Re: Picking the best games for a rules booklet

["Electronicwaffle" <electronicwaffle@...>]

--- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "Clark D. Rodeffer" 
<cdrodeffer@j...> wrote:
> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "Iain Cheyne" <news@c...> wrote:
> > Stuart John Bernard mentioned
> > including a booklet of rules in the
> > piecepack he is thinking of selling.
> 
> > How about we collaborate in deciding
> > which are the best piecepack games.....

I think that games with less rules are often times easier to play, 
and understand. The number of pages could decide if a ruleset gets 
publushed if printing cost is a factor. I also think that games with 
more rules will use extra bits more often than games with less 
rules. Games with out a score card system should perhaps be leftout 
for the same reasons games with extra bits should be. Compact and 
concise should be considered for guidelines when picking rules. 
I assume in any case contest winners would be included. As well they 
should be.

Also, I think at least one solitaire should be included. But then 
again, that is the most recent contest...   

For those game types which have not had a contest, I would think 
one 'good' game of each ""genre"" should be included... of those 
games that share a common trend, the 'best' game of those should get 
the nod. I would think that oddball games (those that are the only 
game of its kind should be left out)

A would think a full page (one side) should be devoted to the 
website, with clear indication that more free games can be found 
there.