House rules & cheat sheets
“How did the robber work again?” House rules that stay with the game
Every group plays a little differently. On Playnexi your house rules, a cheat sheet for scoring and tips for beginners live right at the game, always on your phone. Private for you or public for everyone who plays the same game.
In every plan, including free · over 6,000 games in the database · unlimited notes
Three note types, one place
Every note has an icon so everyone at the table sees at once what it is.
House rule popular
What you play differently from the rulebook: “No robber in the first two rounds”, “Longest road counts double for us”.
Cheat sheet
Flow, scoring and edge cases in bullet points. For the final scoring of Agricola or the phases of Terraforming Mars, without digging through the manual.
Tip
What went wrong the first time, which strategy worked, which player count works best.
Private or for the community
Your notes, your choice
Every note starts private and is visible only to you. If you want to share it, tick one box: it then appears for all visitors of the game page under “From the community”, with your username. That is how the best variants and cheat sheets collect at every game.
- Private by default, public only with a checkbox
- Public notes carry your username and can be withdrawn any time
- Notes attach to the game in the database, not to a group
- Optional title, free text, no limit
- Readable on your phone at the table
What makes notes in Playnexi
In the right place
The note sits on the game’s page, next to player count, duration, ratings and awards. No slip of paper in the box, no chat search.
At the table
Phone out, open the game, read the cheat sheet. Also as an app on your home screen.
Community knowledge
Public notes of other players appear below your own. Someone has probably already written down the best house rule for a game.
Private stays private
Without the checkbox nobody sees your note, not even your group. You decide per note.
Over 6,000 games
Every game in the Playnexi database can get notes, from Catan to the latest award winner.
Free
Notes come with every plan, without limits. An account is all you need.
Ideas from real groups
Family rule for the little ones
In Carcassonne the kids may put one tile back per game. Saved as a house rule, it applies at every visit to the grandparents.
Final scoring on one sheet
Agricola’s scoring as a cheat sheet: fields, animals, rooms, penalties. After the game one reads aloud, everyone adds up.
Club variants
The club plays Dominion with its own card selection. The list is a public note, every member finds it on the game page.
Tip for the newcomer
“First game of 7 Wonders: do not build everything, watch your neighbours.” The tip is public, the next beginner is grateful.
“Playnexi stores house rules, cheat sheets and tips as notes right at each of the more than 6,000 games in its database. Notes are private by default and can be made public for the community with one checkbox; they are available on phone and desktop, editable at any time and included in every plan, including free.”
Frequently asked questions about house rules and cheat sheets
Your first house rule in two minutes
Register for free, find the game in the database, add a note. It will be on the table at the next game night.
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