CMON Feature Friday: Mechanics and Theme

Board games are the result of a lot of different elements coming together to create a whole. It takes a team of people, from the designer, to the artists, playtesters, publishers, and more to bring the game from a few scribbled notes on a piece of paper to the finished product on the table. We don’t see all of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into a game. When we sit down to play, the major considerations are: What am I trying to do? and Why and I doing it? Or, to put it more simply, Mechanics and Theme.

For this week’s CMON Feature Friday, we’re looking at that relationship, and how it’s evolved over the years.