critical thought vs being critical

[technoir]

Sometimes game designers and rules wonks can be less than fun to play games with.  This is not to say they can’t also be awesome, but the critical way of looking at games can be problematic.

Case in point, I played Empire Builder with my mom recently.  She has loved that game for years. I played it with her back when, I was in college the first

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[speaks]

I totally agree. My wife told me in her feedback she never says she doesn't like anything. She says "I prefer X.." and I think that is the way to go.

Tell them what you liked, and than rather than say "I didn't like that module" say "I prefer modules that do X."

Good article.

[virtualmel]

I don't even mind the "I hate X". It's the "I hate X, and you've known that for years, and you suck" ones that get me down.

Happily, my HIT players this past year have been awesome and not whiny at all. :)