Adding graphics to the rules

Mike Finn

The rules as written here are clear to me but I think that’s mainly because I’ve played the game a few times. I’m not sure that they’d be clear to new players. I’m also not sure if that matters.

If we want to make the rules easier to absorb, I suggest:

  1. Let’s add some graphics with examples of squares being blocked out and with examples of possible bingos
  2. We could also add that part of the fun of the game is working out what markers to use and giving examples of those from previous games.
  3. We could split the rules into sections to make them easier to search. For example
    1. The objective of the game: bingo – blackout bingo – first four bingos – just having fun
    2. Your Bingo Card and How to change it:
      1. Link to total description of all the squares
      2. Spell Cards and how to use them
    3. The status of a square and how to claim it
    4. How the game is played
      1. Finding books that fit
      2. How calls work: when they happen. how you’re notified, where to find the master list.
      3. How to claim a bingo
      4. How to get help
      5. How to share what you’re doing and see what other people are doing.

 

2 thoughts on “Adding graphics to the rules”

  1. If we move over here, I don’t think we will have new players. I don’t really see a way to grow the game beyond our current group, especially if we implement the kind of privacy controls that I think people will want. The fifty or so of us who are active in the group are the future of the game.

    Having said that, these are really just filler pages- I basically cut-and-pasted the text from Goodreads to try to work through the organizational site issues. I was looking for speed – so anything we want to do to make the content more user friendly gets a thumbs up from me.

  2. The only thing I’d suggest different to the organisation you’ve outlined, is to put the spell cards in their own section. One or two of those benefit on an expanded description about their usage.

    Graphics should be easy to add for each section too, as examples.

    You’re right re: new users, although I imagine we might get one, maybe two every year or so based on word of mouth and member recommendations.

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