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[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

This is why I refuse to play boardgames, even though my partner and our friends really like playing tabletop simulator. I think it's a fun combination of my ADHD and anxiety. The ADHD struggling to understand instructions, and my anxiety not wanting to embarrass myself by being unable to.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

That’s been the opposite of my ADHD experience.

Board game rules are almost always exceptionally clear and unambiguous. For me they are a dream, and I love being the rules guy in my game group.

I wish more instructions in different fields were so clear.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

I think my issue isn't so much understanding them, but remembering them, especially when there's a lot. My ADHD simply doesn't let me remember so much information at once, maybe if I spent a good amount of time reading the rules, memorising them, preparing myself, etc.

[–] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

This is exactly me hahaha. Except I do like playing boardgames. I just really hate learning them.

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago