James Hamilton writes: > I'm just saying there are probably many people like me who don't > know many games and therefore feel no interest in helping create > MORE. Maybe that's the secret; convince me why I should worry about > new games and more people like me will judge the next batch of 'em. Personally speaking, I'm unsatisfied with the games we have now. I mean, there are several that I think are pretty good and that I generally enjoy playing, but there's nowhere near enough for me to justify owning a set of Icehouse pyramids. The design competitions are a way to focus both game designers' energy and game players' attention on some candidates for the next great game, or even just the next pretty good game that fills a niche (e.g. 2HOUSE). --dougorleans@xxxxxxxxx