Thursday, July 18, 2002
Non-Predatory Games
OK, if they're not cooperative, at least they're not predatory. Kate Jones makes a case for Non-Predatory Games in this informative article from an increasingly respected source on commercial games - The Games Journal.
What, you ask, are non-predatory games?
"The goal of getting to the other side first (symbolic of migrations) is best illustrated by Chinese Checkers. No capturing, no chance elements, just the strategy of jumping over conveniently located pieces. It's non-predatory, not even a territorial acquisition game, since each player relinquishes the starting territory to the incoming player. "
Definitely check this article out, and the many remarkably insightful articles collected in the journal's archives.
What, you ask, are non-predatory games?
"The goal of getting to the other side first (symbolic of migrations) is best illustrated by Chinese Checkers. No capturing, no chance elements, just the strategy of jumping over conveniently located pieces. It's non-predatory, not even a territorial acquisition game, since each player relinquishes the starting territory to the incoming player. "
Definitely check this article out, and the many remarkably insightful articles collected in the journal's archives.
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