Comments on: Do you find yourself reading board game rules of games your not playing? http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/29/do-you-find-yourself-reading-board-game-rules-of-games-your-not-playing/ Together time all the time™ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:47:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: GeorgiaBoardgamer http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/29/do-you-find-yourself-reading-board-game-rules-of-games-your-not-playing/#comment-150 GeorgiaBoardgamer Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:28:09 +0000 http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/29/do-you-find-yourself-reading-board-game-rules-of-games-your-not-playing/#comment-150 Well, I guess we're oddball at reading board game rules then. Oh well. I don't like to play games outside of the rules and I especially detest poorly written board game rules. I hate it! I think about designing my own board game lots of times, but it is very difficult and I've seen so much that I feel like I can't come up with anything new. Really it's just being lazy. Thanks for the comments. Well, I guess we’re oddball at reading board game rules then. Oh well. I don’t like to play games outside of the rules and I especially detest poorly written board game rules. I hate it!

I think about designing my own board game lots of times, but it is very difficult and I’ve seen so much that I feel like I can’t come up with anything new. Really it’s just being lazy. Thanks for the comments.

]]> By: Leadpipe http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/29/do-you-find-yourself-reading-board-game-rules-of-games-your-not-playing/#comment-146 Leadpipe Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:30:01 +0000 http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/29/do-you-find-yourself-reading-board-game-rules-of-games-your-not-playing/#comment-146 I really enjoy reading the rules to boardgames, and I often read them even if I doubt I will get a chance to play. However, most of my game-playing friends don't, so I don't believe this is normal. In fact, I have some friends who prefer to loan me the game in order to get me to read the rules and teach them how to play. I generally read them and try to intuit how the game will play with this set of rules, what strategies players will be motivated to choose, how rule tweaks might affect the game, etc. In my opinion, the only people who read rules without intending to play are those who are interested in designing their own. I really enjoy reading the rules to boardgames, and I often read them even if I doubt I will get a chance to play. However, most of my game-playing friends don’t, so I don’t believe this is normal. In fact, I have some friends who prefer to loan me the game in order to get me to read the rules and teach them how to play. I generally read them and try to intuit how the game will play with this set of rules, what strategies players will be motivated to choose, how rule tweaks might affect the game, etc. In my opinion, the only people who read rules without intending to play are those who are interested in designing their own.

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