house rule
Unofficial game modification
A house rule is a custom rule adopted for a particular setting, differing from official or standard rules.
Card games and board games commonly have house rules: Our house rule is that you can't go out on a wild card.
The term extends to any informal policy governing behavior in a specific place: It's a house rule that shoes come off at the door.
Differing form of something
- modificationAct of altering something
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
- tweakMinor adjustment
- optionalNot mandatory
amendment · override · exception · clarification · errata · interpretation · ban · restriction
Not set down formally
- unofficialNot formally recognized
- tacitUnderstood without words
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- traditionCustom passed through generations
convention · custom · norm · consensus · flexibility · discretion · verbal · handshake
Mandated return time
- choreRoutine domestic task
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- screen timeDuration on digital displays
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
grounding · mealtime · sleepover · homework · privilege · consequence · boundary · expectation
variant
Differing form of something
- modificationAct of altering something
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
- tweakMinor adjustment
optional · amendment · override · exception · clarification · errata · interpretation · ban · restriction · allowance
unwritten
Not set down formally
- unofficialNot formally recognized
- tacitUnderstood without words
- understandingMental comprehension of something
tradition · convention · custom · norm · consensus · flexibility · discretion · verbal · handshake · honor system
curfew
Mandated return time
- choreRoutine domestic task
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- screen timeDuration on digital displays
allowance · grounding · mealtime · sleepover · homework · privilege · consequence · boundary · expectation · routine
- ruleslaw, guideline, bylaw, standard, norm
- Rules & Regulationslaw, bylaw, decree, edict, order
- Unspoken Rulestacit agreement, gentleman's agreement, silent understanding, implied consent, between the lines
- workaroundsworkaround, workarounds, fixes, hacks, quick fix
house ruleinternational standard
Agreed specification across nations
industry standard · uniform code · official rules · common law
house, rule, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper, housewife, household, housework