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Originally Posted by Didace
Aren't you a reforming rules nit?
Oh yeah, absolutely. But that's when I thought the rule in question had a purpose, not just following rules to follow them. The "reforming" part comes because with experience you learn to prioritize which battles to fight. The issue of reporting pot size in PL games isn't a battle worth fighting per se, but it's part of a bigger pattern that tilts me (room managers making up nonstandard rules in games where they have relatively little experience) so I have to decide whether it's worth any of my time to protest that bigger pattern.
Here's an example of what I mean about PNW culture: Seattle has a number of bus lanes which are only in effect rush hour, Mon to Fri. But it's quite common to see traffic jams on the weekends where people diligently avoid driving in those lanes. The painted words "BUS LANE" loom more imporant in their minds than the clear statement on the sign that the bus lane is only in effect Mon to Fri 3 to 7 pm. Weirdly this behavior is neither pragmatic nor observant of the letter of the law.
Maybe it's a stretch but I see a connection between "I shouldn't use the bus lane regardless of what the sign says because it's a BUS LANE" and "You shouldn't question house rules because the house has the right to make up house rules." Obviously it's the house's right to make up its own rules (within whatever boundaries the gaming authorities set) but I also have a right to my opinion that the house rules are ignorant and poorly thought out. However, expressing this opinion that at the table is -EV in Seattle because everyone has this visceral compulsion to rush to defend authority.
I've been in games with rules nits in LV, but the dynamic is entirely different--in the few divergences on house rules (things like kill rules), they know what all the rules are around town and can brief you on which one's used where. They might agree with you, "I think it's dumb the Bellagio has the kill act in turn when everyone else has the kill act last unless there's a raise," or they might say, "I actually like the Bellagio rule better," but they certainly don't think it's out of bounds to wish for standardization.
Last edited by AKQJ10; 07-14-2018 at 04:38 PM.