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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 9666579" data-attributes="member: 5038">It depends upon the game. Before purchasing or  after purchasing, but before reading:I might house rule after I read/ watch online designer interviews, reviews, or excerpts, but before buying the book- especially, if the game is an iteration or variant of a game that I have played. The same for when I read online discussion and see the same  house rule(s) being proposed or a proposed house rule that gets a lot of likes/agreement. After readingI might house rule after reading the rules and encountering a rule or mechanic that I do not like, because I have seen it in play in other games. Or I might see something missing. In this this instance, I will look in the rules for variant rules and/or online for discussions and posted house rules/Homebrew to see if others have addressed the issue and to my satisfaction.During play and or after playI might house rule during play, if a situatiion is not covered by the rules or upon encountering a rule in play that I do not like. In the former instance, I will make up a rule.  In the latter instance, I may make a change or go with the existing rule for the session(usually the latter).   Under either of these conditions,  After  the session is over, I will begin online searches for both discussions regarding the issue and posted house rules for fixing the issue in question. If fixes exist that I like, I will adopt one.</blockquote>

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