> I understand rules if I know them. If I don't understand them I don't know them. You're making a weirdly pedantic distinction. Please, here are some material

> I understand rules if I know them. If I don't understand them I don't know them. You're making a weirdly pedantic distinction. Please, here are some materials that explains the differences between knowing and understanding: - https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/30091/on-the-difference-between-knowing-and-understanding https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/30091/on-the-... - https://www.diffzy.com/article/difference-between-knowing-and-understanding-222 https://www.diffzy.com/article/difference-between-knowing-an... - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-knowledge-and-understanding/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-knowledge-a... > You're making a weirdly pedantic distinction. > I feel like that's almost all games? Which ones are you thinking of that can't be understood on the first play? Well, I made that distinction because of the implications of that remark: that rules of a game can be understood by reading them. As you mention in another comment that's not always the case and in my experience that's more often not the case that it is. On a side note, regular players can grok rules faster because mechanics are common to games but it's not how it works for casual players but I can see why it gives the illusion to regular players that rules can be understood just by reading them but they ignore that not only they are reading the rules but they are also seeing the underlying mechanics they are already well aware of. To go further, knowing the rules, understanding how they work and then seeing patterns in a game session and plan accordingly are three separate things. > > * The king must always stay between the guards. If a move would end with the king not between the guards it cannot be performed. > How can you "know" that rule but not "understand" it? I'd have written it like this * The king must always stay between the guards. Moves that end with the king not between the guards can't be performed.* and argue that's two separate rules. Now, I know these rules but I don't understand why they are necessary and I don't understand how they apply to the game.