Like old school gaming? Then #OldSchoolEssentials is right up your alley. A remake of Basic/Expert with some nice tweaks like ability checks.

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I've just been looking at a small, soloable game for a friend, seeing if I can play it "blind" or "cold" from the rulebook. Turns out I can't.

This is not a criticism of the friend's work, more a reminder of just how much of the rules we, as designers, hold in our heads and what assumptions we make.

I can now feed back a list of questions which my friend may feel have obvious answers, but weren't obvious to me. 🙂​

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So what are the rulebooks that you think do the best job of being usable by players. Define that as you will, I’m listing RPGs but don’t limit yourself, self-promote if you want and believe in yourself (and if you don’t, you really should).

For me the top picks are
1. Ironsworn (and I haven’t read Ironsworn: Starforged yet, it I see no reason to think it isn’t even better)
2. The Black Hack 2nd ed
3. Torchbearer 2nd ed

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I love well-laid-out #rulebooks. The graphic design of game boards is important to me. Clear icons can really speed up the flow of a turn. Top it all off with beautiful board game #art and you have the complete package. Here are more of my thoughts on the topic: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/11/08/the-art-of-board-games-topic-discussion/ #boardgames #topicdiscussion