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[Davio]

I have a request.

Would it be a good idea to always have the current game state on the first page, preferably in the second post?

In a couple of my games I find myself constantly switching back and forth between several pages as the first one will have the starting setup and the rules and the last or next to last one has the current game state. Sometimes a few posts come after the last update and you have to browse back to where that last image was.

For me it would be nice if I could have the rules on the same page as the current state. Sometimes I need to keep checking the rules since as I keep forgetting them. 

[Qvist]

I did that in the first Pandemic game, but I dropped that in the following games because it seemed nobody needed it.
Of course I can do that again. I just have to remember to reserve the second post in new games. 
But of course I can edit the first post too.

[Tables]

It might be useful, but the main issue is it requires an extra step of updating, which takes more time and generally makes modding less fun. In games like Resistance, where you want the entire game sequence at hand, I do it, but in others like 7 Wonders, TtA etc. where you only really care about the current board, I don't think it's worth it.

[Kuildeous]

Although, Google Docs have been really useful for tracking game state. I use it for Witch's Brew and Red November. I know that it's helped me a lot while playing Through the Ages and Cosmic Encounter.

Even if the spreadsheet isn't all fancified, sometimes just updating it once is convenient enough, and the link can be put on the front page of the thread.

[Insomniac]

I always have the game state in the first or second post

[ashersky]

I always have the game state in the first or second post

Me too.

[Davio]

Of course any host can choose what he wants to do, no problem, I was just listing my preference which could be other people's preference as well.