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<p>172.69.22.120: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2486<br /> | date = July 8, 2021<br /> | title = Board Game Party Schedule<br /> | image = board_game_party_schedule.png<br /> | titletext = Several of the guests are secretly playing Meta Board Game Party. Every minute of parallel debate in the breakaway faction earns double victory points!<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a RESTLESS FACTION. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> This comic shows a timeline of a gathering to play some sort of fairly complex tabletop or roleplaying game, such as Dungeons and Dragons, {{w|Star Fleet Battles|Star Fleet Battles}}, or {{w|Squad Leader|Squad Leader}} (please edit with more recent popular games). These games often have many pages of rules, forms to fill out, and in the case of many battle simulation games can have dozens or even hundreds of counters to position. Often the very complex rules must be explained in detail, which can be extremely dull in a group environment.<br /> <br /> Conversely, just beginning like at the time entry point &quot;it will make sense once you play&quot; without explanation often leads to new player frustration that, had they had a complete understanding, they would have made different choices and had a more reasonable chance at victory, or even worse, avoided constantly being informed of &quot;illegal moves&quot;.<br /> <br /> The title text refers to certain games that actively mimic or satirize real life, such as the fictional game referred to in Dungeons and Dragons literature called &quot;Paper and Paychecks&quot;, presumably a roleplaying game about office work. In this particular case, the game they're playing satirizes the gamer gathering itself.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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<p>172.69.22.120: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!--Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom.--&gt;<br /> This one is ridiculously early. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.120|172.69.22.120]] 05:22, 4 November 2020 (UTC)</div>

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