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What an idle game may sell, and what it must never sell

What an idle game may sell, and what it must never sell

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How a game should say no: designing refusals people can act on

How a game should say no: designing refusals people can act on

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Reach as a stat, and other ways to make a map behave like a place

Reach as a stat, and other ways to make a map behave like a place

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A social layer for a game nobody plays at the same time

A social layer for a game nobody plays at the same time

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What Is EvoWild Run Actually Supposed to Be?

What Is EvoWild Run Actually Supposed to Be?

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If Blockchain Isn't Required, When Is It Better Than a Database?

If Blockchain Isn't Required, When Is It Better Than a Database?

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Can a Blockchain Game Exist Without Coins, NFTs, or Play-to-Earn?

Can a Blockchain Game Exist Without Coins, NFTs, or Play-to-Earn?

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Making a game again

Making a game again

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I added gravity to a block puzzle to make players take risks — here's the design logic

I added gravity to a block puzzle to make players take risks — here's the design logic

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The Death of Virtuosity: How Consoles Killed “Uber-Micro” and Why the PC Resurgence Could Bring It Back

The Death of Virtuosity: How Consoles Killed “Uber-Micro” and Why the PC Resurgence Could Bring It Back

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How a fully translated game still shows English in fifty places

How a fully translated game still shows English in fifty places

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Auditing a world by walking it, not by checking things exist

Auditing a world by walking it, not by checking things exist

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A minigame in an idle game has to be allowed to stop mattering

A minigame in an idle game has to be allowed to stop mattering

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Placing a continent: what geography taught me about scatter

Placing a continent: what geography taught me about scatter

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Is There Actually a Game That Requires Blockchain?

Is There Actually a Game That Requires Blockchain?

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