A9: Another new thing was the vocabulary around games, mechanics, players and themes which I now use every day. #BoardGameHour
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel True, but the flip side is that there's an increase in jargon that can keep people feeling left out of hobby#BoardGameHour3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cgsunit
@cgsunit@gamesbymanuel I think we should feel constantly challenged to keep it relevant to newcomers#ReligiousAlanogiesAnyone1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NathanpmYoung
@NathanpmYoung@gamesbymanuel We can as game night hosts, but in stores: Eurogames / Ameritrash / Heavy vs Light / etc. is a lot to take in.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cgsunit
@cgsunit@gamesbymanuel Yeah. But that's a bit of a thorny issue. Obviously storepeople can help, but there are just a lot of games.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NathanpmYoung
@NathanpmYoung@gamesbymanuel Jargon's my focus because I do science, and those that are bad at conveying their work give us all a bad rep.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cgsunit
@cgsunit@gamesbymanuel That makes a lot of sense. Though games sometimes need jargon. Card keywords for instance.#BoardGameHour2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NathanpmYoung
@NathanpmYoung@gamesbymanuel Yes, but in that case, the keywords better be clearly explained in the rulebook. Then it's fine#BoardGameHour1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cgsunit
@cgsunit@NathanpmYoung Trick-taking rulebooks seem to assume everyone knows the basic rules and terms. Hard to get into.#BoardGameHour1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel Though that's because for a lot time an understanding of trick taken was a cultral given.#BoardGameHour@cgsunit2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@NathanpmYoung @cgsunit It still seems to be, even though I never happened to run into them. #BoardGameHour
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