Material Weight

Resonance Tuning analog · latency · proportionality · permanence

The weight of a component in the hand – heavy metal coins feel more valuable than light cardboard chips.

Design question – Which components in your game should feel meaningful – and does their weight communicate that meaning?

Reference example – Chess: heavy wooden pieces with a lead core against light plastic ones – the same game, a different way of moving. Rummikub: tiles whose weight you feel as you lay them. Football: a light plastic ball and a leather ball change every action.