Practical Game Design

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book. An exercise is styled as follows:

ExerciseThis is your first exercise. If you have a game idea already in your head, try to put it on paper: a couple of pages would be enough. If you don't have any particular game idea in mind, try to describe a game that you have played and loved enough to know all its rules and secrets.

Italics: Indicates new or highly specific terms as well as titles of games, books, or articles.

Bold: Is sometimes used within the body text to put extra emphasis on certain terms and sentences.

Important notes and information appear like this.

Tips, tricks, and interesting techniques appear like this.