http://www.slideshare.net/costikg/natural-game-design-how-to-birth-games-without-cloning
Costikyan is known for very original concepts and methods. His Creature Who Ate Sheboygan is a Klassik.
Great find Belisarius. I agree with a lot of what he says. Even if they haven't seen this I think Arcen Games reflect the way Costikyan says you can make a game original by taking a core idea then turning it on it's head. O0