I swear I’m smart and have pretty ok reading comprehension…but when I pick up a new game I have the hardest time understanding the rules and mechanics by just reading the instructions. Watching videos is helpful but I still really only pick it up while playing the game and going through the motions.
So I’m slowly collecting games that I can’t play until I find people who know how to play.
How easily do you pick up new games?
Same for me. Generally I am pretty quick to understand even complex rules. I was a Magic the Gathering tournament player and judge and a D&D DM. So lots of practice with rules questions. But some games simply have poor explanations or bad card wordings. Then it can help to watch a video.