Rules explainer

Goal: Teach an assigned game to your fellow students.

To fully prepare to teach a game, I recommend the following:

1. Read the rules. Often game rules are online or on BoardGameGeek.
2. Play the game solo, pretending to be two players.
3. Read the rules again or watch a video that explains the game to see what mistakes were made.
4. Play game with other players.
5. Read the rules (yet again) to see what mistakes were made.
6. Create a rules summary with important things to remember when teaching the game.

General recommendations for teaching how to play games:

• Board Game Teaching Tips (w/ special guests Jon Cox and Rodney Smith) (Before You Play)
• Some tips for rules explanations! (Shut Up & Sit Down, NSFW)
• Teaching rules and the art of underwhelming (Lanza)
• How to teach games in an engaging way that sticks (Longwell)
• How to teach board games (Pawns and Pints)
• How to teach board games like a pro (Shut Up & Sit Down)
• Examples:
  • Watch it played (Smith)
  • Gaming rules (Grogan)
  • (for fun) Star Trek's Fizzbin

Scoring guide

Comments:

^* In the case of authorized absences, a student can make a video (see "video examples" above) where they teach the game rules.