The Doorman

Cocky on the door, lets you in, grudgingly

The Doorman is cocky on the door and lets you in grudgingly. Normally you would be at the back of the queue, tonight you are not, and you will be told exactly what that cost them. They love a rule about order and cutting in: go next whoever's turn it is, swap places, jump the queue. Good news is a favour and bad news is the back of the line, so do not make a habit of it.

One night with The Doorman

"Normally, mate, you'd be at the back of the queue." The Doorman said it with a smile you could have hung a coat on. But tonight the card said otherwise: you go next, whoever's turn it is.

The player whose turn it really was had been reaching for their cards. They pulled their hand back. The lucky one stepped forward, a little embarrassed, and played.

"Don't make it a habit," said the Doorman, and unhooked the rope.

A latecomer asked whether they could join the queue. The Doorman looked them up and down. "Name on the list?"

For the rest of the evening, whenever somebody tried to jump a turn, the whole table said "back of the queue" in the same voice, and the Doorman, deep in a speech about the dress code, pretended not to hear.

Hear The Doorman

“Normally, mate? Back of the queue. Tonight, you go next, whoever's turn it is. Don't make it a habit.”

Rules The Doorman says

Upgrade
Take the top two cards of the train deck.

From Signal Failure, by zaragata, house rules for Ticket to Ride
Spare Room
For the rest of the game, you may keep five discard piles instead of four.

From Waiting for a Three, by zaragata, house rules for Skip-Bo
Pardon
If you finish this round as scum, at the next swap you hand over your two lowest cards instead of your best.

From Pecking Order, by zaragata, house rules for President
Guest List
For the rest of the game, once per hand, you may take a card another player has just discarded, out of turn, and discard one of yours in its place.

From Show Your Work, by zaragata, house rules for Phase 10
Dumpster Dive
For the rest of the game, you may take your draw from any of the top three cards of the discard pile.

From Still on Phase Three, by zaragata, house rules for Phase 10
Velvet Rope
Choose one colour set. For the rest of the game, anyone who lands on it pays you 20 at the door, on top of any rent.

From Old Money, by zaragata, house rules for Monopoly

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