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RaychelSnr · 10-02-2008, 08:19 PM

Do you have to instill some friendly house rules to keep the competition at an even keel when it comes to Madden? Our very own Matthew DiStaulo has been through the ringer a time or two and is here to share some advice on house rules etiquette. Check out his article Madden House Rules and share your own thoughts!

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marktg30 · 10-02-2008, 08:38 PM

No exploits no problem.... I'm not as picky as a lot of people.

BlackRome · 10-02-2008, 09:20 PM

Now if only the house rules could be applied to online.

Why has fair play been removed form Madden on 360.
If you play on the Wi the fair play is on online.

That would help a lot with the Madden online experience for the 360.

L0n3 Warr10r · 10-03-2008, 01:14 AM

I agree with BlackRome. It's frustrating when you get three stops to bring up 4th down and your opponent goes for it all the time.

Vikes1 · 10-03-2008, 02:37 AM

I only play off-line, but I do have a couple of house rules that have made a nice difference.

1. I can never call a QB sneak.

2. I can only call FB dive on 3rd down.

The effectiveness of these two plays were screwing up my franchise experience. Since I've put house rules on them...my games are much more competitive and challenging.

LingeringRegime · 10-03-2008, 03:07 AM

As far as asking Madden, that is one of my house rules in my franchise also. Except I always ask Madden, b/c when I don't I usually can move the ball at will.

cdiddy71323 · 10-03-2008, 03:55 AM

I've got to agree with Deft on his note. If I don't ask Madden, usually by the second half of my games, I just start airing it out all day long. I have tried to stop, but I go back to it all the time, so by asking Madden, it implements some plays that may not work at that time

TJdaSportsGuy · 10-03-2008, 06:36 AM

My "House Rules" aren't much different than anyone else's...except probably for one thing. If I'm leading late in the game, I NEVER start to run down the clock until I can get to the 2-minute warning. That is to say that until there's 2:40 left in a half or game, I'll pick my plays and run them the way I normally would. But if I can let the playclock tick down to the 2-minute warning, I'll do it.

Other than that, like I said, I observe the same rules of most sim-style gamers.

10-03-2008, 02:37 AM	#5
Vikes1 Proctor, MN. Go Rails! OVR: 23 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,115	Re: Madden House Rules I only play off-line, but I do have a couple of house rules that have made a nice difference. 1. I can never call a QB sneak. 2. I can only call FB dive on 3rd down. The effectiveness of these two plays were screwing up my franchise experience. Since I've put house rules on them...my games are much more competitive and challenging.

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10-02-2008, 08:38 PM	#2
marktg30 Banned OVR: 29 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Athens, OH	No exploits no problem.... I'm not as picky as a lot of people.

10-02-2008, 09:20 PM	#3
BlackRome Rookie OVR: 16 Join Date: Apr 2003 Blog Entries: 4	Now if only the house rules could be applied to online. Why has fair play been removed form Madden on 360. If you play on the Wi the fair play is on online. That would help a lot with the Madden online experience for the 360.

10-03-2008, 01:14 AM	#4
L0n3 Warr10r Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Oct 2008	I agree with BlackRome. It's frustrating when you get three stops to bring up 4th down and your opponent goes for it all the time.

10-03-2008, 03:07 AM	#6
LingeringRegime Hall Of Fame OVR: 47 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17,105 Blog Entries: 2	As far as asking Madden, that is one of my house rules in my franchise also. Except I always ask Madden, b/c when I don't I usually can move the ball at will.

10-03-2008, 03:55 AM	#7
cdiddy71323 Banned OVR: 12 Join Date: Jun 2003	I've got to agree with Deft on his note. If I don't ask Madden, usually by the second half of my games, I just start airing it out all day long. I have tried to stop, but I go back to it all the time, so by asking Madden, it implements some plays that may not work at that time

10-03-2008, 06:36 AM	#8
TJdaSportsGuy Hall Of Fame OVR: 69 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 11,163 Blog Entries: 9	My "House Rules" aren't much different than anyone else's...except probably for one thing. If I'm leading late in the game, I NEVER start to run down the clock until I can get to the 2-minute warning. That is to say that until there's 2:40 left in a half or game, I'll pick my plays and run them the way I normally would. But if I can let the playclock tick down to the 2-minute warning, I'll do it. Other than that, like I said, I observe the same rules of most sim-style gamers.