I was shopping some games during a sale and I found it annoying that most of the information on the box given about a game is related to the theme of the game. But we all know that for most games, the theme is irrelevant, what most people want to know is what are the mechanics.
So I was wondering if publisher should label the 3 most important mechanics of their game on the box?
Else another solution I found on some box is to give rating to various categories. For example, on a ravensburger game, you can see the following rating:
Luck, Strategy, Communication, Knowledge, Creative, Action
I am not sure if there should be a better way to categorize game mechanics. Strategy seem pretty vague for me. For example I thought of:
Mind-games (which could include bidding and auction)
...
Too tired to think of other ones right now, sorry.
I know it's on the geek. The problem is that I need to note down the game name, go back home. Check the reviews and get back to the store.
Generally during sales, you must buy it now else you won't be able to buy it. So I thought that is some mechanics could be labeled on the box, it could allow people to easily sort out games they do not want.