CMON Feature Friday: House Rules

We all know that rules are meant to be broken. When the rules for a modern board game are written, they’re done so after months, or even years, of playtesting. The idea is to work out any kinks in the game that may interfere with the overall structure. This is often a fairly effective method for finding any little faults the game may have. However, it isn’t foolproof. Occasionally, a rule falls through that breaks the game, or makes it less fun, or just plain doesn’t make sense. That’s when the players take matters into their own hands and create house rules.  

For this week’s CMON Feature Friday, we decided to take a look at some of the common house rules in practice today, and how rules changes and errata are being used in the modern world.