DM Handbook
Game rules, setup, scoring, and teaching notes for On Board DMs. Each reference follows the same structure so the relevant rule is easy to find at the table.
Game directory
| Game | Category | Players covered | Playing time | Rules learning effort | DMs who know it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parade仙境梦游 / 仙境夢遊 | Card game · Hand management | 3–6 player reference | About 30 minutes | 2/5 · Easy | Not recorded yet / 暂未登记 |
| Castle Combo城堡嘉年华 / 城堡嘉年華 | Card drafting · Tableau building | 2–5 players | About 10–25 minutes | 3/5 · Moderate | Jayde |
| Telestrations传情画意 / 傳情畫意 | Party game · Drawing and guessing | 4–8 player edition | About 30 minutes | 1/5 · Very easy | Ling |
| Skull骷髅牌 / 骷髏牌 | Bluffing · Bidding | 3–6 players | About 15–30 minutes | 2/5 · Easy | Jayde |
| The Bloody Inn血腥旅社 | Strategy · Hand and resource management | 2–4 player reference | About 45–60 minutes | 4/5 · Demanding | Not recorded yet / 暂未登记 |
| Flip 7Flip 7 | Push your luck · Card game | 3+ players | About 20 minutes | 2/5 · Easy | Jayde, Abby, Javen, Stu |
| The Resistance: Avalon阿瓦隆 | Social deduction · Hidden teams | 5–10 players | About 30 minutes | 3/5 · Moderate | Jayde, Ling, Javen, Irene; partly familiar: Abby |
| Secret Hitler揭秘希特勒 | Social deduction · Voting and hidden roles | 5–10 players | About 45 minutes | 3/5 · Moderate | Jayde, Ling, Abby, Stu |
Rules learning effort is a handbook estimate: 1 = very easy, 2 = easy, 3 = moderate, 4 = demanding, 5 = very demanding. It measures learning the rules, not strategy depth or game quality. Playing times are approximate and exclude the initial explanation. Check each page’s edition scope before using it.
Using a game reference
Start with the overview and objective. Prepare the setup, demonstrate the turn sequence, and explain how the game ends. Before play, review the rules to double-check.
Teaching scripts, practice checklists, and local notes are grouped in the DM tools sidebar. On smaller screens, the tools appear below the reference. Printing includes the reference only.
Illustrated examples
Game references include rule illustrations or compact turn and winning-condition diagrams. Parade, Castle Combo, and Skull also include worked-example figures. Open a figure at full size when demonstrating it. Diagrams support the written rules; they do not replace the publisher’s rulebook.
Scope
This handbook is an unofficial teaching reference. Use the linked rules for detailed exceptions and check the physical edition before hosting. Keep the HTML files and assets folder together for offline use.