What Can Community Managers Learn From Game Designers?

What can community managers learn from game designers? Game design isn't limited to the video game field. It's also one of the oldest practices in the world, and can teach us a great deal about building online communities. The practice of game design started with tabletop games, dating as far back as 3500 BC in Predynastic Egypt with the game of Senet. The first recorded sport was a footrace from the Olympic Games in 760 BC.