Do consequences count as rules, though? Consider an example: Fierce, all-out mêlée. Suppose someone suddenly becomes a hippie right in the middle of the battle. Of course, his head will be chopped off, but is that really a rule? His torso could be stabbed, for instance, also, or he could be unharmed because the fighting was so intense. Is a consequence without specific punishment really a rule?

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