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Stealing From Games (And A Game About Stealing)

HeatI see this a lot among game designers of all kinds, both new and experienced:

I really want to use [game mechanism X] but I worry it’ll be too much like [popular game]

I am here to set you free and tell you not…

See also: http://oakleafgames.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/stealing-from-existing-games-part-2-great-artists-steal/