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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3175890" data-attributes="member: 30035">I think a key element here is your repeated comments that your players are &quot;all adults&quot; and you should not have to repeat yourself to them in order to impart information. Unfortunately being an adult doesn't really have anything to do with it. I would suggest you remember that you will need to repeat yourself sometimes in order to get your point across. Your players may not recall clearly what you said, especially if they have personal lives that are distracting to them. Don't assume that because you said it once they will remember it, or even that because your wrote it down they can go back and refer to it again. Don't assume anything, in fact. People learn and retain information in different ways, and studies have shown that most people need repetition in order to learn effectively. They also need to use information they've learned in order to comprehend and retain it. Hopefully this experience will have been a learning experience for both you and your players and you'll all do a better job of coordinating your expectations of the game. But don't count on it. People have certain behaviors they'll engage in no matter how detrimental those behaviors may be to their experiences. You may have to put up with them doing things you consider foolhardy if you want to continue playing with this group.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3175890, member: 30035"] I think a key element here is your repeated comments that your players are "all adults" and you should not have to repeat yourself to them in order to impart information. Unfortunately being an adult doesn't really have anything to do with it. I would suggest you remember that you will need to repeat yourself sometimes in order to get your point across. Your players may not recall clearly what you said, especially if they have personal lives that are distracting to them. Don't assume that because you said it once they will remember it, or even that because your wrote it down they can go back and refer to it again. Don't assume anything, in fact. People learn and retain information in different ways, and studies have shown that most people need repetition in order to learn effectively. They also need to [U]use[/U] information they've learned in order to comprehend and retain it. Hopefully this experience will have been a learning experience for both you and your players and you'll all do a better job of coordinating your expectations of the game. But don't count on it. People have certain behaviors they'll engage in no matter how detrimental those behaviors may be to their experiences. You may have to put up with them doing things you consider foolhardy if you want to continue playing with this group. [/QUOTE]

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