Game Mechanics: How to make your players feel smart
Game Mechanics: How to make your players feel smart
Game Mechanics: How to make your players feel smart
By Joe Slack
March 1, 2021
Summary
Last week we discussed some game mechanics meant to get people laughing and having a great time while playing a party game.
This week we'll look at many examples of how to use the right game mechanics to make your players feel smart.
Let's look at some examples of games that allow you the opportunity to feel smart and how you can apply similar ideas into your own games using the right game mechanics.
Rather than developing a game with one linear path that players must follow, you can provide many choices throughout the game that will lead players in different directions.
Engine building through set collection and similar manners are definitely great game mechanics for making players feel smart.
There are so many other game genres and game mechanics that can make players feel smart from CCG to war games and everything in between, that you could write a whole book on the topic!
For now, I hope these examples give you some good ideas for how to allow players to feel smart in your own games.
Reference
Slack, J. (2021, March 1). Game mechanics: How to make your players feel smart. Retrieved January 14, 2022, from https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/game-mechanics-how-to-make-your-players-feel-smart/