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Most serious players create physical reference sheets with the core rules boiled down to a single page or laminated card, which saves way more time than flipping through a full rulebook mid-game. Some folks use apps or digital PDFs with search functions for quick lookups, though nothing beats having that cheat sheet right on the table. For really complex systems, people often designate one person as the rules keeper or rotate who reads the rulebook section aloud before each session, so everyone's literally on the same page.
Reference sheets help, but they only work if you actually use them - a lot of people make them and then forget they exist halfway through a game. What I've found works better is playing through a rulebook once or twice with someone who already knows it, then keeping the book nearby but only flipping to specific sections when something comes up. The muscle memory from actually playing sticks way more than memorizing a cheat sheet, and you learn the flow of how rules connect instead of treating them like isolated facts you need to remember.
the trick is actually drilling those rules through *play* rather than memorizing them - once you've run through a scenario a couple times, your brain locks it in way better than reading sheets ever will! people overestimate how much they need perfect recall when really the rulebook sits right there if you get stuck, and honestly thats fine.
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