Despite the fact that many people seem to believe this is merely an updated Encyclopedia, the layout of the pages, alphabetically organised entries, compact design and focus on the games and not the
overall universe all clearly indicate that this isn't a
book intended to be read from cover to cover, though it can be, but rather a reference
book to be kept close at hand while your playing the games so that you can quickly and easily look up an entry that caught your eye in the game.