tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261591.post2372327787636212606..comments2024-02-14T19:34:27.983-05:00Comments on Pulsipher Game Design: Why I "don't play"Lewis Pulsipherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998403221823705918noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261591.post-83454100955364457462009-01-22T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-22T18:20:00.000-05:00I really identify with your comments, especially a...I really identify with your comments, especially about how designers are not necessarily the best players of their own games! I rarely if ever play my own games once they have been published.<BR/><BR/>By the way, thanks for some great work over the years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261591.post-43176661200711193902009-01-21T15:02:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:02:00.000-05:00There are many folks on BGG who just cannot believ...There are many folks on BGG who just cannot believe that anyone can understand a game without playing it. (I learn more from watching than from playing.) Yet I've seen many people actually play a game, and more or less completely misunderstand it (Britannia is an example). <BR/><BR/>So I'm not surprised to hear they beat you up on BGG.Lewis Pulsipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998403221823705918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261591.post-27891783623895865212009-01-21T12:01:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:01:00.000-05:00Lewis,It is great to see someone who shares my vie...Lewis,<BR/><BR/>It is great to see someone who shares my view point on playing vs. designing. I posted on BGG about how I don't play games designed by other designers any more as I find it distracting from designing my own games. Of course I took it on the chin from a number of users, but who really has time between a real job (I work in the mental health field) and trying to work on your own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com