Repetitive Variety - a game doesn’t have to be different every time (Topic Discussion)
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The concepts of replayability and variety are often considered to be one and the same. I have previously looked at whether replayability and variety are linked. My article "Variable replayability" came to the conclusion that those two concepts are not necessarily related. A game can offer a lot of variety, but little replayability and vice versa, a game can be very replayable without much variety. However, in this article, I want to look at whether variety should be important to players or whether we should focus more on replayability.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/01/31/repetitive-variety-a-game-doesnt-have-to-be-different-every-time-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
- Variable replayability article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/15/variable-replayability-topic-discussion/
- Tapestry review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/11/09/tapestry-saturday-review/
- Clans of Caledonia review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/02/clans-of-caledonia/
- Scythe review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/01/19/scythe/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Music: Relaxing Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
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