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What is the best way to create a game that is challenging but not frustrating?
One of the techniques I used a lot in Ultima: Runes of Virtue, an action-puzzle-rpg for the Gameboy, was to be mindful of the "solution space" of the puzzles I put in. And keep it within a modest range. One level had four levers that would raise some portcullises while lowering others. Four levers with two positions each represents a total of just 16 different states the map can be in. The design goal is that for each puzzle, players that think it through will solve the level quickly. While players that just don't see it will do some trial and error, and still get through in a reasonable amount of tries. Some Match 3 games actually just count failures, and make the level easier after a certain number of failed attempts!
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Tangelo Games Corp.
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