This is the third article in a series looking at home games “rules of thumb” that I am suggested should be violated. Last time we looked at reasons not to follow the adage “don’t play with strangers.” This time we’ll deal with our second rule of thumb that is better practiced in the breach — the old chestnut “set an end time for your game and stick to it.”
Certainly there are reasons to follow this time-honored adage. Home games that don’t have a definitive end time may prompt losers to urge a longer sessions, while winners may want to go home with their profit intact.