Every Game is the Same Game - Zenkaikon 2025

How often do you describe a new game as "X game crossed with Y game?" This is Dominion crossed with Chess. This is Quake crossed with Dance Dance Revolution. This is a Civilization-style game but with puzzle elements. If games are collections of mechanics, and genres are also essentially collections of mechanics, then we can dig deep into how games are described to find the deepest and most core patterns of game. In the end it's all just entertainment software! Presented by Rym DeCoster, producer of GeekNights. Zenkaikon 2025 Every Game is the Same Game Sunday Mar 23 @ 11:30am Live 5 - Holiday Inn - Floor 3, Sorrell #gamedesign #gamedev #gametheory #zenkaikon