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¿Question #5083?
PSXfile: Would you rather learn the rules yourself or have someone teach you?

RealGuest: Teaching generally
asmyr42: I like to sort of learn together.
Caerid: As long as I get them right, it doesn't matter to me. . . which means I am ALWAYS the guy that reads the rules.
Archetype: meself
tocoking: I like learning them myself by playing a testgame on my own, against my own, winning and losing at the same time.
blaird: depends on how i can bend the rules to work the way i want them to.
SlikkRikk: I'd rather have someone show me, it always sinks in easier. When I learn them myself, I usually set the game up anyways and play a few turns.
kathleenryan: Have someone teach me.
Jatoha: I would rather have someone teach me. That never happens, btw.
ZeroZilla: Initially, I'd rather have someone teach me...immediately thereafter, though, I need to learn the rules. Often, you'll find that your teacher either A) wasn't clear on the rules themselves, or B) Left some things out.
NoodleArtist: most of the time being taught is better...Q and A helps!
Felimid: Depends on the game. For instance, with "Imperial" and "Small World", I'm beyond grateful I had two such great teachers, Lance and Charles (with the reddish blond beard).
MisterCranky: I prefer to learn them from the documentation, then be told dozens of times by everybody else just how wrong I got them.
Narlgoth: Learn them myself, as I'm sure most people would say :- 1
vandemonium: Have someone teach me.
aleo09: teach
MotUfan: I'd rather have someone teach me as we play.
Blacknightjj: learn myself
DHEK: Have someone teach me, but the instructor must be able to teach everything well and thoroughly, otherwise I'd rather learn the rules myself.
Azzarc: Depends on the time needed
dominojones: Someone teach me, then read the rules.
onky: Learn myself.
glookose: is that a real question?
WatchmanX2000: yes
POvidiusNaso: Learn myself.
scriptorum: If I like how they teach, the teacher, otherwise myself.
FJ_MD: both.
eschaton1000: learn myself
BobMaysJr: If the rules are well-written I'd rather learn them myself; if they're a mess like DBA was, then I'd rather be taught.
arkibet: teach me
Dorque: Myself.
seretur: Myself (and often, friends ask me to teach them ;-) )
FrozenHoHos: Depends on the teacher. I end up doing the hard work and teaching most of the time but I've got someone doing a bang up job helping out.
GameCat: Learn the rules myself.
PulpFiction: teach...always fun to point and laugh when they are wrong
John3: learn
vampywife: learn the rules myself
scribidinus: Learn
Helenoftroy: teach me, I read slow and my husband doesn't like when I teach him to play. He always ends up 'checking' things like I don't know what I'm talking about.
Chris Page: It depends on the teacher -- there's a lot of variability in teaching skills. Like those that read out loud from the rulebook.
djlg: Teach me! (But be sure you know your stuff.)
Loquutus: I'd rahter be taught.
gironha: It really depends on the teacher, but usually being taught is easier.
rawdawg: its better to get a better idea before you read
hacksword: Teach, but I want to read the rules at some point.
brainrob: Teach is quicker
skrutsch: I like to read the rules and then have Scott read the rules and then play.
puffinge: I hate both
Tushratta: Easier when someone teaches--unless they don't know themself.
mrbeankc: Teach me
chaddyboy_2000: Leanr myself.
xlorp: Much faster if someone teaches.
ssmooth: Have someone teach me -- if they know the rules.
jttm: Depends on the complexity
Lord_Prussian: The latter followed by a reading of the rules myself
Spielfreak: learn myself
CDRodeffer: Be taught by someone who knows. If some buffoon is teaching, then I'd rather learn them myself.
skelebone: I would rather be taught.
CortexBomb: Learn them myself
Dave: The former. I'm fine with the latter, but will often follow-up with my own reading.