body: The context I am thinking of is converting a board game into a video game or app. Of course, I can't manufacture a physical copy of the game without permission, but does the same apply to a virtual version? My understanding is that copyright protects only the particular manner of an author’s expression. This means that the board game is copyrighted, but a video game with the same mechanics is not. Is that the case?
  
  
  
title: Does reproducing a board game as a video game violate copyright?