One thing I’ve learned as a designer is that it’s a lot easier to design a game with twenty pages of rules than a game with one page of rules.
Quotes about rulebooks
A beautiful set of rules is one read, an entree to the main course of the game itself.
I don’t like rulebooks that only slowly reveal the full rules like some kind of horrible fan dance.
For any game related award that suggests games for other people to play, I think it’s totally the right call that the rulebooks have to be good enough, otherwise they are just suggesting a box of components.
I like rule books that make me excited to play the game. Some are so dull that it’s a surprise when you play the game and enjoy it.