Re: Killer App?

[moo@...]

Not entirely. For an idea like the piecepack to proliferate, what it 
needs is advertising. Given that no company stands to make a 
HUGE bundle from sales, this means that the sanest way would 
be a rabid online community. (At least large. Actually foaming at 
the mouth might be a bad thing.)

I don't think a single game will do it, as the games have a rather 
abstract feel to them -- I'm starting to think that themes sell 
games more than any other factor (especially in the US).

One thing I did wonder is why piecepack.org doesn't cater to 
newbie designers a bit more. Perhaps a bio section for the 
various game designers---and possibly a review section as the 
number of rules grows beyond a dozen.

This would help start the community, and provide a larger 
incentive for unpublished game designers (and there are a LOT 
of folks who can create decent games out there.) to begin 
creating for it.

Moo
Frank




--- In piecepack@y..., "Jim/Diane Doherty" <dianejim@m...> wrote:
> >   What do you think?
> 
> Well, if you define success as "commercial proliferation" of the 
> piecepack, I think he's right.  
> 
> I suspect that gamers are drawn to games, not the
> concept of games that the piecepack represents.  For the 
> piecepack to really take off, I think you would need one (or more) 
> truly unique and compelling games that require its purchase.  
> In other words, one fantastic game will generate more sales 
> than twenty decent-but-ordinary ones.