Reading with Hacking in Mind
In this episode Brandon and James talk about reading new and old games in a way that helps to unmask design choices.
In this episode Brandon and James talk about reading new and old games in a way that helps to unmask design choices. James has been reading Cypher and taking notes on how he reads games for the first time knowing that he’ll want to come back and hack the system. Brandon has been contemplating what mechanics he could borrow for his game.
Notes
We mention our friend Troy and Darcy. Check out their fantastic Cypher Speak podcast
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There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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