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November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020/ Cardboard Edison
“No time spent studying game design can really substitute for the real thing, sitting down and trying to design a game. It is in this moment, and the many moments of iterating, playtesting and reflecting afterwards, that you truly hone the craft of game designing.”
— Matthew Dunstan
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