Sid Meier

“I think that the power of the computer is not to do things that are beyond our ken, but to do things that are just beyond our ken.”

“Piracy is a service problem.”

“Find the fun first. Then, use the technology to enhance the fun.”

“The first 15 minutes of a game are the most important. If you can't hook the player in the first 15 minutes, you've probably lost them.”

“Games are a series of interesting decisions. The interesting part is that these decisions are not obvious.”

“The player should have the fun, not the designer or the computer.”

“A game is a series of interesting decisions.”

“My role is to be the advocate for the player.”

“The secret of a successful game is for the player to feel smart.”

“I've come to the conclusion that the art of game design is all about communication.”

“One of the things I've learned is that you can't please everybody. You have to decide who you're making the game for and focus on them.”

“A good game should have a sense of discovery.”

“A good game is one that's easy to learn and difficult to master.”

“I am really a classic game player. I am not a great game player, but I am a persistent game player.”

“The idea of a sandbox is a great one, but you need to give players a reason to play in it.”

“We can get a lot of inspiration from history, but we're not trying to write a history book.”