tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post115608996099925312..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: Why Game Rules are Better than LawsYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-1156147973394445552006-08-21T11:12:00.000+03:002006-08-21T11:12:00.000+03:00Technically, you can't break the laws of the game....Technically, you can't break the laws of the game. You can only break the laws of the game group.<BR/><BR/>Cheating is a violation against the laws of the game group. Punishment for cheating, again, is dealt out by the game group, not the game.<BR/><BR/>You have to invoke rules such as mispelled words in Scrabble, or unfilled colonists in Puerto Rico, to find laws that you can break inside the game itself.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-1156147592753379012006-08-21T11:06:00.000+03:002006-08-21T11:06:00.000+03:00I wonder if this is why games are so popular among...I wonder if this is why games are so popular amongst Germans? Stereotypically (at least in England), Germans are thought to be very organised and like a sense of order.<BR/><BR/>Unlike laws of physics, you can break the rules of the game. Either unintentionally (through lack of knowledge or forgetfulness) or intentionally (through cheating). In this case, punishment (if caught) happens more like criminal law - you get docked any illegally obtained advantage, taught the error of your ways and possibly banned from playing again.Jackson Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685562784078130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-1156140623311864062006-08-21T09:10:00.000+03:002006-08-21T09:10:00.000+03:00TalDa - Yes, excellent comment. In games, you get ...TalDa - Yes, excellent comment. In games, you get punished for your poor achievements, not for violating rules.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-1156137533612835582006-08-21T08:18:00.000+03:002006-08-21T08:18:00.000+03:00well, I guess that in most cases, for the in-game ...well, I guess that in most cases, for the in-game world game rules are more like laws of physics than a code of conduct.<BR/><BR/>They state what you can, and can't do. Not what you will get punished for doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com