The Golden Rule: They're Your Damn Rules

Due to various medical issues of mine flaring up I was unable to complete my blog post on Wendsday so in return this Sunday will have some extra posts to make up for it.

There's a proud tradition in many games I play of doing things your own way. From tweeking the rules to make combat smoother to creating whole new games out other games it's always been something I've particularly enjoyed.

So this article is for me to share my love of houserules, game modifications and emergent gameplay with you so you too can enjoy playing things how they weren't ment to be played.

I Weild a Power Greater than The Heart of the Cards!

It's called reading the cards.

That is a common quote from me when it comes to teaching people games and showing them tricks and effects that are a little more obscure than the norm.

So why is this phrase so important? Well the more you know about a game and its mechanics the better you can manipulate them in your favor. Heck even in my own blog I've a perfect example of that. Just take a look at the comments from Circles of Annoyance and you'll see what I mean. In that same tournament I could have won a turn earlier but the rules were not followed exactly so the odd thing crept through there.

Now while this might seem to you like a pointless exersize I have a few examples which I hope will show you the importance of this along with a few tips on how to make things easier on yourself.