A book like this has too many influences to properly thank everyone. I wouldn’t have started down this road without the support of Si Shen from Papaya Mobile and Jussi Laakkonen from Applifier. However, games is not just a job for me and my playing buddies Andrew Robertson, Ian Goolding, David Hankins, John Gathercole and Glyn West undoubtedly helped inform my creative approach, despite having nothing to do with the industry. Then there is the fabulous feedback I got during the process of writing from Eric Seufert, Evelyn Stiller, Brian Tinsman, Jacob Naasz and Berni Good.

However, in the end this book has to be dedicated to my wife and illustrator, Melanie, and in particular our amazing daughter Tizzie who continues to teach me about both games ...

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