# Rules lawyer

- Term: Tabletop term
- Canonical: https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/rules-lawyer/

> A player who argues the letter of the rules, often to their own advantage, and treats the rulebook as a legal code. Every table has one; sometimes it is the Game Master.

A player who argues the letter of the rules, often to their own advantage, and treats the rulebook as a legal code. Every table has one; sometimes it is the Game Master.

## Quick answers

**What does "Rules lawyer" mean?**
A player who argues the letter of the rules, often to their own advantage, and treats the rulebook as a legal code. Every table has one; sometimes it is the Game Master.

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