Interesting read I think.
http://www.cigarboxbattle.com/notes-on-game-design-by-buck-surdu/
Chad
Good find Chad ;)
Wish I had the patience to ruleswrite. I did have a WW2 set I wrote but I made many of the errors Buck mentions and the final product was dull as dishwater. What had started out simplistic soon became an overcomplicated monstrosity.
Bizarely enough I still have the electronic master on a floppy...