With the discussion on charging that is going on, it got me thinking about what other house rules or variations do the various groups or players use. Some of them might be an improvement to what is currently in the rules and could potentially be adopted.

One that we use in our play group is that all the models in a building can fire in all directions rather than only those that have LOS.
I like to think of it as the troops move around the building and up and down floors to deal with incoming threats. If a load of gribbly daemons are bearing down on their position, the guys at the back of the building aren't just going to sit there and let their mates sort it out, they will get themselves into a position to add their firepower to the fight.
Although not a hard and fast rule (page 29 says to assess buildings on a case by case basis), it saves a lot of hassle considering that buildings come in loads of different shapes and sizes, and it doesn't seem to have had any significant effect on the outcome of games.

Anyone else have any to share?

Matt

I've always stuck religiously to the standard rule of only being able to see or fire out of one side of the building. Out of interest, does this mean that every unit inside the building could conceivably fire out of one single point of the building?

I have have not noticed any real impact of the change in games over the years.

Primarch

Curious - do you often play infantry-heavy games in dense BUAs? I am generally a stickler for limited sightlines for troops in buildings, and my primary opponent plays mostly Tyranids and likes city fights. I have found the limitation of sighting for troops in buildings a very interesting tactical challenge - and as far as I understand, reflective of actual experience in urban warfare.

Back on topic, one house rule that we have experimented with is adopting the E:A victory conditions as "bonus VP" and reducing the number of objective markers slightly. Haven't had enough games in with this change yet to say for sure how it's working out, but it does seem to encourage faster games and more aggressive play.

I did think about making a little table which you would roll on for each objective to see if it was something unusual. Some results would make the objective worth more points, some would reduce their value to zero, some would remain the same and some would also grant a minor ability while it was in your control.

I very much like that building 360 los rule I always thought the one side of building thing was daft.

What about for the large buildings? I'm thinking of the crappy card only buildings that came with Titan Legions (I think).

I also think that the +2 to CAF for units in buildings givens them a big advantage already, 360 degree fire arcs only serve to entrench infantry in buildings even more.

I know I'm in the minority here, just voicing my disapproval...