Re: New Game

From: "Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Rui Pedro Santos wrote...
>         I do have some experience with modelling complicate system since
> I've been working in modelling research for some time...
>         The problem in this case is how much complexity is enjoyable ?

I think that the overall complexity of the game (i.e. how many
options and factors are simulated) is a matter of taste.  However,
I would argue that in pretty much every case, elegant use of
simple rules to create the model is desireable.  You then have
your players trying to balance different factors within the game
rather than spending all their time trying to understand the
rules themselves.  (Although I must admit that there is undoubtedly
space for very complicated games as some people do seem to enjoy
deciphering rules.)

A few years ago there was an article in Flagship on game design and
the writer (I can't remember who it was) came up with an axiom that
I rather liked regarding elegance, which went something along the
lines of: don't have 24 commodities producing 6 products when you
could have 6 commodities producing 24 products.

--
Luv&hugs, Rob.
State of Mind Games (Play-By-Mail & other Pointless Exercises)
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References

Re: New Game
treasonmaster@my-deja.com
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New Game
"Rui Pedro Santos" <Rui.Santos@esoterica.pt>
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000
New Game
"Rui Pedro Santos" <Rui.Santos@esoterica.pt>
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: New Game
treasonmaster@my-deja.com
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New Game
"Rui Pedro Santos" <Rui.Santos@esoterica.pt>
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000
New Game
"Rui Pedro Santos" <Rui.Santos@esoterica.pt>
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000