Rules of Engagement: FAQs, Commentaries and Errata

THE SHORT VERSION

Jervis Johnson distinguishes clarification from changing a rule: designers’ commentaries explain existing text, while errata correct or rebalance it. Movement over terrain illustrates why spelling out every possible question would make concise rules unwieldy. He outlines a practical sequence of rereading the rule, checking related rules and official answers, then resolving any remaining uncertainty so play can continue.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 438, pp. 20–23.

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