trying to explain a board game

[UnicornStorm]

don't forget the helpful other player who already knows the rules and interrupts you constantly to explain something that's not necessary to know at that point

[OjamaIndigo]

The “let’s just start I’ll learn as I play” when they know absolutely nothing about how to start is painfully accurate

[coolrat]

this is like when streamers skip past the tutorial and all the dialogue and then say "whats going on this is so confusing"

[MadMovieMakers]

There's gotta be a balance between no explanation and too much explanation when introducing a game to new players. Scientists are still debating where this balance is to this very day.

[TheMusicalOtaku]

"So the goal is not to die."
Everyone else: "Too complicated. Let's just play Uno."

[SirHippolord]

The most frustrating thing about this is that codenames is actually incredibly easy to explain lmao

[EternalSushiMusic]

The 'what, no? I wanna play! 🥺' is painfully accurate

[donaldshults]

You have performed a public service with this one. “I dunno” guy is my literal nemesis

[isaac_aren]

And the sequel: Everyone plays with different house rules but they refuse to discuss which rules to follow before starting

[sebastiancohnify]

God, that “I dunno, I dunno” bit at the beginning is the most dead-on accurate impression of my dad 3 words into a game explanation I can imagine. One of the smartest guys I know and his brain absolutely shuts down when it comes to learning a new game.

[-jakey-]

The lengths some people go to avoid learning new things is remarkable

[switchxb]

Imagine being friends with Sung Won and you see some shit you said to him get put on blast in a video

[lebbo]

"Why is it called Codenames?"
"I.... don't know actually."
FEEL THAT!

[SpaceLordof]

Me, starting to explain a game:”We all start with 5 dollars…”
Player:”Wow, this is complicated!”

[chestercs]

My favorite is when you forget to tell them a rule and then they violate that rule during the game and then you have to say "oh actually you can't do that" and then they say "you never told me that" and then they think you didn't tell them on purpose so you can win

[jakem]

My mom acts like all of these and she wins EVERY GAME every time because she's a genius. I don't begrudge her the win, I mind that she wants me to re-explain the game to her every turn while she is winning.

[perspicacioussimpleton]

You're a master at capturing the many frustrations of being a board game enthusiast.

[joshingle]

I can feel the soul leave my body when I finish explaining the rules, then one person in the group looks up from their phone and goes "Sorry, what was that?"

[brn]

That "I don't know, I don't know...", and shaking your head in frustration, feels incredibly familiar.

[NovusIgnis]

This is literally my experience trying to get my friends to play Codenames. I hadn't even begun taking the components out of the box and my friend's wife was already whining and acting like she isn't smart enough to form a complete sentence let alone learn a simple game.