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It's just a little frustrating needing to open up a separate rulesbook link to recheck the rules or the scoring system.

Starwarrior1128 wrote: ↑04 February 2026, 17:19 Title.

It's just a little frustrating needing to open up a separate rulesbook link to recheck the rules or the scoring system.

Yes they can. If somebody of the community does it - maybe you? Writing the rules summary needs some effort, and it's not rewarded in any way, not even by gift points (like tutorials and translations).

However, filling the How to Play rules summary section is not the developers task.

The way you explained it is ofc correct, Cigma, but I wonder how BGA and the publishers can be happy with that situation, which they apparently are. I can’t understand why the rules summary isn’t done by the publishers (personally, I don’t care about the rules summary, but many people do). You bring a game to BGA, loads of work and money had to be invested. And when it goes online, some people lose interest instantly bc there’s no rule summary, no link to a tutorial even though Nekonyancer or someone else from the community already has this in Alpha, and in some cases not even correct rules links, not even when the game leaves Beta. I’m talking about Tembo which has been an extreme case, and I think the standards for a Beta release can be lower, but I can’t see how all of this can be in the publisher’s interest. Anyway, just venting about that.

Become the change you want to see in the world

SiRan90 wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 10:40 Become the change you want to see in the world

Not sure if that’s also referring to my post. I guess not, so I’ll refrain from repeating and/or clarifying my point.

FDHenneberg wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 11:45

SiRan90 wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 10:40 Become the change you want to see in the world

Not sure if that’s also referring to my post. I guess not, so I’ll refrain from repeating and/or clarifying my point.

Oh no sorry to the op. At a minimum rule book should be made available for all games. Rules summary is a nice to have, but I also have the opinion that everyone should read the rulebook before a game so what do I know.

SiRan90 wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 12:46

FDHenneberg wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 11:45

SiRan90 wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 10:40 Become the change you want to see in the world

Not sure if that’s also referring to my post. I guess not, so I’ll refrain from repeating and/or clarifying my point.

Oh no sorry to the op. At a minimum rule book should be made available for all games. Rules summary is a nice to have, but I also have the opinion that everyone should read the rulebook before a game so what do I know.

In that case can we have links to rulebooks that are not on BGG? Because I don't have a BGG account and I don't really want to get one just to read rulebooks.

Starwarrior1128 wrote: ↑13 March 2026, 04:48

SiRan90 wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 12:46

FDHenneberg wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 11:45

Not sure if that’s also referring to my post. I guess not, so I’ll refrain from repeating and/or clarifying my point.

Oh no sorry to the op. At a minimum rule book should be made available for all games. Rules summary is a nice to have, but I also have the opinion that everyone should read the rulebook before a game so what do I know.

In that case can we have links to rulebooks that are not on BGG? Because I don't have a BGG account and I don't really want to get one just to read rulebooks.

Some publishers put the rule book on their website, but other than that I'm not sure where else you would find the rules.

Out of interest, why don't you want a BGG account?

SiRan90 wrote: ↑13 March 2026, 08:51

Starwarrior1128 wrote: ↑13 March 2026, 04:48

SiRan90 wrote: ↑05 February 2026, 12:46

Oh no sorry to the op. At a minimum rule book should be made available for all games. Rules summary is a nice to have, but I also have the opinion that everyone should read the rulebook before a game so what do I know.

In that case can we have links to rulebooks that are not on BGG? Because I don't have a BGG account and I don't really want to get one just to read rulebooks.

Some publishers put the rule book on their website, but other than that I'm not sure where else you would find the rules.

Out of interest, why don't you want a BGG account?

I rarely use BGG and I don't want to sign up for another website just to look at the rulebooks which I feel every game company should have on their websites.