What board game has the best rulebook and why does it matter so much? - has anyone done this

[Undertaker]

A good rulebook is invisible. A bad one kills a game before the first turn. Some games lose players not because the game is bad but because the rules are explained in the worst possible order.

Which game has the best rulebook you have encountered and which has the worst?

[JayJ]

Wingspan has the best rulebook in modern gaming. The visual design, the reference material, the way examples are placed. It is a masterclass in technical writing

[Undertaker00]

Spirit Island has excellent rules but a steep learning curve that no rulebook can fully solve. The spirit-specific player aids are the real innovation

[NicholasCleverley]

Root's rulebook is beautifully produced and still managed to confuse everyone I have taught it to. Beautiful does not equal clear

[error.404]

Twilight Imperium's rulebook is a monument. The Reference Guide and the Learn to Play Guide being separate documents was the correct decision for a game that complex

[Isla]

Cosmic Encounter has the worst rules organisation of any game I love. The core rules are simple. Finding them in the rulebook is the challenge

[WaveFunction74]

Azul has a rulebook so short and clear that I have taught it to non-gamers in under ten minutes. That density of information per page is a skill

[SašaJelenič]

The best rulebook innovation is the tutorial deck. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 teaches itself through play. Reading rules from text is an inferior learning method for most people

[Nina24]

Patchwork comes with a single card as its rulebook. Two players, one card, completely adequate. The confidence required to ship that is admirable

[GhostRider]

So not monopoly ay?