Components

Components Are Part of the Design Language

Complexity, Components, Information, Rules

When we talk about board game components, it is easy to treat them as the physical layer that comes after the design. First we decide how the game works, then we decide whether a particular piece of information should be represented by a card, a token, a die, a miniature or a track. From that

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A Board Game Is More Than Its Rules

Agency, Attention, Components, Game Design, Player Count, Playtime, Setup, Table Space

When we talk about board game design, we tend to talk about mechanics. We talk about cards and dice, actions and resources, scoring systems and victory conditions. These are the things we usually think of as the game itself. Then there are all the other details printed on the box: 2–5 players. 60–90 minutes. A

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