What is play?

Play is an experience. But what makes play fun?

Play refers to those activities which are accompanied by a state of comparative pleasure, exhilaration, power, and the feeling of self-initiative. —J. Barnard Gilmore

Does play need:

• Surprise?
• Curiosity?
• Fun?
• More than one person?
• Rules?
• Obstacles?
• Exigence/Endogenous?

Look at Designed Experiences

• Dungeons and Dragons Rule Book (HERE)
• Arcadia Quest Rule Book (HERE)
• Gloomhaven Rule Book (HERE)
• Magic the Gathering Basic Rule Book (HERE)
• Pokemon Trading Card Game Rule Book (HERE)
• Legend of Zelda Manual (HERE)
• Kingdom Hearts Manual (HERE)