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1. Design is Finding Constrained Solutions
2. Building Games is a Business
6. Games Provide Meaningful Choices
7. There’s the Game, and there’s the Game
8. Don’t Import Someone Else’s Constraints
14. Explicit or Implicit Structures
15. The Structures at Different Scales
20. String of Pearls Structure
22. Alleyway / Key and Lock Games
25. Repetition with Modification
41. Economic and Interaction Puzzles
42. Time Constraints on Puzzles
49. Make the Goal Crystal Clear
50. Make Progress Crystal Clear
55. When the Clock Strikes Twelve
58. Special Features and Completion Bonuses
59. Mechanics and Their Dynamics
70. Shopping Means Real Choice
73. Random Acts of Senseless Frustration
85. Lanchester Resource Trading
94. Difficulty Levels and Personalities
97. Save Points, Checkpoints and Backtracking
98. Use a Different Controller
99. Use the Controller Differently
102. The Stereotype and the Archetype
104. Get a Book on National Customs
105. AI is all in the Mind of the Player
106. As Simple As Possible, But No Simpler
109. Consistency of Function and Appearance
113. Setting and Gameplay Genre
116. Business is a Design Issue
117. There are Insoluble Problems
120. Don’t Patronise the Player
135. Do You Need a Design Document?
142. The Independent Developer Game
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