All those incredible mechanisms you’ve created are useless if players can’t figure out how to actually play the game. And the truth of the matter is that the clarity of your rules will make or break your game. Unfortunately, you can’t sit at every table and explain your game, so you’ll need to create a ruleset that makes sense.
The following links will help you write a rulebook that’s easy to understand and will guide players to enjoy the game you’ve put so much time into.
Contents
Start Here
Rules 2: Under/Over Specification
Instructions: A Game’s Gateway
Why You Should Write Your Rules Early
Rulebook Writing: The Good and The Bad
Making Your Rulebook Easy to Teach
What Makes a Good Rule Book? (Audio)
Rulebook Pitfalls for Indie Designers
Writing Rules
11 Rules for Board Game Rules Writing
Rule Writing Tip: Cross Referencing
Include “How to Start” In Your Rules
Top 7 Tips For Editing Your Rulebook
FAQs, Fiddliness, Redundancy, and Hierarchy; Musings on Writing Game Rules
10 Ways to Make Your Rulebook Awesome (Audio)
How to Write a Board Game Rulebook
Top 6 Rules for Rulebook Writing
More Reading
Following Rules Is Hard, Writing Rules Is Harder
Tips on Making a Rule Explanation Video with Two People in Different Locations