tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post1022011427072490166..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: The Berlinger Test: Five Rules for Articles about Tabletop GamesYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-505369092300397672014-01-08T02:28:11.773+02:002014-01-08T02:28:11.773+02:00I don't know, I've been considering a per...I don't know, I've been considering a personal design challenge to build some good games starting with those same mass market games. <br /><br />I'm not sure there is an easy surrogate for "board game literacy" in quip format. Steven Davishttp://make-play.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-84497353078005195842014-01-08T01:21:25.022+02:002014-01-08T01:21:25.022+02:00I see that I may have to reformulate point 4, sinc...I see that I may have to reformulate point 4, since it seems to be causing confusion. I thought that qualifying the point with "as a comparison or as an example" was robust yet sufficiently permissive.<br /><br />Any suggestions on a rewrite for that point? I want to target sentences like: "X hopes his game will be the next Monopoly", "The game is like Candyland, but instead of a board and spinner you use foam bats and a surfboard", or "Good games to play include Sorry and Chutes and Ladders." I did not mean to target: "The history of train games includes 18xx" or "classic games from the 1980s include the Gamemaster series".Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-64792618278269132862014-01-07T18:50:21.218+02:002014-01-07T18:50:21.218+02:00Your metric is not really capturing game literacy....Your metric is not really capturing game literacy. <br /><br />If a writer cites Acquire or Hare and Tortise, they are OK in my book. <br /><br />I just discovered Realm courtesy of Counter magazine. We all would do well to learn our history. <br /><br />How about a test for game designers? Steven Davishttp://make-play.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-66404660820157540642014-01-07T15:45:03.951+02:002014-01-07T15:45:03.951+02:00You can mention that fine game, just not as a comp...You can mention that fine game, just not as a comparison or an example. For instance, you can mention your new game which is derived from Game of Nations, or you can include it in a list of ten best games of all time that have the word "Nations" in their title.<br /><br />I would add a general exception to top ten lists, but, unfortunately, I've seen too many articles like "Best Games to Play with Your Family this Christmas" that contain nothing but thirty-year old games (or older). So you get no exception.Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-31550071735808194882014-01-07T15:36:06.180+02:002014-01-07T15:36:06.180+02:00IANAJ, but does this mean I now have to shut up an...IANAJ, but does this mean I now have to shut up and never mention The Game of Nations again?<br /><br />EVER?!?Pawnstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138454253813433739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-32818741690579568162014-01-07T09:58:11.055+02:002014-01-07T09:58:11.055+02:00There are plenty of good games before 1990, but if...There are plenty of good games before 1990, but if a journalist can't name an example or comparison tabletop game from the last 25 years, he or she should consult someone before writing the article.Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-64490404146979048762014-01-07T01:46:06.271+02:002014-01-07T01:46:06.271+02:00Why 1990? Sorry, plenty of notable, designed game...Why 1990? Sorry, plenty of notable, designed games before then. Avalon Hill, 3M, SPI, Sid Sackson, Steve Jackson, and many others. Too many new board gamers act like there weren't any interesting, original board games before Settlers.<br /><br />And let us have a bit more integrity than video game and sports writing. <br /><br />Steven Davishttp://make-play.com/noreply@blogger.com