My game group in Austin had a huge fight over house rules for Catan last month.

Half of us wanted to use a custom rule about trading with the bank, while the other half said it broke the game's balance. It got so heated we had to stop playing for the night. How do you handle it when your group can't agree on a house rule?

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coleman.jamie11d ago

Austin groups should ALWAYS try the new rule.

jana_henderson5211d ago

My friend's group had a similar blow-up over a house rule for Monopoly. They tried letting people put hotels on any property, even without a full set. It caused a huge mess because one player built a hotel on Boardwalk right away. The game ended in twenty minutes with everyone mad. They learned to test new rules in a short game first, not during a serious match.