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My first impulse is that this means your game is just boring. See this chart:

    ^   \good/
    |    \  /
 int|  too\/too
 ere| easy/\hard
  st|    /  \
    |   /    \
    |  /boring\
    |
    +--difficulty-->
The games above the NE-SW line are rewarding. The games above the NW-SE line are challenging. Perhaps your game doesn't offer enough reward for the challenge or enough challenge for the reward.

Csíkszentmihályi puts difficulty (challenge) and skill on the axes to map mental state (encapsulating interest).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)#Conditions_fo...

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