[Tea Leaves][1], [The Design of Everyday Games][2]:<\/p>\n
> I’ve been playing a lot of *Advance Wars* lately. It is a
\n> perfect little gem of a game, and I’d like to use it to
\n> make some points about good game design.
\n>
\n> Good game design increase richness, but eliminates
\n> complexity. Good game design emphasizes content over form.
\n> And, all things being equal, good game design favors
\n> mainstream technology over the cutting edge.<\/p>\n
**Read this.** Peter’s advice isn’t just for game designers \u00e2\u20ac\u201d everyone designing software can benefit from it.<\/p>\n
[1]: http:\/\/www.tleaves.com\/
\n [2]: http:\/\/www.tleaves.com\/weblog\/archives\/000637.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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