Here is another word meld puzzle, where you change one letter at a time, making a good word each time. For example: NOT to NET by changing the O to an E, then NET to SET by changing the N to an S.
Try these two:
GAMER GAMER
RULES TIRED
Remember, the less obscure the words the better.
GAMER
GAMES
GALES
RALES
RULES
GAMER
TAMER
TIMER
TIMED
TIRED
Okay.... not so rare... but first!