RULES FOR WRITING RULES

This essay suggests some principles of design and instruction to improve legibility, reviewability, and comprehension of rules. Rules are often presented in paragraph formats ,with the designer describing the elements and defining terms used in a game. However, those with experience in writing legal documents, where meaning and interpretation carry the upmost importance, sympathize with the difficulty in writing something that is both easy to comprehend, yet unambiguous. This essay discusses three areas which make a large impact on making rules clear and easy to read are chunking, figures, and flow charts.