Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.

We think that it is important that every single turn should matter. If you cannot lose the game on the first turn, then the first turn should not be played.

The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.

The function of play [...] can largely be derived from the two basic aspects under which we meet it: as a contest for something or a representation of something.

If a game is abstract, the rules should be brief. Rules can only be substantial if they encompass a theme.

If you are a master of Diplomacy, you can unquestionably have a career in sales.

Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things.

I really don’t like bluffing games. Figuring out if players are telling the truth or not without a good way to tell is just not for me.

I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.

All play has its rules. They determine what "holds" in the temporary world circumscribed by play. The rules of a game are absolutely binding and allow no doubt. Paul Valéry once in passing gave expression to a very cogent thought when he said : " No scepticism is possible where the rules of a game are concerned, for the principle underlying them is an unshakable truth."