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Game Mechanics
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Bernie Dodge on September 17, 2006
Just came across a very nice list of Game Mechanics on the Board Game Designers Forum. What’s a game mechanic, you may well ask? It’s an element of game structure that describes, for example, how cards are drawn, or how the abilities of pieces differ from each other.
The referenced page is part of a wiki, and so not all pages are complete. It’s a great resource, though, when you’re at the early creative phase of developing a board game. It provides a pool of ideas that probably go beyond what’s already in your head.
September 19th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Wow, this should give me some good ideas to use in my game. I was having trouble thinking how gamer builders incorporate randomness without the usual land on square deal. I’m so torn between doing a game on insurance or american frontiers!
September 27th, 2006 at 11:03 am
Cool resource. I really like the link to games using each type of game mechanisims. Thanks!
October 4th, 2006 at 8:13 pm
This is a great resource. It’s given me some other options to consider.