The PROBLEM with Rulebooks

What’s going on with rulebooks!? You must understand the rules for tabletop to function, but there's been some real misses with recent games like Solforge, alongside home runs with new installments like Frosthaven or Jaws of the Lion. Why is learning board game rules so rough? Is there a better way to write rulebooks? What is the role of FAQ’s, QR codes, indexes, and rules references? This is an ongoing discussion that never ends on how to make the best learning experience for board games, as to learn mechanics to smoothly play turns and rounds requires a firm grasp of key concepts and game setup before you can even think about strategy!

Table of Contents:
0:00 Initial Rulebook Frustrations
4:03 War of the Ring Rulebook example
5:07 Game-y Rules & Injecting Flavor with Rules
9:07 How would Shelfside make a rulebook
10:38 Video Games and Learning games better

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