
Soren Johnson (Part I) — Building Civilization Through 4X Design, Bridging Digital and Physical Gaming, Navigating the Evolving TCG Landscape, and Crafting Games for Varied Playtimes (#49)
Think Like A Game Designer
The Importance of Paying Attention to Your Community
I was one of those players who would, I could not resist optimizing everything, even though it was way less fun. We just took the overflow, like the extra four hammers, we just put it in a little box and saved it and applied it to your next unit. But just taking the time to do that freed so many people from this, this thing that they were like chained to, right?Yeah. And if you put it, they'll optimize the fun out of the game. Yeah. Really, really, really worth thinking through.
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