@NathanpmYoung @gamesbymanuel We can as game night hosts, but in stores: Eurogames / Ameritrash / Heavy vs Light / etc. is a lot to take in.
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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 -
Replying to @NathanpmYoung
@NathanpmYoung@gamesbymanuel Many regular-card-deck games don't have great rulebooks because they were learned by doing.#BoardGameHour1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cgsunit
@cgsunit@NathanpmYoung I mentioned published trick-taking games, like Wizard and Chronicle#BoardGameHour1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel@NathanpmYoung Wizard is 98% the same as O, Hell, which is based on Whist (same as most trick-taking games)#BoardGameHour1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@cgsunit @NathanpmYoung I haven't played those so it was harder to even start. Had to get someone to teach me. #BoardGameHour
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel@NathanpmYoung I'll teach you! :) But yeah, Whist is one of the oldest and most prolific games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist#List_of_variations …2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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