Game: Broken Phone

So why is it bad, from a player's point of view, for one game to copy another? In theory, at least, you'll get bored once you realize you're playing something you played before. In practice, playing a copy of another game only really feels bad if the copy is worse than the original. That doesn't happen often with social games, but it may be the case with Broken Phone. This game is a clone of the late, great Broken Picture Telephone, just overhauled for Facebook. It has experience levels, and virtual goods, and... well, it's a lot less fun than the original.