To Complicate, or Too Complicated? - RPGnet RPG Game Index

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Column	Simulation Corner
Title	To Complicate, or Too Complicated?
Author	John Prados
Book Type	Editorial
Genre	Generic
Setting	Generic
Series	GURPS Traveller
System	Board Game

Discusses how complexity must be balanced with playability in a game.

This article is contained in The Dragon #36.

Simulation Corner

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To Complicate, or Too Complicated?	Editorial	Board Game 1	The Dragon #36
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‘'Charlies’' Keep Clearing Hurdle After Hurdle	Information: General	Board Game 1	The Dragon #38
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State of the Art	Editorial	Board Game 1	Dragon #42
A History of Games and Gaming?	Information: General	Generic	Dragon #44
Gamespeak	Editorial	Board Game 1	Dragon #45
The 1980 Wargame Year	Information: General	Generic	Dragon #46
Change of Pace at SPI	Information: General	Board Game 1	Dragon #47
To be free-lance or not to be?	Information: General	Generic	Dragon #49
Cooperation Can Keep Small 'Empires' Alive	Information: General	Generic	Dragon #50
Practicing Game Design I: Choosing a Topic	Information: Design Notes	Board Game 1	Dragon #52
Practicing Game Design II: Building a Model	Editorial	Board Game 1	Dragon #53
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Practicing Game Design V: On Philosophy	Information: General	Board Game 1	Dragon #56
The Art of Illustration	Information: General	Board Game 1	Dragon #57

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