Engagement Design in Board Games

Board Games' main purpose is to engage players, so they are a great lab for learning how to design for engagement.

We'll take a quick tour through a wide variety of interesting games and look at:

- Pitfalls of making engaging games

- Strategies that build and maintain engagement

- Broader lessons and patterns

There are interesting ideas here for anyone trying to design engaging interactive experiences of any kind.

Along the way you'll learn about some interesting games you've never heard of.

(photo credit: Glen Morgan bgg: @chromaxe )