From the table to publication: the path of a manuscript
Proofreading, playtests, layout, printing: the steps that separate a table idea from a book.
A manuscript rarely arrives finished: it first goes through months of playtests, where every rule has to prove its worth.
Months of playtests
Layout follows, where each double page has to be readable at a glance in the middle of a game.
We designed these rules to step aside for the story: few tables to look up, choices that matter, and failures that move the game forward.
Every table is different. What works one evening with close friends will not necessarily work with players who are just meeting: that is why we test a lot before publishing.