Urgh, sorry I'm so behind. I got stuck in a rut and then started DMing (for the first time ever) a Ponyfinder campaign... Well, sort of. It's complicated.
Anyway, I've been neglecting this site and these articles, and I should rectify that. As for the article itself, you have a brilliant way of breaking down the core premise of the game. Not covering actual turn structure, it's not exactly a complete run down of how to play, but even with that I'd be willing to bet you could explain the game to someone with these articles inside of five minutes.
I'm reminded of a video I watched recently, breaking down the rules of Magic: the Gathering in a simple and comedic way. It was still a twenty minute video covering a wealth of information and still didn't catch some of the nuances of play, and as someone who has played Magic for somewhere over a decade, it makes me appreciate how overly complicated Magic is.
Now, I say that because, as someone who has played Magic for over a decade, I've come to love more simplistic games that can be explained and understood within a few minutes. That's something that's always drawn me to TSSSF (and other card games that aren't trying to ape MtG) — it doesn't concern itself with complicated turn structure or damage calculations or any of that fiddly stuff. You can bring someone in, show them a few cards and explain the basic rules, start a game with them, and by turn three they've already hit the ground running and playing on their own.
My point is that articles like this are important, not just to showcase how straightforward the game is, but to provide a base for others who may either not know how to explain things themselves or who never have heard of it before and want to know how it plays.
Wow that's more words than I expected.
Video for those interested:
https://youtu.be/ZixWqaGJVQs
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