For games with any sort of “victory points” system, I always start off teaching them with the exact same sentence: “the goal of this game is to score points.” Sets the stage nicely for explaining the rest of the-- ah, nevermind, they’ve already glazed over
As a frequent teacher of tabletop games, yes, this is often what people look like when I’m halfway through my first sentence.
“OK, the point of the game is to deal 20 damage to your opponent.”
“what 🫠”
“My sibling in Christ, you asked me to teach you”
For games with any sort of “victory points” system, I always start off teaching them with the exact same sentence: “the goal of this game is to score points.” Sets the stage nicely for explaining the rest of the-- ah, nevermind, they’ve already glazed over