thread: 2005-06-03 : The Subtle Rules
On 2005-06-07, Vincent wrote:
Chris: "I think the rules intent matters, but I think it matters only to the degree that the players allow the rules to shape what happens."
You've probably read my periodic refresher above, by now. So given that by "rules" I mean "the established procedures by which you agree what happens," - the red area in the circle of what you actually do - it's given that the players allow the rules to fully shape what happens.
That is, we always play by rules. The question is, which rules? How well do they work? What do they do? Are they giving us everything we hope for? Would more intentionally-designed rules give us a better experience?
