The Lens of Skill

To use this lens, stop looking at your game, and start looking at the skills you are asking of the players. As yourself these questions:

• What skills does my game require from the player?
• Are there categories of skill that this game is missing?
• Which skills are dominant?
• Are these skills creating the experience I want?
• Are some players much better at these skills than others?
• Does this make the game feel unfair?
• Can players improve their skills with practice?
• Does this game demand the right level of skill?