I’m thinking of a number from one to ten. Seven, you say? Most people do. But sorry, you’re wrong. Two? Nope – guess again. Five?…

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As game designers, and even just as players, we often think and describe games by their mechanic. These are the gears of the game: the…

Anyone who’s ever played games has run into some that allow two people to gang-up on a third player, or stand to the side while…

Rethinking Winning in Games Why I Design It’s a glorious thing to design games. I’m not talking about publishing, making money, or even finishing games….