROJAN (BLIND modifier)
A TROJAN game is a BLIND ...
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Escape From Colditz (2 player): How do you deal with all your POWs being in Solitary?
In the game Escape from Colditz, once a POW player has acquired an item, it seems like the guards can pretty much round all of that player's team up from the inner courtyard and dump them in Solitary.
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Spin on old cribbage
A friend of mine and I have our own brand of Cribbage where we throw extra Cards into the game hypothetically speaking how many 15s would there be if there was five fives in one hand
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Draughts: King required?
Can one be compelled to use his king when there are alternative moves? Especially if that move will end up having the king killed. My opponent saud I was obligated to use the king.
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How to make a game of Yu-Gi-Oh! quicker?
I currently play Yu-Gi-Oh! at school, and sometimes, we want to fit in a game in less than 5 - 10 minutes, before lessons.
Of course, in a normal game with 8k LP each, this is almost impossible for a ...
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Is it feasible to do a Yu-Gi-Oh! booster draft?
Magic: The Gathering has a Booster Draft format in which each player opens a booster pack, picks a card to keep, then passes the rest to the next player. After this is repeated a number of times, ...
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Would A "Dual Capital" (house) rule make sense in Axis and Allies Pacific?
The gamemaker "opened the gates" to this question by allowing China to collect income and build units without a capital (or for that matter, and industrial complex). This is kind of an exception to ...
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Informal history of Crazy Rummy and/or Frustration?
It's my understanding that Gin Rummy was 'codified' in 1909 and that Rummy games in general are thought to be 'descended' from Conquian.
And I realize that minor variants tend to be more of a 'house ...
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Does Monopoly Follow Standard Auction Procedures?
I am playing a game of Monopoly. One player lands on a property, but chooses not to buy it. I bid first. Another player bids for a higher amount. The rules state that the banker immediately gives the ...
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Could B-17 bombers identify individual ships in Midway?
This is a reference to the Avalon HIll Board game.
One of the possibilities offered to the American player in the game is one or two B-17 attacks a day. A die roll of five inflicts three hits on a ...
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Challenging Chain Wild Draw Four's
I was playing Uno, and the card was a yellow 4. As I didn't have a yellow nor a 4 in my hand. I played the draw 4 card. Now should I have been challenged, I would have won the challenge. But my ...
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How to add of story-telling elements to increase player satisfaction? [closed]
My question is focused on the board game Eldritch Horror, but perhaps it could be applicable to other lore-based board/card games.
Does anybody use additional story-telling elements to embellish the ...
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Do people commonly play collectible card games without shuffling?
I was watching the Garfield lecture on luck last night, and he mentioned that Magic eventually adopted a discard rule for the first hand drawn if it was a "dud", so that defeat is not so dependent on ...
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What difficulties occur in a three sided version of Space Hulk?
The Space Hulk Campaigns book outlines Marine vs Marine rules. Is it possible to then play Terminators vs Chaos Terminators vs Genestealers or are there game mechanics that make this unworkable e.g. ...
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Diplomacy: No units but 1 Non-Home Supply Center
Hello Diplomacy enthusiasts.
I was recently playing an online game of Diplomacy with my friends and unfortunately drew Italy. All was going well until I was overrun by Turkey who made quick work out ...
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Mafia type variant with 3-5 players
I love mafia/werewolf/resistance/secret hitler type games, but my kids frequently want to play when there are too few people. Typically mafia is best when there's more than about 6 or 7.
So I thought ...
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How to play a quicker game of Monopoly?
Is it possible to play a quicker game of monopoly that lasts under one hour on average with only two players? If so, how? I am not looking for anything that specific, but I need house rules that will ...
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How can I play Dominion by myself (like solitaire)?
Is there any suggested way to modify the rules to play Dominion on your own, like a Dominion Solitaire? It seems possible given that you're mostly just building your own deck and collecting victory ...
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How do the Monopoly odds change when the board is played in reverse?
One semi-popular house rule is to play Monopoly as usual, but move the pieces counter-clockwise instead of the usual clockwise - that is, hit the higher-end properties first and move down toward the ...
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Damage rarely matters in two-player RoboRally. How can I houserule it to be more interesting?
In the original version of RoboRally, I'm finding that damage rarely matters in two-player games. Over the course of the game, maybe four hits happen. No registers are locked, and drawing fewer cards ...
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Why is the first tile inactive in Burgle Bros?
In the Burgle Bros FAQ, the first tile of the first floor you are burgling is inactive:
When entering a new floor for the first time, does the tile trigger when you move into it?
Yes, except ...
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How do I Make this Backgammon-Spinoff more Level and Fair?
I call it March-Fall Gammon, or M-F Gammon for short. Played with regular backgammon board, chips, and dice. Game consists of 2 parts: The March and The Fall. Start with a clean board, roll, and ...
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Playing Pokemon TCG with more than two players
I want to play Pokemon with my brother and sister. The only problem is that there will be three people playing, which means it would be hard to alter rules so that they do not give other players an ...
