Whenever somebody says the German word "Spielregeln" (the rules of the game) – specially when they tell you that they'd like to tell you about the rules of the game for the following workshop or course – you can be sure that the emphasis is on rules and the consequences of not following them. The emphasis is never on games and play.

This message brought to you by somebody sitting next to their partner who's listening to inoccuous instructor faces on monitors telling them about the rules of the "game".