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<blockquote data-quote="Wofano Wotanto" data-source="post: 9294647" data-attributes="member: 7044704">Tangentially related (it's about board/wargames more than anything else) Steve Jackson's <a href="https://www.sjgames.com/gamedesign/" target="_blank">Game Design: Theory &amp; Practice</a> is an interesting (and very quick) read.&nbsp; As something that came out in 1981 and was based on Space Gamer articles from even earlier, the book's pretty dated by today's standards but offers a fascinating look into design approaches of an era that was still dominated by two-player hex-and-counter games.&nbsp; Also a pretty solid overview of earlier trends in design from a vantage point much closer to the 70s than any modern history can be.&nbsp; Plus, the most dated stuff is kind of hilarious.If you still have a collection of early Space Gamers you could just read the articles one by one, but the book does add and revise some material that probably make $8 in pdf a reasonable buy.&nbsp; My own physical copy disintegrated ages ago, but I was nostalgic enough to grab the pdf and reread it recently.&nbsp; Held up well overall, and for anyone who didn't live through the heyday of 70s and 80s wargaming it's an excellent window into the past that shows how far modern board games have come in the last 50+ years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wofano Wotanto, post: 9294647, member: 7044704"] Tangentially related (it's about board/wargames more than anything else) Steve Jackson's [URL='https://www.sjgames.com/gamedesign/']Game Design: Theory & Practice[/URL] is an interesting (and very quick) read. As something that came out in 1981 and was based on Space Gamer articles from even earlier, the book's pretty dated by today's standards but offers a fascinating look into design approaches of an era that was still dominated by two-player hex-and-counter games. Also a pretty solid overview of earlier trends in design from a vantage point much closer to the 70s than any modern history can be. Plus, the most dated stuff is kind of hilarious. If you still have a collection of early Space Gamers you could just read the articles one by one, but the book does add and revise some material that probably make $8 in pdf a reasonable buy. My own physical copy disintegrated ages ago, but I was nostalgic enough to grab the pdf and reread it recently. Held up well overall, and for anyone who didn't live through the heyday of 70s and 80s wargaming it's an excellent window into the past that shows how far modern board games have come in the last 50+ years. [/QUOTE]

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