520 | Cool or Complicated? | Design Discussion
From One Stop Co-Op Shop by Peter Gousis, Michael Kelley, Steve Kingsley
May 17, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
Peter and Mike discuss the balance between game mechanism complexity and player engagement.
This week Peter & Mike have a design discussion about when your mechanism is too complicated. _________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg X - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Merch: one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Peter Gousis, Michael Kelley
Topics covered
- game design
- mechanics
- complexity
- discussion
- board games
Keywords
- game design
- complexity
- mechanics
- board games
- discussion
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