Acknowledgments

Thanks to Phoebe Elefante, Colleen Macklin, John Sharp, Laura Lewin, Michael Thurston, Olivia Basegio, Sarah Schoemann, and Toni Pizza for assistance in editing and writing; to Emily Short, Eric Zimmerman, Frank Lantz, Ian Bogost, Mattie Brice, Steve Swink, and Mary Flanagan for inspiration on design and the shape of games; and to Keith Burgun for sparring partnership and sword-sharpening.

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