Comments on: 10 No-No’s in Game Design https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/ Award-winning & New York Times-bestselling author and game designer Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42602 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:12:56 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42602 Thanks, Rob, and that’s an excellent point. Just because a mechanic or theme isn’t right for one game doesn’t mean it won’t be perfect for another. As long as you don’t cling to them when they’re not working for the game in question, you should be fine.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49380 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49380 Thanks, Rob, and that’s an excellent point. Just because a mechanic or theme isn’t right for one game doesn’t mean it won’t be perfect for another. As long as you don’t cling to them when they’re not working for the game in question, you should be fine.

]]> By: Rob Stone https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42599 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:54:52 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42599 By far, this was the best seminar I have had the privilege of attending. #5 is the one I struggle with the most:

“No sacred cows. If the game is not working be willing to sacrifice the part that isn’t working.”

The cool thing about it though is I have taken sacred cows out of one game and they worked perfectly in another. So don’t think you are throwing away a good idea if it isn’t working, just put it in your notebook for later use.

]]> By: Rob Stone https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49379 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:54:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49379 By far, this was the best seminar I have had the privilege of attending. #5 is the one I struggle with the most:

“No sacred cows. If the game is not working be willing to sacrifice the part that isn’t working.”

The cool thing about it though is I have taken sacred cows out of one game and they worked perfectly in another. So don’t think you are throwing away a good idea if it isn’t working, just put it in your notebook for later use.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42594 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:39:48 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42594 Glad you like it, Carl. It was a great seminar. I could have listened to the other guys go on all day. The banter between Mike and Reiner (old friends from way back who have very different approaches to games) was too much fun.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49378 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49378 Glad you like it, Carl. It was a great seminar. I could have listened to the other guys go on all day. The banter between Mike and Reiner (old friends from way back who have very different approaches to games) was too much fun.

]]> By: Carl Klutzke https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42593 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:11:13 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-42593 Thanks so much for posting this, Matt! I was so frustrated that I couldn’t come to this panel, it’s nice to at least have this much!

]]> By: Carl Klutzke https://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49377 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2007/08/31/10-no-nos-in-game-design/#comment-49377 Thanks so much for posting this, Matt! I was so frustrated that I couldn’t come to this panel, it’s nice to at least have this much!

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