[Anthony D Burgess]

WOW !!! That has been mt main point. This is the key reason why this hobby is the way that it is.

The reason why the rule is is very important. So many men play it off and say that this is it, or that is that, and placing it under the flag of there is no wrong way to play.

Well there is in fact a wrong waya , and that ways is one that is unbalanced. When rules change to please others, or to stop someone from winning then it is a good chance that the reason behind the rules are not fair, and neither is the man behind the rules.

The integrity of the game is more important than making people happy with rules that are likable rather than fair. !

Originally Posted by JIMBO

...I quit my solitaire league several years ago! The head guy kept changin' all the rules!!! Not even season to season, he would change from game to game and sometimes even play to play. He said he wanted to "better simulate the REAL game!" What a crock. That guy should win an Emmy for all the crap he concocted - or would that make him an Iron Chef or something. Whatever! I should look him up, I'm getting bored NOT playing. At least he's better than nothing. Come to think of it, he did have some really cool ideas.