CHAPTER 1

The Basics

In This Chapter

What is a game?

What is the difference between “play” and a “game”?

What game lingo do you need to know?

Guru game play opportunity

What Is a Game?

It seems like a simple question: “What is a game?” But when you think about it, there are many variations on what is called a “game”: Simple activities like tic-tac-toe, ...

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