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¿Question #1484?
Blackwind: Do you get accused of making up your own rules when trying to teach a new game?

imyourskribe: I bet it would make some games a lot better
Blazur: God I hate this.
surmik: No, only when I am winning.
Narlgoth: No, do you? :- .
Woelf: Yes, sometimes. Usually it just seems that way because they're weren't paying attention the first three times I covered the relevant rule.
ttron64: no and yes
anubis9: Only by my wife
Daezee: No, can't say that's ever happend to me.
galenochfarlig: not until playing the game and it turns out that they only half of the rules... :)
Tomba: Yes. Mainly by my wife. Who I them have to let win to prove I'm doing things correctly. :-(
abrannan: Rarely
Capitaine Grappin: That happened when I presented a prototype
Brad Oliver: Only if alcohol is involved.
Der Ubermolch: Uh... not lately
Keonyn: Yeah, so I make them read the rules too
Andrew Snyder: yes
DHEK: Nah. People usually believe me because I tell the truth anyway.
elirlandes: Sadly, yes.
duron600: Always!
vampywife: In jest, perhaps, but never for real.
xlorp: Not if I always lose while teaching
SanguinousRex: Yup. Bastards, all of them.
Geosmores: no
pongo42080: no, but we always accuse Blackwind
Tina and Steve: no
POvidiusNaso: Sometimes.
medrian: It has been known!
scriptorum: I get accused of many nasty things by people who are too damn lazy to read the rulebook themselves.
MikeMKH: Yes.
mcross: Only jokingly
Ebon Wendigo: sometimes
rawdawg: no
MaksimSmelchak: No.
jlavigne: no
torinhill: Apparently, yes.
Favre4MVP: Yes, on occassion. Usually it's if I forgot a rule and then remember it while we're playing.
SisyphusX: Nope.
dmomo: No
nibuen: yes
frieque: Yes, quite often. Then again, sometimes I do screw up, so I appreciate the vigilance.
arkibet: no
Gibbo: no
_Kael_: No - not telling all the existing ones. Which is not true, by the way. Honestly.
orodreth: Nope
brainrob: No
Megadev: Only when I have forgotten something and it comes up mid-game.
Chris Page: Yes. Sometimes they're wrong, too.
jellospike: no, never
tipigi: no
Helenoftroy: No, but my husband "double checks" things for me. I always get scoring confused. Darn numbers
davidgpeterson: i get accused of with holding rules and introducing them at a convenient time
fehrmeister: No
bigbadsteve: Sometimes
Sykokaj: Only when I explain them wrong
Loquutus: Never.
KompaNanzi: No
vetinari7878: No.
fFish: N
Redneon: No
ZombyDawg: I've been accused of purposely forgetting a rule when explaining a game.
hibikir: I only teach spanish variants for games. 'Spaniards get an extra 20,000 at the beginning of the game'
javelin98: Sometimes.
Tushratta: No
GrandpaDave: Yes
yossarians: no, I get accused of leaving out rules for my benefit
The Unbeliever: 42
CharlieWonka: No
Lord_Prussian: No, I'm usually accused of leaving rules out.
ssmooth: No
anson: No.
Windopaene: No
kimapesan: No
Ardos: *sigh* YES, and it drives me nuts b/c I NEVER cheat
WasQ: yes, but it's a friends joke. I can forgott a rule, but I try to explain the best I can
BaSL: no
stephensj23: yh
Musti: Sometimes. But mostly it's because I forget to explain the smaller tweaks to keep the game simple
skrutsch: No, but I used to accuse my husband (then boyfriend) of conveniently finding rules to help his situation.
Ivan: Yes - all the time.
ekted: Never
n_and: No.
nexttothemoon: No. I play exactly by the rules.
Karlsen: No
-Johnny-: yes
snoozefest: yes
erli: No, but a certain "fish" on this forum tends to forget vital rules until the middle of the game.
Quest22: No
jmagnini: all the time
thoia: no.
MisterCranky: Sure, but never by the same people twice. The little deathtrap under the game table sees to that.
RandallPeek: No. My integrity is too high for that.
2amp: no
ginn5j: No, but one of the guys in our gaming group does! :-)
ValJor: It happened a few times. A stern look in the direction of the offender is enough to silence the prankster
Jester28: No
kennyb: all the time....by the same ppl who are too D*** lazy to read the rules...
hooded_paladin: Mostly just leaving some out (or "not explaining them right," which means nothing) in the middle of the game when they realize a rule.
shawn_low: Only when I feel like doing so.
rivo: No, but I do get accused of not telling all the rules.
DenverWolf: All. The. Time.
gnomehome: Not yet.
AlorielLelyn: Occasionally, depending on the game.
sdownin: Not usually
tragicpoet: Only when I am
chaddyboy_2000: Yes.
Cal Mac: With some less serious gamers, yes indeed. It's especially annoying when it's a new game for me as well, but no-one else will read the rules.
Ludocrazy: Doesn't everyone?
wcordewiner: No
djlg: Only because my opponents have a sense of humour.
CortexBomb: Nope
kuhrusty: Well, not "accused" so much as "caught." e.g. "Next, all players over 6'8" in height may take a second movement phase... yes it says that! Here, pass me that pencil, will you?"
louiseh: Occasionally!
Belash: accused.... yes.
jttm: No
viogression: Not generally
Shakar: Sometimes.
BobDodgerBlue: I guess I have, though I don't
Blackwind: Yes, often refered to as "Jerry's Rules".
jens_hoppe: No
skelebone: Sometimes, but that's just my wife talking.
CDRodeffer: Only with Mao or Nomic.
sos1: Fairly often, actually. My delivery doesn't inspire confidence of veracity, I guess.
Spielfreak: sometimes
Wernazuma: That's a standard habit of my group (Ah, there comes Werner Rule 326: When I lose, I win)