Sure, the best way to learn is someone explaining the game to you live, but thats not always available.

What do you do? Read the manual, watch videos or something else? Any specific creator to recommend?

  • nachof ( nachof@feddit.cl ) 
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    3 years ago

    My process used to be:

    1. Read the rules before everyone arrives
    2. Play the game and have fun
    3. Read the rules again
    4. Email everyone with everything we played wrong

    Now that I have kids I don’t always have the luxury of reading the rules the same day we play the game, so what I usually do is I read the rules a few days in advance, which means I won’t remember as much when the time comes to play, so then I end up complementing that with a rules explanation video.

    • David ( s3rvant@beehaw.org ) 
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      3 years ago

      This is near exactly me; only difference is that I do not play things out ahead of time.

      1. Watch video (Watch It Played)
      2. Read rulebook
      3. Play with group
  • shapesandstuff ( shapesandstuff@feddit.de ) 
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    3 years ago

    Read the setup and basic rules, start playing and read up specifics as they become relevant.

    Depends on the type of game of course, but its usually fun even if we end up playing it kinda wrong in the beginning