the specific action I had in mind was “do the opposite of what the rules say”, but I wrote down “subvert” because it was terse, and left things open to interpretation.
I like the table idea! here’s a sketch of some ideas from off the top of my head:
- follow the rules as you normally would
- follow the rules to the point of ridiculousness
- read the rules, but do the opposite
- follow the literal text of the rules, but do the opposite of the spirit of the rules
- replace the rules with different rules that achieve the same feelings/results through different mechanics
- rearrange the words in the rules and follow the rearranged text instead