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    "Your 'reality', sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever."
    — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen

    What Makes a Game Good? Friday, May 05, 2006

    This article by Wolfgang Kramer gives some clear and specific ways to answer the question "Is this game any good?", including:

    • Originality
    • Freshness and replayability
    • Surprise
    • Equal opportunity
    • Winning chances
    • No "kingmaker effect"
    • No early elimination
    • Reasonable waiting times
    • Creative control
    • Quality of components
    • Consistency of rules
    • Tension

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