tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post2212741247465631856..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: Nomic: Games Where You Make Your Own RulesYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-72623128525026473282007-02-15T23:27:00.000+02:002007-02-15T23:27:00.000+02:00Kevan: I hate to admit, but you may be right. Perh...Kevan: I hate to admit, but you may be right. Perhaps I should try the game with a fresh batch of players.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-73128588739716939982007-02-15T22:56:00.000+02:002007-02-15T22:56:00.000+02:00Mao is only detestable if played with the standard...Mao is only detestable if played with the standard secret ruleset that the veteran players already know, and with all the annoying "no questions" and "must declare last card" rules giving them a boring advantage over even the sharpest of newcomers.<BR/><BR/>If you start it as a vanilla draw-one-card-then-play-one game and treat it like Zendo (with each Master *adding* a rule, so that you're slowly building a weird new card game), it's good solid inductive fun, and always worth bringing up when some friends are deciding what to do with a deck of poker cards.Kevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428945158053174692noreply@blogger.com