This is why I refuse to play boardgames, even though my partner and our friends really like playing tabletop simulator. I think it’s a fun combination of my ADHD and anxiety. The ADHD struggling to understand instructions, and my anxiety not wanting to embarrass myself by being unable to.
I think my issue isn’t so much understanding them, but remembering them, especially when there’s a lot. My ADHD simply doesn’t let me remember so much information at once, maybe if I spent a good amount of time reading the rules, memorising them, preparing myself, etc.
This is why I refuse to play boardgames, even though my partner and our friends really like playing tabletop simulator. I think it’s a fun combination of my ADHD and anxiety. The ADHD struggling to understand instructions, and my anxiety not wanting to embarrass myself by being unable to.
This is exactly me hahaha. Except I do like playing boardgames. I just really hate learning them.
That’s been the opposite of my ADHD experience.
Board game rules are almost always exceptionally clear and unambiguous. For me they are a dream, and I love being the rules guy in my game group.
I wish more instructions in different fields were so clear.
I think my issue isn’t so much understanding them, but remembering them, especially when there’s a lot. My ADHD simply doesn’t let me remember so much information at once, maybe if I spent a good amount of time reading the rules, memorising them, preparing myself, etc.
Hey, same!