So I was really excited to bring the Hardcover rules to the table last night; we passed it around and everyone loved the design.
A few minutes into play, I opened it to look up a rule, thumbed through a few pages, and exclaimed “there’s no Command-F!”
I used the pdf for the rest of the game but I love how the book looks
Yay, it’s such a pretty thing. As for usability, I think it’s worth trying to use the ToC and index. I played a game the other night and found the things I needed were all easy to pull up.
For sure – it’s super useable for a physical book but I’ve grown too comfortable with the digital affordances. I might go through and add some bookmarks for quick referencing sections.
I’m using use the PDF index on the tablet (you know, I’m making a virtue of necessity), as well as the indexes at the beginning and at the end of the rulebook (unluckily the one at the end has no hyperlinks but I could add them manually).
Dunno, maybe you’re way better at using Control/Command-F than I am, but usually when I search for something that way, I end up having to page past tons of references to the term I’m looking for before I find the one I want… so I end up using… the table of contents or PDF outline. Not too far different from a book. 😉
Physical books may not support Command+F like PDFs, but I do find it easier to scan quickly – no loading no matter how many pages I scroll past! You can also enable features like “bookmarks” and “annotations” using third-party add-ons: officedepot.com – Post it Arrow Flags 12 Sign Here Assorted Colors 20 Flags Per Pad Pack Of 5 Pads by Office Depot & OfficeMax
I’ve used Book Darts for years for exactly this purpose. I prefer the aesthetic of metal over the bright neon stickies, but YMMV.
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Danny Keen I’ve never heard of these but they look fantastic – how thick are they, if I were to add several to a book and leave it closed tight, would there be dents in the pages?
David Johnson My experience with them has been great. No damage resulting from the darts’ thickness, ever. That said, I use them only in books that are meant to be used. I wouldn’t use these on a family heirloom kept under glass.
Here are some pics of two book that have had the darts in them for 10 years and probably haven’t left my bookshelf for 5. They were being squeezed by other books, so if the darts were going to leave an impression, these would show it.
First pic, you can clearly see where the darts are when the books are closed. I staggered the darts both for ease of use and to avoid the denting you’re asking about.
Second pic shows what they look like after about a decade of being in use in a humid climate… no longer shiny, but not without some rustic charm.
Third pic is after I removed one. There’s absolutely no indentation from the dart, on this page or the neighboring pages. The blue arrow shows a tiny nick, probably were something banged against the dart in my backpack and drove the edge into the page slightly. If I weren’t looking for it I’d never notice it.
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Thanks, that’s extremely helpful! I’m going to order some posthaste.
Those look awesome Danny Keen. Order placed!
David Johnson Sean Nittner Happy to help, gents!
I found these in a used book store about a decade ago, glad to see they’re still around. I’ll probably order some steel ones myself, haven’t seen them before.