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Games where the manual actually matters

3 replies · opened AUG 18 ago

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION
I bounced off The Sentinel twice before reading the instructions properly. Once I understood energy, absorption, and line of sight, the whole thing opened up.

Which game gets unfairly blamed because nobody reads the booklet?
REPLY #1
M.U.L.E. is playable after a quick explanation, but the manual reveals why the auction behaves the way it does.
REPLY #2
Psi-5 Trading Company. The screen looks like chaos until you know what each station is supposed to report.
REPLY #3
Almost every strategy game sold in a big box. The box was big because the paper was part of the program.

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