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June 14, 2018 June 14, 2018/ Cardboard Edison

"Faster you get your game design to the table the faster you can identify the problems that any first design iteration will inevitably have. Don't spend too much time building the first prototype or you risk becoming too attached to what you've built and unwilling to tear it down." - Joseph Z Chen

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