Summary: <p>How much of the culture around a game is rooted in its design? That's one of the questions that comes up as Mark takes us on a tour of curling—an Olympic sport that's described as "chess on ice." We examine its origins, the Spirit of Curling, and some specific rules that may have a big impact on how players behave towards one another. Later, Stephen considers some questions about off-ramps, the parts of a game that guide players as they end a play session. Should we as designers encourage players to take breaks? </p><ul><li> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/916730/Gato_Roboto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gato Roboto by doinksoft (from Devolver Digital)</a> - <a href="/publication/steam" hreflang="en">Steam</a> </li></ul> Curling 0:10:15 <a href="/person/mark-lacroix" hreflang="en">Mark LaCroix</a><a href="/topics/game-design" hreflang="en">Game Design</a><a href="https://worldcurling.org/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About Curling</a> - <a href="/publication/world-curling-federation" hreflang="en">World Curling Federation</a><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/why-is-this-olympic-sport-called-chess-on-ice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why is this Olympic Sport called Chess on Ice?</a> - <a href="/author/by-user-pete" hreflang="en">by user "Pete"</a>, <a href="/publication/chesscom" hreflang="en">Chess.com</a><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/02/16/curling-might-antidote-troubled-times/110506312/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curling might be an antidote to our troubled times</a> - <a href="/author/kristen-gelineau" hreflang="en">Kristen Gelineau</a>, <a href="/publication/the-detroit-news" hreflang="en">The Detroit News</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_curling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glossary of curling</a> - <a href="/publication/wikipedia-1" hreflang="en">Wikipedia</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflategate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deflategate</a> - <a href="/publication/wikipedia-1" hreflang="en">Wikipedia</a> Off-Ramps 0:50:00 <a href="/person/stephen-mcgregor" hreflang="en">Stephen McGregor</a><a href="/topics/game-design" hreflang="en">Game Design</a><a href="/topics/gaming" hreflang="en">Gaming</a><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/why-gaming-breaks-important/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Gaming Breaks Can Make You a Better Player... and Why They're Important</a> - <a href="/author/michael-harman" hreflang="en">Michael Harman</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/289" hreflang="en">Make Use Of</a>
