Bought! Looks really fun

Thanks for the rec!

Wish I could be there! Have fun :)

Gefeliciteerd!

That looks extremely tactical

A interactive experience for almost every day of the year!

Yes!!

Happy birthday Nathalie! 🥳

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Yeah, anything can be a toy but not necessarily a game. However, one could argue that whenever you start playing with something, you create a temporary game in your head, and design the rules as you go. But I admit that does not really help sharpen the definition.

Gotcha! I once heard the theory that 'game design might one day invent a periodic table like chemistry did that will make eveything clear, but it isn't here yet for sure'. You're putting the work in at least! And your writings are always thought-provoking, so thanks!

Haha yeah I like to believe that 'play' is a state of being that doesn't really survive cold examination and dissection. Like humour, it just gets worse then. But now I get why you want to leave it out of consideration!

I don't understand why reproducing of conventions is relevant, but then again I don't read up on game design theory so I may just be ignorant on this topic. I guess imo, the fundamentals of game design ARE more about play then about the cold artefacts. I don't want to hinder your exploration though

I like these statements but I really do miss the term 'play' in here. Games are about play imo! That seperates video games from regular interactive software.