{"id":2152,"date":"2019-04-22T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2019-04-22T16:47:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T16:47:23","slug":"a-place-at-the-table-house-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/22\/a-place-at-the-table-house-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place at the Table: House Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who remembers collecting all of the money from the middle of the board when you landed on Free Parking<\/a> in Monopoly? Were you aware that this is not in the official rules for Monopoly? This free parking rule is one of the most well-known examples of a house rule. A house rule, by definition, is a rule that is used amongst a certain group of players or in a certain place. A house rule can be something as simple as a variant of the rules, or it can go as far as adding new rules or replacing existing rules. Anything goes because it is your house and your rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Throughout the years, I\u2019ve found that house rules tend to\nhappen more often when you are playing games with children. It just makes\nsense. If you have kids who really want to play the game with you, but the game\nis above their heads or the rules are too difficult, then you have to make some\nhouse rules in order to keep the tears to a minimum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have seen house rules pop up in board games with adults. I have friends, Josh and Angela, who have a house rule in Ticket to Ride<\/a>. When playing Ticket to Ride with them, 3 train cards of 1 color can be used as a wild card. So, if I need 6 pink train cards, but I only had 5 pink train cards and 3 blue train cards, I could use the 5 pink train cards and the 3 blue train cards to equal the 6 pink train cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ticket to Ride<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our board game group has an unofficial house rule that applies to most games for new players, both to new players in general and new players to a game. Basically, we will allow you to take back a move or placement if you find that it was bad move. The rule doesn\u2019t apply to every player in every game. If I\u2019m playing Sagrada<\/a> with you and you\u2019ve played it multiple times, then you\u2019re just going to have to take the penalty point for placing a die in the wrong spot. If it is your first time playing Sagrada, then I\u2019ll let you move a die because you are still learning the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The dice placement game of Sagrada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you come play games at our house, you will find a house\nrule that applies to just about every game we play. It generally only applies\nto me, but the rule can be transferred to a different person depending on the\nsituation. As you know, Number One and I have two small kids, Peep and\nStormageddon. At the ages of 4 and 2, they still require (and demand) quite a\nbit of attention. In our house, the person who has had to get up and take care\nof the kids the most or just had the kids climbing all over them for the\nduration of the game is awarded 5 victory points at the end of the game. Number\nOne and I created this rule because I spend a lot of time with my chair pushed\nas far away from the table so that toddler feet don\u2019t kick my cards or board.\nAs Peep and Stormie get older, this rule will disappear. For now, it helps even\nthe playing field a little bit because we don\u2019t always have the luxury of\nstudying the board to plan out our next move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, share your thoughts with me. What are your thoughts on\nhouse rules? If you like house rules, then what are some of the house rules\nthat apply at your house? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time, happy gaming! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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