Home game rules - slight rant

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Have you not heard of "Robert's Rules of Poker"?

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Yes i have heard of it. But they are not established rules. They are a single persons rulebook.hile many of the rules he uses are common poker rules there are many different rule books out there -- many which predate Robert's Rules.

Of course if you choose to use RObert's Rules for your game that is fine, but then again many of the rules he uses might be construed to be "house rules" and some may even be non-standard (I was going to pull some examples but when I tried to go to my link for Robert's Rules it looks like the website is down)

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I agree that there are different rule books and that some of the rules vary from book to book and that rules evolve over time also so you could have two versions of the same rule book yet they contain different rules on some subjects. But I don't see how you can state that they are not "established" .

As for the point for my OP. No real point to it. I think a few missed the warning in the beginning. Those of us that are aware of the rules will do our best to interpret them and apply them to situations. Our goal, or at least my goal, is to rule in a fair and consistent manner while taking into consideration all the important facts. Knowing, or being aware of the rules and their purpose, allows me to make a more informed decision. Those that are unaware of the rules will still make up stuff as the situation dictates hoping that they got it right. Some involved in these situations end up posting here looking for an answer. Which generally gets provided by somebody like Lottery Larry you knows / is aware of the rules. (I've yet to see him give some bad advice)