We’ve all experienced it- trying to teach a board game to a friend or parent utterly unfamiliar with the gaming world and getting nowhere. This week Damon discusses game literacy and how we can design and teach games differently to reduce the stress of learning and get closer to the coveted “let’s just play.”
Dized is an app that has wonderful interactive tutorials for Blood Rage, Scythe, Kingdomino, and other games (library is always growing). It will walk you step by step through your first game, including board setup. No need to read the rules first!
Fog of Love has the best tutorial we have ever found in a tabletop game. You can jump in immediately, no need to read rules first.
These are starter games that will help new and inexperienced game players to build literacy and confidence-Splendor, Ticket to Ride, Azul, Stone Age, Settlers of Catan, Takenoko, King of Tokyo, Love Letter, and Pandemic.