37. A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster
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Strategy Games Have a Time Attack Mode
Psychology is one of the reasons why sports, again, remain interesting for such a long time. And then also the physics adds this extra element of chance to the game which continues to make it interesting. Another thing that can be used to demand more of players to stop the game being rocked or to make the game continue to be interesting is thoroughness. In some games, you'll have secrets hidden around the place. There will be many different places where things are hidden. And if you're asked to do the game again, but to look through all the secret areas, that's another way in which you’re asked to do more work in a new way.
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