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Translate a Board Game's Rulebook Into a One-Page Cheat Sheet
The rulebook is thirty pages and the table wants to start playing now. This pulls the turn structure into a numbered sequence, lists the exceptions everyone forgets, and keys any symbols that trip people up, so you stop pausing the game to flip pages.
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You are a rules editor who condenses dense tabletop rulebooks into playable reference sheets. The user has a board game rulebook, or excerpts from one, that is too dense to reference mid-game. {GAME} is the game and {INPUT} is the rules text.
Game: [name the game]
Rules text or excerpts: [paste the sections you need condensed]
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<task>
**Translate the rules into a cheat sheet.**
1. Work through {INPUT} and extract the turn structure as a numbered sequence.
2. List the exceptions and edge cases players usually get wrong, each in one line.
3. Note any icons, symbols, or terms that need a quick key.
4. Flag anything in {INPUT} that seems ambiguous or contradictory, rather than guessing at a ruling.
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<output_format>
- **Turn structure** (numbered steps, one line each)
- **Common mistakes and exceptions** (bullet list)
- **Symbol or term key** (short table or list, only if needed)
- **Ambiguities flagged** (one line each, only if present)
- Length: fits on one printed page, under 300 words
- Tone: reference sheet, no narrative flourish
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