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To me it suggests that one was added as a result of the other. To me, one phrasing means, "You can make the game easier with a variant where you play out all the cards, but if you do you should only really count a perfect score becasue it lowers the bar quite a bit." The other suggests, &q...

I think I read that variant differently than you do. It doesn't say (paraphrased), "You can play for 25 or bust, but if you do you get to play cards until you run out." It says, "You can play cards until you run out, but if you do you should only count a perfect score as a victory.&qu...

I agree with b3nsmall that the current implementation is counterproductive for players who want to achieve a perfect score. I personally would rather strike out 50% of the time and get a perfect score 25% of the time than get 24 every game. Hanabi require reaching to get those last few points, which...

Talking about using conventions before/during games is table talk. It's cheating. Some of the things on your list are not conventions. Mostly the ones you've labeled as "intuitive". If two players can both figure it out without talking to each other outside of the game clues, then it's no...