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Started gaming with a coffee stain on the rulebook and it changed how I learn
I spilled coffee on the first page of Scythe's manual, had to figure out the rest from memory and context. Over three sessions, I actually learned that deeper than when I read perfectly. Has anyone else had a wrecked component accidentally teach them the game better?
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william_craig74d ago
Dude that exact thing happened to me with Terraforming Mars. I lost half the icon glossary and had to guess based on the card art and it forced me to actually memorize the symbols instead of just checking the book. Now I teach new players without even looking at the reference.
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casey3424d agoMost Upvoted
Oh man @william_craig7 you're literally describing my life right now. I had the same thing happen with Race for the Galaxy where my reference sheet got coffee spilled on it and turned into a sticky mess. I spent like three games just staring at card art trying to figure out what the blue circle with a star meant. It was frustrating at first but now I can call out combos without even thinking about it. Honestly losing that crutch made me so much better at the game because I actually understand the flow instead of just looking stuff up every turn. Now I lowkey want to "accidentally" lose the rulebook to some of my heavier games just to force myself to learn them properly.
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