How to Play, and Run, Blades in the Dark

Blades in the Dark is my favourite RPG. In this guide I'll provide my tips on how to play, and run, this most criminal of games.

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A good article. Solid advice, and chimes well with my experience with the game. Yes, there's a lot in the article (and it's all good), but running and playing it isn't hard. Just jump in feet-first, and trust to the game to catch you and give you all a good time.
I read this article and I purchased and read the book some time ago...I still have no idea how this is all supposed to come together. It seems incredibly slapdash. I guess I'll just have to arrange a one-shot with my friends, hopefully I can figure it out. I'm confident it's fun, a lot of people enjoy it, but something about it just hasn't clicked with me yet.
- Trust to the game system: it will deliver a good time if you do what it says in the book. The few times I've seen Blades be unfun was when people were trying to play it like D&D.
  
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