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Take Turns Giving Feedback

Online groups have to manage making sure everyone is heard. Isn’t it time in-person playtesting did this as well?

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The Oregon Effect: Parallel Thinking in Game Design

Someone else is working on the exact same idea you are. You just have to be faster…

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What does good playtesting feedback look like?

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Setting specific goals for each playtest will move your games forward. Hopefully.

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In which I argue against offering suggestions and calling it “feedback.”

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Please hold your applause until the end of the ceremony.

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Some of the best playtesting tips I’ve picked up from a variety of groups over the years.

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Designers are always apologizing for their prototypes. It’s time to stop doing that.

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We doubt ourselves too much. You’re a game designer.