As long as they grasp the intricacies of "may" (possibly with helpful illustration from Andy's latest video), nothing happens. That is, as long as they can say "Yes, yes, I just chose not to exercise Optical Illusion" with a straight face, they are OK > > So, tell me, what happens when someone fails to notice someone not > following the rules thereby not following this rule? > > _pat > > On 1/19/07, Austin Muhlestein <horowits@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > New Rule: "Optical Illusion" > > > : > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > Hehe, good rule. > > > > > > >New Rule: "Optical Illusion" > > >In the event that any player catches another experienced player in the act > > >of failing to observe every rule, in it's entirety, either through amnesia > > >or myopia, the observant player may take one card from the other player's > > >hand at any time that player has cards. The observant player may disregard > > >hand-limit rules until it is their turn, for that one card only. > > > > > >What do you think? > > > > I like it, but maybe rather than putting the card in your hand and > > disregarding the hand limit, the taken card could be played by the observant > > player immediantly? So i suppose I would say this: > > > > New Rule: "Optical Illusion" > > In the event that any player catches another player in the act of failing to > > observe every rule, the observant player may take a card at random from the > > other player's hand, and play it. > > > > I took out "experienced player" just for the reason that I think that it > > goes without saying that people new to the game will miss a new rule or two, > > then it is up to the observant player if he wants to have mercy or not. ;) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your > > Live.com page. > > http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fluxx mailing list > > Fluxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/fluxx > > > _______________________________________________ > Fluxx mailing list > Fluxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/fluxx