Castle Paradox

[Charbile]

Charbile's condensed game, puzzle, and simulation classifications:

Simulation: a work whose purpose is to model an aspect of reality as accurately as possible.

Game: a work whose purpose is to selectively model actions as concepts. There is a goal, obstacles, a way to lose, and a set of rules.

Puzzle: a work much like a game, but there is only one correct way to solve the puzzle, whereas one can win a game within the boundaries of its rules.

And that is why I prefer the term 'ludcept', since most video games have not only game elements, but puzzles, sims, stories, music, etc etc etccccccc.

[Moogle1]

There are a lot of puzzles with multiple solutions. The best ones always have more than one way to solve them, none of them obvious.
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Slime Salad :: Independent Game Design

[hireintelligence]

OK. lets get back on track. Thank you all for your various definitions of game.