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¿Question #4583?
Gialmere: True Life Gaming: Have you ever happily played a game for years only to find you've been playing a major rule wrong all that time?

BOBBYCAN: Nope.
locusshifter: Sausage.
adamw: In fact, this happened to me last week. But I might like it better with my wrong rule.
joebelanger: Oh, yeah! All the time.
djc6535: Monopoly... nuff said
Woelf: No, we usually figure those out after the first play or two.
senorcoo: Not that I'm aware of.
savantt: Yes.
pwilz: Yes, and it was Acquire, and I don't really want to go into it because it's not that big a deal.
DeePee: I haven't been playing board games long enough to do that!
MasterGeek: More times than I like to count, usually because when I first played the game and learned the rules it was someone else's game, and when I would finally purhcase the game I assumed that's how it was played.
Junichirou: Not that I know of, although I just may not have figured it out yet.
cgund: No, not so far.
Randy Cox: I don't know.
42ndSSD: No.
Hubsi1w6: Not for years, but it happened.
vandemonium: Can't think of any
katatonic: Absolutely. Up snakes, down ladders. It makes more sense the other way, I realise now.
ironsizide: Yup.
bigbadsteve: yep
TheChin!: No
Geniesse: Not yet....
themagni: I thought Candyland was full-contact.
DHEK: Hahaha... no. I read rulebooks carefully.
Benzebub: Yes. And I still play the 'old way'. How do you like them apples?
Cauchemar: Lol sure
Elf__Man: nope.
aleo09: no
malloc: sure
POvidiusNaso: Yes.
Doo Doo: Yes
RiotGrrl: Yep - specifically in Monopoly. I always thought that you had to put money in the middle of the board; and we never used the auctioning.
rawdawg: yes. in axis and allies
anonInternetName: yes
frieque: (hangs head in shame) yes
osCar: Yes, Trias and Einfach Genial
zombiegod: OH yeah
vampywife: no, but the years are young
jasta6: Yes.....................................................................................................................................................
bluebehir: Monopoly, when I was really young. Of course, I grew out of it. Can't stand it these days.
Stevve15: No
ArtGurl: OH FOR SURE!!!!!
Zaar: happened as a kid
Helenoftroy: Monopoly what do you mean 500 doesn't go automatically in free parking?
WatchmanX2000: yep
kroxldyphivc: No.
Favre4MVP: no
Chris Page: Naval War. Didn't realize the red cards were "play immediately." Don't like it as much that way.
Colorado: yes
Loquutus: Sure have.
Jim_P: Yes
brainrob: No
Karlsen: Not for years, not a major rule, but minor rule for months - yes
jellospike: I played a rule wrong on Puerto Rico for a year. Not really a major one, more like "medium".
Tompy: Yes. ASL (of course)
chrisisapimp: no
GeminiWeb: yes
xlorp: Monopoly and Free Parking, but it hadn't been happily gamed for al those years.
djlg: Yes.
scriptorum: Haha, that covers most games I've played.
jttm: Fantasy Gaming: Are you listening to me?
Regault: No
Tushratta: Oh yeah.
Dave: Yes. Mamma Mia & Wyatt Earp got 25+ plays each before we learned of an incorrect rule.
skrutsch: I don't think so.
GrandpaDave: Yes
chaddyboy_2000: Yeah.
Lord_Prussian: Yes
skelebone: I have played a game more than a dozen times, just to find out that I was playing a major rule wrong.
CDRodeffer: Not that I recall.
CortexBomb: For years? Not that long, but I certainly have had misunderstandings about rules that last for many, many playings before being corrected with the PR "trading is compulsory" gaffe being the biggest one.
Spielfreak: nope