change the rules

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On your turn you can change a rule instead of only making a move, so the game you finish is not the game you started. In Nomic, changing the rules is the whole game.

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call and response + change the rules drafted not checked yet
A player can answer the last move by changing a rule, and the next player answers that change.
playing in silence + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules without speaking, so others work out each change from what happens.
change the rules + roll and move drafted not checked yet
You roll to move, and some spaces let you change a rule, such as how far a roll takes you.
change the rules + drafting drafted not checked yet
Some cards in the shared row are new rules, and picking one puts it into play.
change the rules + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid for the right to change a rule, so each change has a price.
change the rules + push your luck drafted not checked yet
You can keep adding rule changes on your turn, but a change that backfires costs you.
change the rules + area control drafted not checked yet
Holding an area gives you the power to change a rule, so the map decides who rewrites the game.
change the rules + worker placement drafted not checked yet
One action space lets a worker change a rule, so players compete for it.
change the rules + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Players can change what counts as a scoring pattern while they build.
change the rules + hand management drafted not checked yet
Some cards in your hand change rules, and you choose when to play them.
change the rules + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Winning a trick lets you change a rule, such as which suit is strongest.
change the rules + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players make deals to support or block rule changes,.
change the rules + set collection drafted not checked yet
Completing a set lets you change a rule, so collecting brings power.
change the rules + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Some tiles carry new rules, so the board grows with its own laws.
change the rules + race to finish drafted not checked yet
Players race to the end, but anyone can change the rules of the race on their turn.
change the rules + most points drafted not checked yet
Players score points and can change how points are scored,.
change the rules + last standing drafted not checked yet
Players knock each other out, and can change the rules that decide who is out.
change the rules + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
The group survives together and can change rules to make the game easier or harder.
change the rules + shared objective drafted not checked yet
Players work towards one goal and agree changes to the rules on the way.
change the rules + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Each player secretly changes rules to help a hidden aim.
change the rules + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
Changing a rule changes the story, such as a rule that lets the dead return.
change the rules + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules with no winner, just to see what the game becomes.
change the rules + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player changes the rules towards what they want the game to be.
change the rules + one loser drafted not checked yet
Players change rules to avoid being the one who loses.
change the rules + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player plays alone but can change a rule that applies to everyone.
change the rules + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Players attack each other by changing rules against them.
change the rules + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Rule changes work through the board, such as making one area cost more.
change the rules + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The group changes rules together to beat the game.
change the rules + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players change rules for the group but slip in changes that help themselves.
change the rules + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Teams take turns changing rules to help their side.
change the rules + traitor drafted not checked yet
Players change rules together, but one player's changes secretly sabotage the group.
change the rules + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Players propose rule changes by post, and the game slowly rewrites itself.
change the rules + absent player drafted not checked yet
Rules changed by players from an earlier game stay in force, so you play under their laws.
change the rules + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
A roll or draw decides which rule changes next.
change the rules + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
A draw suggests a rule change, but players can adjust or reject it.
change the rules + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Players change rules with skill, with a little luck in what changes are available.
change the rules + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Winning depends on how cleverly you change the rules.
change the rules + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown die is read as a sign, and players change a rule in response to what it seems to say.
change the rules + attunement drafted not checked yet
Players change rules by sensing what the group wants, without voting.
change the rules + full information drafted not checked yet
Every rule and change is written where everyone can see it.
change the rules + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hold hidden rule cards and reveal them when they play.
change the rules + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Players change rules while hiding their role, so each change is a clue.
change the rules + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players work out hidden facts while the rules about clues keep changing.
change the rules + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players claim a rule has changed and others decide whether to believe them.
change the rules + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
One player secretly adds rules, and others discover them by breaking them.
change the rules + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player can change rules but cannot say what they changed, so others have to notice.
change the rules + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules of a model of a real system, such as a tax rule, and watch the effects.
change the rules + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Each role proposes rule changes that suit it, and the group decides.
change the rules + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules about how much each can take from a shared resource.
change the rules + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
Rule changes take effect a few rounds later, so players vote on what they cannot yet see.
change the rules + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Any player can change a rule as a move, and the group plays on to see what it does.
change the rules + debrief drafted not checked yet
Afterwards, players trace each rule change and talk about what it did.
change the rules + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Rule changes are written into the rulebook permanently, so the next game starts with them.
change the rules + real-time span drafted not checked yet
Players change one rule a day, so the game slowly becomes something new.
role-play + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Characters can change the rules of their world, such as a king making a new law.
dexterity + change the rules drafted not checked yet
A player who succeeds at a feat can change a rule.
drawing the map + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Drawing certain places changes the rules, such as a castle that adds a law.
keep the game going + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules whenever the game is about to end, to keep it going.
cannot be won + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules to try to win, but the game always changes them back.
game master + change the rules drafted not checked yet
The game master can change the rules as the story needs.
public game + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Passers-by can change one rule as they join, so the game keeps shifting.
dice tell the story + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Some results on the table change the rules of the game.
map revealed as you go + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Some revealed areas change the rules of the game.
rules make an argument + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Who is allowed to change the rules makes a point about power.
stakes outside the game + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Rules changed in the game become rules for the group, such as studio rules.
points stand for values + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Players change what earns points, and see how their behaviour changes.
rehearse a future + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules of the future world as they live in it.
take turns + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Each player proposes one rule change on their turn, and the game shifts with every turn.
everyone at once + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Everyone proposes a rule change at once and all are revealed together.
no turns + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Anyone may change a rule at any moment.
timed turns + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Rule changes have to be proposed within a time limit.
sedated + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Rule changes are proposed slowly and talked through.
accelerated + change the rules drafted not checked yet
Rules change faster as the game goes on.
excited · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling excited.
clever · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling clever.
silly · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling silly.
tense · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling sneaky.
lucky · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling in charge.
surprised · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules supports the feeling daring.
friendly · change the rules drafted not checked yet
change the rules neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.
Nomic — change the rules as you play not checked yet
Changing the rules is the move. It makes visible what every designer does between playtests, and shows that every rule serves someone more than others.