Creativity!

[scarlettina]

For weeks I've felt as though I was a cork trying to pop. I've been contemplating novel ideas and whining about being intimidated by the prospect of research.

Well, this morning, I woke up with the rudimentary design for a game in my head: concept, pieces, strategies, win conditions. (I've been hanging around with people like the_monkey_king and webcowgirl too long, I suspect.) Now, I'm not a game designer, I know it, and I never had any pretentions of trying to be. Most of the best game designers I know (and I know quite a few) have some engineering background, aren't afraid of numbers, and are far cleverer than the average bear. But the more I look at this idea, the more I think it just might work. Of course, this is probably the illusion of a neophyte; it's the very rare first-time author who gets it right. But ever anxious to prove my worth, I already find myself thinking about designing a board and gathering friends to test the idea.

Part of me hopes they'll indulge me. Part of me hopes they'll look at the idea and gently tell me not to quit my day job.

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[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

So would I! ::grin::