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December 19, 2019 / Game Studies 101

Blurring the magic circle

How many times have you heard – or even said – the phrase, “It’s just a game”? Perhaps a fellow player, someone you thought was your best friend, believes you shouldn’t be upset about his betraying you and robbing you of the victory that was within your grasp. Or your annoying friend keeps bringing up …

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September 11, 2019 / Game Studies 101

Ludus and Paidia

An occasional series of reflections on concepts from game studies, applied to board game design. Let’s talk about play. ‘Play’ is a big word. We play a board game, sure, and we play a videogame. We play a game of tennis. An actor plays a role on stage. A chamber ensemble plays a sonata. Shakespeare …

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