Thanks for all the suggestions guys I'm definitely going to try studying at a cafe near work to make it easier on me.

@kylegmaloney71 I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with the same crazy schedule. I'm just starting off and have already seen small improvements. I just feel like if I had more time I could see a lot more. Thanks for the motivation!

Awesome! Posts like these are motivation to keep moving forward!

@amaldonado178732 and @gregoryalexanderdevine723 Actually never mind I need sleep. I had the keyboard on and it was not letting me select what I wanted.

thanks guys!

Oh great! thank you that worked

Congratulations!!! Best of luck!

I am definitely going to try out both to see which one works best with me. This is actually similar to what I was doing but felt it was just a lot of work and wasn't sure if there was an easier way to sketch. > @leahbeuk911 said:

My approach would be double layer sequencing. Write out sequencing 1-5 with 2 spaces above each.

For the rules, I’d write a vertical box with A and x, and cross it out. A horizontal box with xx. (This also gives you an inference that the lower case game pieces are x, x, y, z, and then 1 more either y or z.) And finally a large box with A, 2 spaces and then C/z with a switch over the top between the A and C/z to show that those can swap position. That last large box showing the A and C positions combined with the horizontal xx and the rule that A can’t be with x really rules out a lot of possibilities. Should be pretty straight forward to write out a few game boards.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you need any more clarity.

I like your way better. I felt my way was too much work which is why I just stopped and asked for help.

What I did was a chart with the xyz on the side and the attributes above. where I check marked whether it was applied or not. But I then still had to sequence out the attributes. It seemed the way to go at first until I realized I may be making it more difficult for myself to understand. > @leahbeuk911 said:

I believe the hidden inference here is that whatever is between the A and C must be the consecutive XX attribute pieces. This is how I would set this up:

A double layer sequencing game. The top row being the A-E pieces and the bottom row being the attributes X etc. The yellow tick marks are our rules: the green stars are what I see as the game's guiding inference. Given the sequencing element, I'm curious, how did you make these rules fit into a chart?

Thank you! Knowing i can reach out for help when I get stuck helps tremendously. > @71888 said:

I write this kind of rule out as something like: [ C - B - D ] with a little switch type of line above connecting C and D telling me they can switch places and that B can never been before or after both C and D.

Thank you all very much! Those clarifications actually simplified it for me. I have to keep this in mind.

Distribution and matching games tend to confuse me. Not on their own but when it is a hybrid game because the way the rules are set up I get confused on how to write them and lose points.

@akikookmt881 said:

@amaldonado178732 said:

There is a rule I am not able to understand and how I would write it out as a rule during my sketch. I believe it is a hybrid game...sequencing and not sure what else.

In a game disallowing ties: B appears before C, or B appears before D, but not both.

I wrote out the rule as B...C OR D...B but this doesn't clearly explain the rule and I will most likely continue to be confused. How can I better understand rules in this nature and what would be a better way to sketch it.

Since it says "not both," you should write D - B - C or C - B - D. The rule basically says that B appears before C, or B appears before D but when B is before C, B has to be after D and when B is before D, B has to be after C.

Could you give us an example of games that tend to confuse you?