modified rules

Adjusted game regulations

Modified rules are altered versions of standard rules, typically adjusted to accommodate different skill levels, available equipment, or special circumstances.

Children might play basketball with modified rules allowing double-dribbling, or a poker game might use modified rules for wild cards.

We're playing with modified rules—no stealing bases until you're ten.

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alteration status

modified rulesRAW

Unaltered sensor output format

formality/authority

modified rulesofficial rules

Codified governing standards

tournament rules · competition rules

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G