I think you're confusing game design with learning curve. Computer games have evolved towards minimal learning curve, because it sells more games. Back when co

I think you're confusing game design with learning curve. Computer games have evolved towards minimal learning curve, because it sells more games. Back when computers were mostly used by nerds, those people weren't bothered by having to read long manuals. The average computer user today IS bothered. This is in stark contrast with board games. Board gamers must fully know rules to know how to play. When you play a board game, you have a higher initial learning curve, but once you do know, you immediately perform actions you want to make. In a typical modern computer game, you'd have to go through a sequence of menus. BTW this is the definition of a game I subscribe to. A game is a set of rules. By this definition, most Call of Duty games are the same game.