Readings for Monday, Feb 27

February 22, 2012, 5:31 pm
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The next bit of readings for next week deals with tools and tips for revising games. The first article deals with many of the visual components and formal mechanics of a game to improve playability and look for loopholes in your rules. The second regards creating sound rule structures. Use both of these for polishing your games.

Aleknevicus, Greg (June, 2003) “Design Considerations”
http://thegamesjournal.com/articles/DesignConsiderations.shtml

Spiel, Brett. “The Price of Magic”
http://www.brettspiel.co.uk/2009/09/game-design-101-price-of-magic.html