Learning a game requires resources and effort. Resources are equipment, books, software, and people. Effort is time, energy, and money spent on the game.
Equipment is required to play the game. You would need the actual game to play. Also important are a travel edition, a portable electronic version, computer software to play against, a website to play against others online, and a membership to the national gaming organization to play in tournaments or in officially ranked games. .
The necessary books are the ones that must be studied to learn the basics of the game and the theory to study. There are puzzle books, software, and websites to help you train.
The software comes in three types: game, analysis, database, and training. Playing software that you play against and should be at your skill level. Analysis software analyzes your games and should be at the highest level possible. Unfortunately, the analysis software will not explain why the moves are better or worse. The database software collects your recorded games and the games of others, so that you can play and analyze them. Training software is made to teach and train you to increase your level of play. It is best to have all four types of software. Getting the best software of each type is ideal.
People are essential in your training to improve. You can learn bad habits by playing only computer opponents. People can be your teacher, be your opponent of the same skill level, talk to you about the game in general, and be your opponent in tournaments.
Effort is key to studying and being good at a game. Without time and energy to devote to studying, you can’t improve because you’ll just stay at the same skill level without it. Unfortunately, it is necessary to spend money on quality books, software, and teaching. Technically, you can learn by yourself, but it can take ten to a hundred times as long or more. Books can tell you something in fifteen minutes, something you may not realize in a year.
Hopefully, you have come to a better understanding of how to learn board and card games in general. These guidelines work for many games, including chess, backgammon, and poker. Happy gaming!