[casual_games] Re: What is a Casual Game?

[Aleksey Linetskiy]

I would disagree. In my opinion, both are casual games - they're just
for somewhat different players.

-- Aleksey Linetskiy
-- http://grumpytech.blogspot.com

Friday, January 6, 2006, 2:43:49 AM, you wrote:

> That doesn't say anything about accessibility or game style.

> I think most people would say that solitaire is a casual game, and
> minesweeper isn't.

> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Adeo Ressi
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:38 PM
> To: casual_games at igda.org
> Subject: [casual_games] Re: What is a Casual Game?

> I have a simple definition for a "Casual Game" that I always use:

> "Casual games have a short duration of play and are easy to learn."

> As a result of these two dynamics, casual games are a mass market
> phenomenon. To some extent, it does not matter what we, as an industry,
> think. It matters how we define ourselves to the end user: short and easy.

>         Adeo

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