Isn't this just an argument of symantics. Personally I would say that the fact that their is no accepted definition for what a hard core game is means that their is no such thing as a hard core game. Or possibly that all games are hard core. Or possibly that I really couldn't care less either way.
Pretentious arguments about language aside, it could possible mean a game where it takes time to learn and then master the rules and nuances of the universe you are entering
'You should try everything once in your life except incest, homosexuality and morris dancing' - Oscar Wylde (sort of)







