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Transaction, the

October 4, 2018April 14, 2021 Paul Beakley38 Comments

Internalizing a game's design means breaking down its distinctive transaction. Here's how to do that.

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Posted in Indie Game Reading Club, PhilosophyTagged Apocalypse World, Blades in the Dark, Burning Wheel, Forged in the Dark, Mastery, PbtA, Philosophy, Scum and Villainy

Most Instructive RPG Failures

November 16, 2015October 22, 2020 Paul BeakleyLeave a comment

I think most of my most effective teachable moments in gaming have been when I have screwed up the worst. Here's a sampler!

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Posted in Indie Game Reading ClubTagged Mastery, Philosophy, Technique
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