Chapter 17

Cheat Codes

“If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.”

—Eddie Guerrero

I’m admitting now, ahead of you reading this chapter, that I am about to cheat. There is nothing you can do about it except close the book and walk away. But why would you? You are so close to being done!

I built each of the previous chapters around a concept. That part was not difficult; the world is so bursting with worthwhile games to play! However, as I mentioned before, I have to cheat. This final full chapter has no overarching theme. There are just a number of really excellent games that I wanted to share. So here they are, piled up in the back. But just to make it formal, let’s talk a bit about cheating.

On Cheating

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