I have made a picture of all the important rules you will need to quickly look over while playing Papers Please.

You can get it here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjtqy70nt0uigk0/PAPERSPLEASE.png

With a second monitor you can use this as a faster reference.

I hope this helps some of you =-)

I find this one cleaner and easier to use;

Ruins some of the fun, I think. At this point, I've got most of this stuff memorized anyways. I just have to check diplomatic seals and occasionally double-check the work seals for authenticity; otherwise, it's all in my head.

I agree that it trivializes some of the busy-work which adds to the time pressure which is the main "fun" aspect of the game but at the same time, dude, I just don't have the inclination to memorize a bunch of pointless videogame fiction anymore. I'll probably be done with the game in a few weeks, I don't need the issuing cities of Imporian passports lodged in my head (next to all of the Puppet Master movie trivia) for the rest of my life.

I don't know if I'd consider this an actual cheat, it's more like a useful tool. It's all in the game, anyway, and it takes precious time to flip through everything each time. I've already made a list of the countries, cities and districts on my own to same some time.

This would be rather useful. Thanks. :)

I'd use something like this for a second playthrough, I didn't quite have enough money saved up to get the best ending. First time, you should definitely go through only with what's available in-game.