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      GOOD GAMES – HARD CHOICES
      • Luke LaurieLuke Laurie
      • BOARDGAME
      • ENGINE BUILDING
      • April 4, 2016
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      GOOD GAMES – HARD CHOICES

      In this piece, I discuss creating decision points in games that create satisfying yet tough decisions for players, drawing from my experience working on The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire. I am…

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      THE STORY BEHIND THE MANHATTAN PROJECT: ENERGY EMPIRE
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      • DESIGNER DIARY
      • DEVELOPMENT
      • March 16, 2016
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      THE STORY BEHIND THE MANHATTAN PROJECT: ENERGY EMPIRE

      Luke Laurie, member of the League of Gamemakers, was interviewed by Dan and Brian over at the Doxcast. This insightful interview goes behind the scenes into story behind The Manhattan Project: Energy…

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      STRĀT’Ə-JĒ
      • Seth JaffeeSeth Jaffee
      • ENGINE BUILDING
      • GLOBAL VS LOCAL STRATEGY
      • January 22, 2016
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      STRĀT’Ə-JĒ

      I have decided to mine my game design blog for interesting posts, update them, and publish them here. What follows is one of those posts, originally written September 05, 2008, edited and…

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      EURO AND AMERITRASH: WHY BLANKET TERMINOLOGY IS HURTING US
      • Mark MajorMark Major
      • AMERITRASH
      • BIDDING
      • October 28, 2015
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      EURO AND AMERITRASH: WHY BLANKET TERMINOLOGY IS HURTING US

      You have a game. Maybe you made it, maybe you bought it, and you want to play it with someone else. When they ask you what kind of game it…

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      Q&A: MARTYN POOLE – BOARD GAME EXPOSURE

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • December 18, 2017
      Q&A: MARTYN POOLE – BOARD GAME EXPOSURE
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      Q&A: MARC DAVIS: THOUGHTFUL ADVICE ON BLOGS

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • October 11, 2017
      Q&A: MARC DAVIS: THOUGHTFUL ADVICE ON BLOGS
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      Q&A: JIMMY HUDSON – A JOURNEY TO IMPROVE YOUR CRAFT

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • September 27, 2017
      Q&A: JIMMY HUDSON – A JOURNEY TO IMPROVE YOUR CRAFT
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      Q&A: FORREST BOWER – OBSERVATIONS & BOARD GAME REVIEWS

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • August 7, 2017
      Q&A: FORREST BOWER – OBSERVATIONS & BOARD GAME REVIEWS
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      ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON REVIEWS & CONTENT MARKETING

      • Eduardo Baraf
      • August 4, 2017
      ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON REVIEWS & CONTENT MARKETING
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      SASQUATCH 2015 CONVENTION REPORT

      • Seth Jaffee
      • November 6, 2015
      SASQUATCH 2015 CONVENTION REPORT
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