Chris Crawford on Game Design, Chris Crawford, New Riders Games, 2003.
Chris Crawford is the designer of Balance of Power and numerous other games. He surveys his own and others’ games, and considers games along the dimensions of play, challenge, conflict, interactivity, and creativity. Although a fair portion is spent on describing some of the highly constrained environments he’s worked with, it’s clear he comes from a designer’s perspective. (Reviewed July, ’03)