Game Design Foundations: 2 Systems, Chance, and Strategy

Join award-winning game designer Brenda Romero in the second installment of the Game Design Foundations series. Explore game systems, chance, and strategy.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Game Systems

• What's a system?
• Common game systems
• Why systems?
• Exploring a character system
• Exercise: Plan your character system

2. Chance in Games

• Chance in games
• Mechanics of chance
• Exercise: Taking a chance

3. Strategy in Games

• Mastering skill in games
• Types of decisions in games
• Tradeoffs and dilemmas
• Strategy and tactics
• Mechanics of skill
• Exercise: Mastering mastery

Conclusion

• Next steps