How To Write A Tabletop Skirmish Game - 8 Key Principles of Game Design - TTSG Solocast Episode 2

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[@christiandelao2547]

Balance is actually something you want to avoid, I'm order to promote strategy you need things to be uneven, there has to be strengths and weakness that either benefit or impede certain play styles, allowing for differing outcomes to exist for similar situations, a good example of this is tanks beating infantry in the open, but infantry having the advantage in dense terrain

[@stormy7722]

I think GW nailed it with games like Mordheim. At its root its actually a solo game with evolving characters, that occasionally do battle with other groups. The collecting of minis for your specific warband. The composition of it and the skills and abilities you grant them over time. Combined with the gritty, dark ambiance makes the game top 3 all time imo, and there's a great argument for the best skirmish game ever.

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I still haven't played Mordheim but must give it a go, it sounds awesome.

[@earnestwanderer2471]

I think a big part of game design is... just make the game fun to play. Winning is fine, but if the process that gets you the win isn’t fun, then what’s the point? Also, there’s always going to be one or more people who don’t win. What could be more depressing than slogging through three hours of a game that’s not fun to play, losing anyway.

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100%. Have you watched the channel called Games Night? I love how they play the Bolt Action games. Here's a link to their Indiana Jones themed game ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2emkKmLg7elmtEsi=uSJWyvkcBofyq3Ei

[@christiandelao2547]

Yeah, it's really all about the process, that's sorta where player agency becomes really important, they need to understand what actions caused them to win or lose, and why, because a player not knowing how they won can be just as harmful as not knowing why they lost