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Hypertexthero / What / game design

Defeating Heisenberg

Deterministic Lockstep

Diablo Game Concept Pitch Document

ESAK

Genie 2

Interview with Portal 2 project lead

Jordan Mechner’s 20 Tips on Making Games (PDF)

Lessons in Game Design

Liz England’s game design library

Metagaming

Red Blob Games

TIL: The Ten Thousand Bowls of Oatmeal Problem

Todd and Ted Talk Starfield

Warren Spector Writes a Blog Post

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