House Rules: EVEN MORE
Ways to Play!

Have you checked out our House Rules: Other Ways to Play story, where we show you how to get more out of your old games by crafting your own home-brew rules?

Well, here’s a special web-only bonus — some additional ways to play! The next time you’re in-between games, give ’em a try. They’re guaranteed to give you extra hours of game-prolonging pleasure.

ASSASSIN’S CREED

Let’s Play…The Numbers Game
Who’s the best killer? Hook up with a friend and find out! Take turns playing the game and see who can kill the most people without dying. The game offers several Achievements along these lines, but alternating with a buddy adds a competitive element — and you can go beyond the Achievement amounts if you’re good enough. (Suggested by OddWoN ER)

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 2017

Let’s Play…Demolition
Ants, spiders, and robots are attacking the city; so what? Kill enough of these invaders to clear up the battlefield, then focus on a different objective: destroying every building and object in sight, assisted by your trusty rocket launcher. In co-op games, you can team up for faster demolition, or try whatever goofy tricks you like (e.g., one player climbs a building and then his teammate shoots the structure out from under him). Take that, Earth!

FIFA 2008 (or earlier versions)

Let’s Play…Goalie Goals
Forget the standard rules of soccer. In a multiplayer game, decree that each player can score only with his goalie. The ensuing shenanigans promise all kinds of craziness, with the respective goalkeepers racing across the field, trying desperately to wage a one-man war on the enemy goal.

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