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Remember when teaching a game meant passing around a dog-eared rulebook?
Now we just watch a tutorial. Part of me misses the collective confusion and eventual triumph.
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ruby_lane7mo ago
Missing the 'collective confusion' is a bit dramatic, lol, it's just learning a game.
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sandralee7mo ago
Learning mahjong with my group last winter, @ruby_lane, showed me that collective confusion is real. It's not just individual struggle, it's a shared experience that bonds players. Dismissing it overlooks how games build community.
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campbell.elliot7mo ago
What if you intentionally left the tutorial for later and started with the physical components? That way, the group puzzles through the basics together, using the rulebook as a reference rather than a script. You preserve that bonding moment of discovery while still having a clear path forward if you get truly stuck.
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