Mao Prime Change History

Version 2.4 - 2002-09

Changed name of rules and penalties from "Generic" to "Meta".
3: Corrected grammar.
5: Added optional rules for starting with a smaller set of rules.
12: Noted that players can touch their hands for the sake of penalties, or resolution corrections.
13: Noted that penalties should not be called if the player corrects their mistake before the penalty is called.
7: Removed "New Rule" statement and penality. It was never used, so is not worth trying to penalize.
9: Changed name and corrected grammar.
Penalties: Removed "Failing to win" penalty.
Penalties: Removed comment in "Playing out of order" penalty

8: Noted that cards must be played during one's turn.
15: Grammar change.
7: Made "New Rule" calling effective for all dynamic rules, not just the added after winning games.
Added "New Rule" penalty.
Removed saying the word "Pass" from the game. Passing still occurs, but is now just done by taking a card.
Removed failing to pick up a card penalty, since it is redundant due to above "Pass" change.

Clarified some error conditions between dealers changing and who is told new dynamic rules.
Noted that the dealer must write down all of the dynamic rules, to simplify the passing of rules between dealers.
Clarified how dynamic rules can override other dynamic rules.
Clarified that getting a penalty ends one's turn.

Cleaned up rule creation and dispute management.
Cleaned up the "Failing to say Mao" penalty to be simpler.
Increased failing to play penality to two (2) cards to make it worse than failing to pass.

Original Adaptation of "The Game Of...".
Removed all gameplay-altering rules from "The Game Of..." in order to have them invented by the players at the start of the game.
Made a portion of the rules public, but kept some secret.

I was introduced to this game by a friend from Calgary, Alberta. Origins and connections to other Mao variants is unknown.