Like every other endeavor, the effort fits the 80/...

2006-03-09T04:03:00.000-05:00

Like every other endeavor, the effort fits the 80/20 rule, otherwise known as the decreasing ROI rule.

You need to spend some time introducing yourself ot the industry. It takes little effort to find 80% of the mechanics that are being used.

Then start designing. After you have some basic ideas, look for that exact mechanic in a number of games. If you don't see it, keep going.

Ask some playtesters to try it out. Surely some of them will know any similar games, if they exist.

But no, there is no absolute list of all possible mechanics already listed on the net.

Yehuda

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