Rules lawyer

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A rules lawyer is a term used to describe a participant in a rules-based environment who attempts to use the letter of the law without reference to the spirit, usually in order to gain an advantage within that environment. [1] The term is commonly used in wargaming and tabletop role-playing game communities, [2] often pejoratively, as the "rules lawyer" is seen as an impediment to moving the game forward. [3] The habit of players to argue in a legal fashion over rule implementation was noted early on in the history of Dungeons & Dragons . [4] [5] Rules lawyers are one of the "player styles" covered in Dungeon Master for Dummies. [6] The rules of the game Munchkin include various parodies of rules lawyer behavior.

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  1. ↑ Fine, Gary Alan (2002). Shared Fantasy . University of Chicago Press. pp. 109–113. ISBN   0-226-24944-1.
  2. ↑ Beattie, Scott (2007). "Voicing the Shadow: Rule-playing and Roleplaying in Wraith: The Oblivion". Law, Culture and the Humanities. 3 (3): 477–492. doi:10.1177/1743872107081432. S2CID   144615842.
  3. ↑ Kaufman, Daniel; Kestrel, Gwendolyn F. M.; Selinker, Mike; Williams, Skip (2002). Book of Challenges: Dungeon Rooms, Puzzles, and Traps. Wizards of the Coast. p. 123. ISBN   978-0-7869-2657-2.
  4. ↑ Swanson, Mark (January 1979). "Trapped: Four Years in the Gilded Hole". Different Worlds (1): 15–17.
  5. ↑ Edwards, Ron. "A Hard Look at Dungeons and Dragons". The Forge . Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  6. ↑ Slavicsek, Bill; Baker, Richard; Grubb, Jeff (2006). Dungeon Master for Dummies. For Dummies. pp. 135, 136. ISBN   978-0-471-78330-5.
  7. ↑ Garner, Bryan A. (1995). A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage . Oxford University Press. p.  512. ISBN   978-0-19-514236-5.
  8. ↑ Herbert, Don (2007). 63 Days and a Wake-Up: Your Survival Guide to United States Army Basic Combat Training. Basic Training Book. p. 82. ISBN   978-0-595-42511-2.
  9. ↑ "language lawyer". catb.org.
  10. ↑ Jemielniak, Dariusz (14 May 2014). Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography. Stanford University Press. p. 98. ISBN   978-0804789448.
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