Let me tell you about one of my favourite game designers, Stefan Feld. Like Uwe Rosenberg, Feld is one of my Mount Rushmore figures of game design. Owning seven of his games, more games than any other designer, Stefan Feld has a way of creating brilliant game mechanics with many interesting choices, that, too me, are a joy to play. Key features Feld is known for in his games include:
“Point Salad” – this is a term that originated from a recurring pattern in Feld’s designs. A “point salad” game means that almost all actions you perform in the game will give you some form of victory points. Although some people may find “point salad” games make decisions feel arbitrary or less significant, from a psychological point of view, this is a very clever design decision. A “point salad” provides continual positive reinforcement to the decisions you make, giving a…
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