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Casual Game Design
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Casual Game Design

by Gregory Trefry
January 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
400 pages
9h 6m
English
CRC Press
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CHAPTER TWO
THE GAME MECHANIC AT WORK
game, write the rules, work with artists, and continually iterate and refine the game.
However, when creating board games, designers cannot rely on programmers and
the software to do all of their heavy calculations. So they must pay close attention
to balancing the game and the probabilities of different moves and actions.
The Responsibilities of the Game Designer
On a high level, the game designer is responsible for the concept and vision of the
game. But what does that boil down to on a day-to-day basis? In practice, the game
designer’s job looks something like this:
Work as part of the team
Generate the concept
Craft the rules
Write game ...
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