To start off, I should explain the what this word "Vidiot" means;
A "vidiot," is a person whose sole understanding of games derives from video games.
One must look further than just pc and console games from recent years to get good ideas for games, otherwise the ideas will lack originality and will be constrained by today's repeated ideas.
Non-Electronic games have explored more ideas than video games, and are good sources for ideas.
When it comes to miniatures gaming, there are 2 aspects to note from it:
-The business model: A lot more money is made than when a game is sold as a whole, once people are into the game as a hobby.
-The activity external from the game: Players collect the pieces as models, and spend a lot of time painting them.
Dungeons and dragons started off as a poorly designed game where the player takes the role of one person. The fact that a game master was required makes up for the poor design of rules. (Game made a hit regardless of poor design)
-The collectors card industry began with the publication of Richard Garfield's MAGIC: THE GATHERING in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast (which is an exceptions game)
An exceptions game has a very simple, limited rules set; but some game components have additional rules printed on them that alter, modify, or break the basic rules. As a result, they can be quite complicated when viewed in toto, but are quite simple to learn in the first instance.
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Different categories:
Boardgaming
Miniatures gaming
Wargaming
Science fiction and fantasy boardgaming
Roleplaying games
Collective card games
Live Action Roleplaying Games
Branching story games
