The Lens of Goals

To ensure the goals of your game are appropriate and well-balanced, ask yourself these questions:

• What is the ultimate goal of my game?
• Is that goal clear to the players?
• Is there a series of goals, do the players understand that?
• Are the different goals related to each other in a meaningful way?
• Are my goals concrete, achievable and rewarding?
• Do I have a good balance of short and long term goals?
• Do players have a chance to decide their own goals?
• Do the playtesters enjoy this game enough?