February 2013
Beginner
413 pages
11h 16m
English
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Part One. Engines of Experience
The Inventor had given them wonderful things—machines for grinding corn, for weaving cloth, and countless others. The townspeople loved him.
But he was getting old, and there was only time for only one more invention. So he decided that his last work would be a very special kind of machine. This one would not be for moving or heating or calculating, but for making happiness itself.
The townspeople didn’t understand, but they trusted him. He’d never let them down before. So the Inventor retreated into his castle and worked.
Years passed. At first the townspeople waited patiently. Then they doubted. Then they became angry.
“Where is it?” they asked.
“It’s taking too long.”
“It’s costing too much.”
“He’s tricking us.”
“We must destroy him.”
Just as the mob arrived at the castle, the gates opened and the Inventor came out. “It is accomplished!” he declared. The mob quieted for a moment and he led them inside.
But there was no great engine—only a roomful of tables littered with cards, booklets, and tiny pieces of wood. “Where is the machine?” asked the leader of the mob, readying his club. “Where is the machine of happiness?”
“It is here,” said the Inventor, motioning to the dice, rulebooks, and game boards. “Have a seat, and let’s play.”
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GAME DESIGN isn’t in code, art, or sound. It’s not in sculpting game pieces or painting game boards. Game design means crafting the rules that make those pieces come alive.
BY THEMSELVES, chess pieces are just tiny decorative ...
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