Looks pretty intense. How long does it usually take you guys to learn a game? We usually find that by the time we are used to the game it's end of the night
Looks pretty intense. How long does it usually take you guys to learn a game? We usually find that by the time we are used to the game it's end of the night
For a game like this, and Madrid specifically (in a few weeks time), we are advised to at least watch a youtube rules explanation beforehand. We will still run through the rules, but it helps speed up the process.
Even with that, Madrid took about 45 mins just to do setup and rules. This was probably closer to 30 mins, but we also use that time as catching up, and waiting for other players. In this case I was the late joiner to the table having traded my position in another game as it had accidentally overfilled.
We have a 4 hour session space, so we have a long list of games that just can't be done in it too, which get saved for the monthly weekend events where there is 8 ish hours.
This was certainly a game where setup, teach, play, final scoring, pack up, was pushing close to the time limits, and was a week where we only played one game.
On the other hand, this week I played 2 games (Broadhorns and Discovery), without any pre-prep, and all the setup, play and waiting for players, the 4 of us called our nights early and I left about 45 mins before time was up, so it really depends on the game, and how complex it is, and how many 'moving parts' it has.
Also very dependent on the number of new vs experienced players, and if those new players are new to the hobby, or just new to the game