If you scrutinize this theory closely, you’ll find issues that are hard to resolve. But the really valuable insight that GNS added to the game design world was

If you scrutinize this theory closely, you’ll find issues that are hard to resolve. But the really valuable insight that GNS added to the game design world was that there are more than one distinct type of experience that players and designers seek, and that by being more deliberate about which your game supports, you can have better experiences at the table