"you can often do dramatically new things by making comparatively small tweaks to existing stuff." Interesting now that you've mentioned that with respect to b

"you can often do dramatically new things by making comparatively small tweaks to existing stuff." Interesting now that you've mentioned that with respect to boardgames. That kind of thinking really worked for Fantasy Flight Games who took a simple gaming mechanic they developed for one game and replicated it for many subsequent products and all of these games are always entertaining. They now do lots of licensing deals to make boardgames out of some very hot brands, some of which are quite entertaining.