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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 7906544" data-attributes="member: 7015558"></blockquote>Well, Wizard's empirically measures strength of gameplay through having groups of players play different rules, and by releasing UA articles that then come with polls. The former is a measure of how fun the rules and adventure are, the latter is usually a measure of game balance and popularity.As for the latter point, when you look up the definition of art, the latter part says "producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power." Primarily is the key word there, but I personally find rules design is not really trying to bring about an emotional response; it is instead a vehicle for people to tell stories and games that do (subtle difference but I think it exists).So a game that does not have much story or worldbuilding is not by itself art, but it can still be used as a vehicle for people to create stories and worlds. It's one degree of seperation away from art, if that makes sense.[/QUOTE]