Three years ago at a game night in Denver, I saw a guy lose his mind over a rulebook.

We were playing a new worker placement game, and he spent 45 minutes arguing about the exact wording for turn order. He kept quoting page 7, line 3, while the rest of us just wanted to play. It turned a fun night into a lecture. I think some people get so caught up in being 'right' they forget the point is to have a good time. Has anyone else had a game night derailed by one person's need to win a rule argument?

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camerona792mo ago

Totally agree with @danieltaylor, that guy missed the whole point.

james_martin931d ago

My buddy @camerona79 was at a board game night where a guy argued for 20 minutes that you cant roll dice on the table unless its in the designated tray area. He claimed it was in the rulebook on page 12 but nobody could find it. The host finally just grabbed the dice tray and put it in front of him, but by then three other people had checked their phones and the whole vibe was dead. Its always the same type who treats the rulebook like its a sacred text instead of just guidelines for having fun.

danieltaylor2mo ago

Forty-five minutes on TURN ORDER? That's insane! He turned a game into a courtroom drama over a single line. Some people just can't see past the rulebook to the actual fun.