Games that focus on [the precariousness of historical events] have a ready answer to the issue of replay-value: players should want to replay the game multiple times to appreciate the subtlety of the contingent factors that lead to some historical event. And they can offer genuine engagement with the history. One can come to a deeper appreciation of the details of historical events by experiencing what happens when those events are slightly altered.
Quotes about replayability
My pet peeve is when people discuss replayability after only a couple plays, to me that’s the same as people talking about the strategy or value of a game based on just the rules! Play the game a tonne first, and then tell me why it is or isn’t replayable.
Some games are exhaustible. They can be played only so many times before the thrill, the fun, or the mystery is gone. This is fine.
