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I’m not going to even attempt to give a universal definition of a game. Plenty of people have tried, and it has become a kind of futile navel-gazing exercise. This is a practical book, not the work of an academic ludologist.
To be a successful game designer, you need to build successful games. Successful games don't stretch the boundaries of what it theoretically means to be a game, so I’m quite happy that we all know what a game is, and can get on with concentrating on making great examples.
This section tries to encourage you to think about games as games, not as mini-movies, board games or other forms of entertainment. When you get a clear understanding of what you're designing, and what constraints you have to face, you have a better chance of success.
6. Games Provide Meaningful Choices
7. There’s the Game, and there’s the Game
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