Basics of Game Design

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Working through the basics in a paper prototype can help as a good

rst pass at the overall task, but it takes a huge amount of testing to

ensure that the values are right and that the enemies seem to be act-

ing intelligently in their combat choices.

Exercises

Determine all the attributes (statistics) your units will need in 1.

the game you’re designing. Separate the major attributes needed

to resolve major games actions like combat and movement from

the minor attributes that have only a limited eect or are seldom

used. Write up a brief description of each attribute and where it

is used in during play.

Create a simp ...