[Icehouse] Breaking rules....

[Joshua Kronengold]

Kimberly Terrill writes:
>I think of puzzle-type games to be more 'exercises in critical thinking
>skills' than 'cooperative games'  ... I think... if I had to put a label on
>them... or maybe they are both....  - Kimberly

Depends on the game.  Another "cooperative game" style is multiplayer
cooperative video games -- from Mario Brothers to Smash TV and
beyond.  For me, at least, the real question is whether it feels like
a game -- I don't like Lord of the Rings much, but it definately feels
like one (and I like Arkham Horror much more, and it feels like
nothing if not a game).

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