Understanding Game Rules and Patterns

The visual design of the game

The set of instructions that dictate how the game is played

The emotions players feel while playing

The hardware required to play the game

The sequence of moves or actions commonly taken by players during a game

The color scheme of the game

The price of the game

The number of players required

Players must shake hands before the game

The knight moves in an L-shape

Players should be quiet

The board is green and white

To make the game more expensive

To provide structure and fairness

To increase the number of players

To improve graphics

Solving math equations

Jumping over obstacles to reach the end of a level

Reading a novel

Painting a picture

By determining what actions are allowed or not allowed

By changing the color of the game

By increasing the price of the game

By making the game shorter

Rules are created based on game-play patterns

Game-play patterns emerge from the rules set by the game

They are unrelated

Game-play patterns determine the graphics

Players will have fewer choices

Players may develop new strategies and patterns of play

The game will become shorter

The graphics will improve

Because of differences in game-play patterns and player interactions

Because they have the same graphics

Because they are played at the same time

Because they use the same board

By identifying which patterns are enjoyable or frustrating for players

By making the game more expensive

By reducing the number of players

By changing the game's title