The Lens of Head and Hands

To make sure your game has good balance of mental and physical elements, use the lens. Ask yourself these questions:

• Are my players looking for mindless action, or an intellectual challenge?
• Would adding more places that involve puzzle-solving in my game make it more interesting?
• Are there places where the player can relax their brain, and just play the game without thinking?
• Can I give the player a choice - either succeed by exercising a high level of dexterity, or by finding a clever strategy that works with a minimum of physical skill?
• If “1” means all physical, and “10” means all mental, what number would my game get?