Jonathan Degann over at his Journal of Boardgame Design discusses how the Auteur Theory (of film) might apply to board game designers: http://jbdgames.blogspot.com/2006/11/are-game-designers-auteurs.html I figured game design devotees on this list might find it an interesting topic. Is Andy Looney an auteur? What are the common threads running through games as seemingly diverse as Fluxx, Ice Towers, Cosmic Coasters, Martian Chess, and Proton? --dougorleans@xxxxxxxxx