| daler240D | 02 May 2016 1:52 a.m. PST |
"Elegant", there, I said it. It is THE single most overused and worthless word on TMP. It ironically conveys nothing and as soon as I read it on someone's post I know it is probably actually a contorted, over wrought and awkward set of rules. Any other tropes out there that rise to the level of abuse that this word gets? |
 Herkybird  | 02 May 2016 1:59 a.m. PST |
'Fun'! – I think this very much depends if you like the rules or not! |
| robpask | 02 May 2016 2:05 a.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 02 May 2016 2:07 a.m. PST |
Fast play. Realistic. Fun. Easy to learn, hard to master. Simple. Innovative. |
| daler240D | 02 May 2016 2:25 a.m. PST |
oh "Innovative"!!!! yeah, that's a good one. |
| cavcrazy | 02 May 2016 2:59 a.m. PST |
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| Mute Bystander | 02 May 2016 3:10 a.m. PST |
So many rules sets, so few adjectives… Right. They are supposed to "Tell you everything you need to know" about a particular document. |
| Yesthatphil | 02 May 2016 3:31 a.m. PST |
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| David Manley | 02 May 2016 3:34 a.m. PST |
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| JimDuncanUK | 02 May 2016 4:32 a.m. PST |
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| Weasel | 02 May 2016 4:46 a.m. PST |
"fastplay" (and yeah, I'm sure I've used it too :-) ) |
 Doms Decals  | 02 May 2016 4:55 a.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 02 May 2016 5:10 a.m. PST |
Not an adjective but a phrase: "Most heavily play tested."
Followed a week later by an extensive errata sheet. |
| Temporary like Achilles | 02 May 2016 5:10 a.m. PST |
Elegant is a very useful word for when rules resolve issues with clean, satisfying, and appropriate mechanisms. Of course, one person's elegant is another's clumsy… |
| Temporary like Achilles | 02 May 2016 5:12 a.m. PST |
Intuitive is a good one. Features a unique yet intuitive order system, etc. |
| McWong73 | 02 May 2016 5:17 a.m. PST |
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| Gunfreak | 02 May 2016 6:23 a.m. PST |
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| Grignotage | 02 May 2016 6:28 a.m. PST |
Innovative. I did have a laugh when I read one rules set blurb that described its rules for cover as "proprietary". |
| Tgerritsen | 02 May 2016 6:35 a.m. PST |
Have to agree with innovative. Let your audience decide… |
 20thmaine | 02 May 2016 6:47 a.m. PST |
Innovative – often this means "borrowed from a Donald Featherstone book". |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 02 May 2016 7:30 a.m. PST |
"Playable". Unlike all those other,"unplayable" rules out there. |
| PJ ONeill | 02 May 2016 7:46 a.m. PST |
I agree with Achilles- Elegant is a useful and sometimes accurate description of some rules.
I think the most overused and inaccurate adjective is "realistic" |
Lee Brilleaux  | 02 May 2016 8:04 a.m. PST |
'Fast and Furious'. I liked that, in 1994. |
| Roderick Robertson | 02 May 2016 8:31 a.m. PST |
Dunno about rules, but "characterful" for figures was overused the first time it was used. |
| The Beast Rampant | 02 May 2016 9:01 a.m. PST |
GOLD: "Fasy-play" SILVER: "Innovative" BRONZE: "Elegant" |
| Dasher | 02 May 2016 1:35 p.m. PST |
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| Lee Brilleaux | 02 May 2016 1:49 p.m. PST |
I dislike 'faction'. It makes military forces seem like disputing groups on a school board. |
| evilgong | 02 May 2016 7:06 p.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 02 May 2016 8:07 p.m. PST |
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| Dark Knights And Bloody Dawns | 03 May 2016 3:12 a.m. PST |
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| ubercommando | 03 May 2016 8:37 a.m. PST |
Those adjectives explained: FUN: Completely arbitrary. INNOVATIVE: Cribbed from rules published 40 years ago. FAST PLAY: Heavily abstracted. ACCURATE: The author's subjective opinions. NO REBASING: Although there will be a section on what the author considers proper base sizes, which won't be anything you've got. BALANCED: Pro French/German. ELEGANT: Will cause endless forum discussions on how to interpret rule X. REALISTIC: Based largely on one history book the author really likes. GROUNDBREAKING: Rules and charts use very flashy and smart artwork. EASY: Dumbed down. |
