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Gaming prompts

TTRPG prep, build advice, board game nights. Play more, faff less.

• play Turn a Long Rulebook Into a One-Page Quick Reference

  Turn a rulebook nobody wants to reread into a one-page table aid.

• play Build A Pub Quiz Round Nobody Can Google Fast Enough

  Write a pub quiz round that keeps both the sharp table and the rest happy.

• play Convert a Tabletop Stat Block to a Different Rules System

  Rebuild a monster or character properly in a different tabletop system, not just swap numbers.

• play Summarise Patch Notes Into What Actually Matters To You

  Get patch notes filtered down to the three lines that affect how you play.

• play Summarise A Video Game's Story So Far Before A Sequel

  Remember the plot of a game you finished three years ago before the sequel lands.

• play Summarise A Genre's History For A Newcomer To Miniature Wargaming

  Explain where a wargame fits in the hobby before a newcomer spends real money.

• play Translate A Complex Board Game Strategy Guide Into Your First Moves

  Turn an advanced strategy guide into moves you can actually use tonight.

• play Translate Board Game Rules Jargon Into Plain Terms

  Decode the rulebook terms that only make sense once someone explains them.

• play Translate A Tabletop Roleplay Rules Dispute Into A Fair Ruling

  Settle a rules argument at the table without anyone feeling cheated.

• play Find A Hidden Gem In A Genre You Think You Know

  Find the good game in your favourite genre that everyone else missed.

• play Translate A Speedrunning Route Into Something You Can Follow

  Make sense of a speedrun route without needing frame perfect execution.

• play Decide Which Miniature Army To Start Painting First

  Work out which unpainted army to actually finish instead of starting a sixth.

• play Translate A Tabletop Roleplay Character Concept Into Stats

  Turn a character idea in your head into stats that actually work at the table.

• play Translate A Video Game Review Into A Straight Answer

  Get a straight yes or no out of a review that hedges on everything.

• play Translate A Confusing Video Game Tutorial Into Plain Steps

  Get the game mechanic explained properly after the tutorial made it worse.

• play Decide Which Board Game Fits Tonight's Group

  Pick the board game that will not lose the newcomers in round one.

• play Translate Trivia Answers Into Memorable Facts You Will Actually Retain

  Turn facts you keep forgetting into ones you will actually remember at the quiz.

• play Reframe A Tabletop Roleplay Villain Beyond Generic Evil

  Turn your flat, generically evil villain into someone players actually remember.

• play Translate Gamer Jargon For A Confused Newcomer

  Decode gamer jargon for the friend who keeps asking what that word means.

• play Decide Which Multiplayer Game Suits Your Friend Group Tonight

  Pick tonight's group game before the group chat argument outlasts the game itself.

• play Translate Esports Commentary Jargon For A New Viewer

  Explain esports commentary jargon without pausing the stream every minute.

• play Find Your Next Game Based On One You Loved

  Find the next game to obsess over once the credits have rolled.

• play Design A Simple Custom Card For Your Home Game

  Turn your card idea into something balanced enough to actually play.

• play Modify A Video Game Difficulty Curve For A Mod

  Fix a difficulty curve that goes soft in the middle and brutal at the end.

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