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Can Ronan of the Wild use Pico himself?
In the Descent 2nd Edition expansion pack Call of the Wild there is a new hero named Ronan of the Wild. His hero ability gives him the familiar named Pico.
Pico's card states:
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How can I houserule Arkham Horror to include having one player character attacking another player character?
Sometimes I just feel like throwing a bit of anarchy into whatever game I am playing. What are the rules for one player character attacking another player character? How does the battle play out?
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In Split, should one cross out 200
On the Split scorecard, the last box in each row is worth 200 points. The rules say that in scoring you should cross off the next available box, but don't go out of their way to point out that a 6th ...
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Monopoly : Is buying properties second time round a house rule or official rule?
Just wondering that when playing a normal game of monopoly, can I buy a property when I haven't passed go yet. Anything will help. thanks!
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Progressive Draw 2 and Draw 4 Uno
When playing with progressive Draw 2 and Draw 4 and (say that there are 2 players playing) and
Player 1 goes out with a Draw 2
Player 2 puts down a Draw 2
Does player 1 have to pick up 4 cards?
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Power Grid removing lowest plant if first player passes
A friend of mine (a bit of a board game geek) says that this following rule is wrong, imbalanced, and is changed in one of the expansions:
(Auction phase)
If, in later rounds, no power plant is ...
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Choosing same color after Wild (+4) Draw 4
Playing Uno this weekend, one of the players played a Wild+4 but chose the same color that was in play (this led to a successful challenge). I had thought that, regardless of what's in the player's ...
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In UNO with card stacking rules, can you stack the opponents final card?
While playing UNO in the end only two players were left.
Player 1 had five cards and player 2 had two cards (both of them a 'Draw 2').
Player 2 puts down the first 'Draw 2' card, and calls UNO.
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Alternative play for Splendor
My husband and I like Splendor, but once someone manages to get one high level card, the game is pretty much over in minutes. Increasing the number of points you need to win doesn't make the game last ...
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How to fix very high impact of losing players last turn
Don't get me wrong - I love the fact that being almost nullified early on doesn't necessarily spell out slow and frustrating snowballing doom for you.
But in every single game I've played with people ...
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Is there an Eldritch Horror variant for playing against two ancients at once?
Has anyone tried modifying the rules of Eldritch Horror so you can play against two ancients at the same time? How was your experience?
Mysteries
Do I solve alternating or in parallel?
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Spoons: is passing your cards w/o looking cheating?
In the game of spoons (aka "pig" or "tongue"), you can simply not look at your cards, passing them on directly, so as to be ready to pick up a spoon at any moment (fixated on the spoons, with your ...
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Can Boss Monster work with 5+ players?
The Boss Monster game is specific in that it says only 2-4 players can play the game, but from reading all the rules, and the fact that there are more than 4 monsters, I don't understand why it cannot ...
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Shuffle destination cards in Ticket to Ride
I'm considering a house rule where discarded Destination cards are always shuffled into the deck instead of returned to the bottom. The pros and cons seem balanced to me:
Pros :-
We may need the ...
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Munchkin with 7-12 players
I am wondering on what modifications could we make to Munchkin for a better overall gameplay when adapting it to be played with 7-12 players.
I am currently worried with the following issues:
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Texas Holdem All-In Question
This is regarding a Texas Holdem No Limit home game.
After the flop, Player 1 and Player 2 are the only remaining betting players.
After the river card, Player 1 goes all in.
Then Player 2 decides to ...
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Eclipse: some House rules to cut down on chance in die rolling?
My group and I enjoy Eclipse, but it has fallen out of favor because of the extreme chance in battle on die rolls. Heck, I can't even get my wife to play at all because the first three games she ...
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Does removing the timer make Space Hulk significantly easier?
I played the recent edition of Space Hulk with my brother, who insisted on playing the entire campaign as the Space Marines (bad idea - they tend to lose!)
He gave up the campaign about half way ...
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Game stagnates if supply card not drawn
I've played a couple of games where the game has been stifled because the supply card is never drawn. (What happens is that the 'winter is coming' card is drawn, and the deck reshuffled, and supply ...
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Monopoly (advanced) with speed die
So my family and I were playing when one of us landed on the "Go to Jail" space. They went, on their second roll to get out he rolled a double, now since we are playing the advanced game, does he roll ...
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Are there online variants to "Path of Glory"? WH40K
I've been watching a handful of this extended campaign type for a while now and I just saw a video where someone created an Ork war-band by using a dice-roll sheet prepared from custom rules. Can ...
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Occupations and minor improvements break the game?
After playing several games of Agricola in the family friendly mode, I played a couple of games of the full version with a friend.
What we've found is that adding the additional occupations and ...
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Is there a set of better rules for Monopoly? [closed]
Monopoly is pretty infamous for sucking.
Has anyone ever reconstructed the rules from the ground up to make it a better game? If it were a video game I'd ask for a total conversion mod or something ...
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