In this episode we’re shaking things up a bit. Together with my guest Peter Jürgensen I’m talking about different elements of game definitions as compiled in Rules of Play by Salen / Zimmerman. And we’re making a game out of it: who can give better examples of games that break those definitions?
Works Cited
Books, Papers and Video
GLUED TO GAMES, Scott Rigby, Richard Ryan, Praeger, 2011
GDC TALK ABOUT TANK TACTICS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9WMNuyjm4w
IMPRO, Keith Johnstone, Faber & Faber, 1979
RULES OF PLAY, Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman, MIT Press, 2004
Games (Excluding Sports and Public Domain)
1000 BLANK WHITE CARDS, Riff Conor, Nathan Phoenix, Brybelly, 1996 (Published version of a public domain concept)
BALATRO, LocalThunk, 2024
BIG OR BANG, Peter Jürgensen, Korea Board Games, 2026
CANDY CRUSH SAGA, King, 2012
CANDY LAND, Eleanore Abbot, Hasbro, 1949
CATAN, Klaus Teuber, Kosmos, 1995
DARK SOULS (Series), FromSoftware, 2011 ff
DAS REGELN WIR SCHON, Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Moskito Spiele, 1994
DEMOCRAZY, Bruno Faidutti, Descarte Editeur, 2000
DIPLOMACY, Allan B. Calhamer, Avolon Hill, 1959
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Wizards of the Coast, 1974 ff
EL GRANDE, Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich, Hans im Glück, 1995
FARMVILLE, Zynga, 2009
FINISHED!, Friedemann Friese, 2F Spiele, 2017
FLAPPY BIRD, Dong Nguyen, .Gears, 2013
FOOD CHAIN MAGNAT, Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wierisinga, Splotter Spellen, 2015
GREED INCORPORATED, Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wierisinga, Splotter Spellen, 2009
HANABI, Antoine Bauza, Cocktail Games, 2010
MAGIC: THE GATHERING, Richard Garfield, Wizards of the Coast, 1993
MINECRAFT, Markus Person, Jens Bergensten, Mojang Studios, 2011
MONOPOLY, Elisabeth J. Magie, Chales Darrow, Parker Brothers, 1935
NEPTUNES PRIDE, Jay Kyrbuz, Iron Helmet Games, 2010
PANDEMC LEGACY: SEASON 1, Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2015
PECHVOGEL, Peter Jürgensen, Zoch, 2018
RORY’S STORY CUBES, Rory O’Connor, The Creativity Hub, 2005
7 WONDERS, Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2010
SIM CITY (Series), Will Wright, Electronic Arts, 1989 ff
SLAY THE SPIRE, Anthony Giovanetti, Casey Yano, Mega Crit, 2019
SLAY THE SPIRE: THE BOARD GAME, Gary Dworetzky, Anthony Giovanetti, Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024
SNEAKY CARDS, Cody Borst, Gamewright, 2015
SO YOU’VE BEEN EATEN, Scott Almes, LudiCreations, 2022
THE BRAIN, Peter Jürgensen, 999 Games, 2023
THE MIND, Wolfgang Warsch, Nürnberger Spielkarten Verlag, 2018
UNO, Merle Robbins, Mattel, 1971
WARHAMMER 40,000 (Series), Rick Priestly, Games Workshop, 1987 ff
WORLD OF WARCRAFT, Blizzard Entertainment, 2004
ZENDO, Kory Heath, Andrew Looney, Looney Labs, 2001
