Quote of the Day
"Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless." - Blaise Pascal
This guy has some great quotes, including this little gem which is the key of all game design. Frivolous, self-indulgent rules are not worth a damn - let the rules serve the game, not vice versa. Game books, like magazines and other short-form non-literary writings, are tools meant to be applied in practice. Coincidentally, Pascal was also a mathematician as well as a philosopher, which means he'd be an excellent game designer. Rock on with your French self!
2 other quotes I keep taped to my monitor as reminders to keep the day job in perspective:
"There is no course in life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline." - Montaigne
"A lot of people confuse bad management with destiny." - Anonymous
Ain't that the truth.
"Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless." - Blaise Pascal
This guy has some great quotes, including this little gem which is the key of all game design. Frivolous, self-indulgent rules are not worth a damn - let the rules serve the game, not vice versa. Game books, like magazines and other short-form non-literary writings, are tools meant to be applied in practice. Coincidentally, Pascal was also a mathematician as well as a philosopher, which means he'd be an excellent game designer. Rock on with your French self!
2 other quotes I keep taped to my monitor as reminders to keep the day job in perspective:
"There is no course in life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline." - Montaigne
"A lot of people confuse bad management with destiny." - Anonymous
Ain't that the truth.
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