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<blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 3675745" data-attributes="member: 3608">If I were to vote, I think I might have to check every box!When I'm playing a game I've never played before--or haven't played in a while--I have a tendency to try to stick as closely to the written rules as possible. I want to take my best shot at understanding the rules as written before I go monkeying with them.I also, though, like to search out any insights from the designers. I think the designers intentions are important to understanding a game, &amp; there's always more that you can learn about that beyond the book(s).After that, though, I like to experiment with variations. Both my own &amp; some published.Some experiments last just one or a few session. Some experiments last a whole campaign.I don't know about &quot;prep methods&quot; so much, but I also experiment with how I run the game. e.g. The classic Traveller campaign I ran a couple of years ago was all about trying a &quot;sandbox&quot; game using the Spinward Marches, 76 Patrons, 101 Patrons, &amp; such (hope I got those numbers correct) &amp; trying to improvise the rest on-the-fly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RFisher, post: 3675745, member: 3608"] If I were to vote, I think I might have to check every box! When I'm playing a game I've never played before--or haven't played in a while--I have a tendency to try to stick as closely to the written rules as possible. I want to take my best shot at understanding the rules as written before I go monkeying with them. I also, though, like to search out any insights from the designers. I think the designers intentions are important to understanding a game, & there's always more that you can learn about that beyond the book(s). After that, though, I like to experiment with variations. Both my own & some published. Some experiments last just one or a few session. Some experiments last a whole campaign. I don't know about "prep methods" so much, but I also experiment with how I run the game. e.g. The classic Traveller campaign I ran a couple of years ago was all about trying a "sandbox" game using the Spinward Marches, 76 Patrons, 101 Patrons, & such (hope I got those numbers correct) & trying to improvise the rest on-the-fly. [/QUOTE]

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