Thematic Mismatch – how board game themes can help or hinder
I have always felt that the theme or setting of a game can really help with learning it.
Tag: Rules (Rulebooks)
Round and Refined – when games are perfectly designed
Games come in all shapes and sizes.
Rule Breakers – when breaking the game rules is more fun
Good games will have had a lot of time put into them to ensure they create the experience that the designer wanted.
Serious hobbies – “serious” gamers and the mainstream
A "hobby", as defined by Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, is "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation.
Teaching games – responsibilities as a learner
Here is another article in my series about teaching games.
Teaching games – responsibilities as a teacher
Continuing my series of articles about teaching games, in this article I want to talk about what responsibilities the teacher has.
Implicit conventions
The longer you have been part of the board game hobby, the more you are used to various terminology and conventions.
Teaching games – learning together
Continuing in my series of articles about how to teach games to others, I want to talk about maybe the best approach - and that is getting your games group to learn a game together.
Small and beautiful
If you've been following me for a while, you'll know how much I like small box games.
Wind tunnel
Nobody likes a game with more rules than necessary.