"BLAM 2018 VSF game " Topic
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Old Contemptibles | 08 Nov 2018 9:08 p.m. PST |
I was in the hobby about six years when I first heard the term "cheat sheet" referring to charts and tables. Where did the term originate? Who is it attributed to? I have always thought it was an odd way to refer to something essential to playing every set of rules that I know of. How is using a chart or table cheating? |
Tango01 | 08 Nov 2018 9:08 p.m. PST |
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Doctor X | 08 Nov 2018 9:21 p.m. PST |
Small sheets with answers/notes written on them that were used by those who would cheat on a test. |
Thresher01 | 08 Nov 2018 9:22 p.m. PST |
I suspect it is due to comparing that to what some kids used in school, when taking tests, and someone got access to that, and wrote down all the answers – probably letter codes, or numbers, for multiple choice questions. |
Doctor X | 08 Nov 2018 9:23 p.m. PST |
Cheaters would try to cram as much information on one sheet as possible. So a cheat sheet for gaming has as many pertinent tables, rules, charts, etc. as can legibly and intelligently fit on one side of a page. |
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