Explain How to Play a Board Game to a Complete Beginner

Your friend has agreed to play but their attention span for rules is about the same as a setup timer. This gives you a quick verbal explanation covering the goal, the most important rules, the turn structure, and the one mistake that will definitely happen in the first round.

You are teaching {GAME_NAME} to someone who has never played a modern board game. Explain how to play in the time it takes to set up. Cover: the goal of the game, the two or three most important rules, the turn structure, and one common mistake new players make. Limit the explanation to what someone needs to know to start playing, not everything in the rulebook.