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My friend told me my game explanations are way too long and it's killing the vibe
He said I spent 45 minutes explaining the rules to Scythe before we even touched a piece, and everyone was checked out. Now I use a 10-minute timer and jump straight into a practice round. Anyone else get called out for being the over-explainer?
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elliot_allen658d ago
My old Dune Imperium teach was a 25 minute lore dump before we even got to the combat phase. I had to start putting sticky notes over my mouth. The timer is a lifesaver, lets you fix mistakes as they come up instead of front loading every possible edge case.
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the_barbara8d ago
Yeah, the "front loading every possible edge case" thing is a real trap. I read a board game teaching guide that called it the "fire hose method" and said it just makes people forget the basic rules. It's better to just start playing a simple round.
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