The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game by Andrew Gordonby Andrew Gordon
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended as a worked example of ideas in context, specifically Gordon's book on the Battle of Jutland. One commenter cites a different book with the same title by Neil Strauss.
Recommended as a worked example of ideas in context, specifically Gordon's book on the Battle of Jutland. One commenter cites a different book with the same title by Neil Strauss.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Illustrates an idea in context
“A great illustration of this idea in context is Andrew Gordon's book on the Battle of Jutland”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Shift from a Leader-Follower to a Leader-Leader Approach” Taught the commenter a lot
“I learned more from Rules of the Game by Neil Strauss”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Resources to get better at outbound sales?”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Rules of the Gameby Andrew GordonThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A great illustration of this idea in context is Andrew Gordon's book on the Battle of Jutland”
“I learned more from Rules of the Game by Neil Strauss”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.