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we've given from my plate
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yes well 2/3 of us are it's like a
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yes well 2/3 of us are it's like a
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yes well 2/3 of us are it's like a
three-person studio 2 of us in Hampshire
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three-person studio 2 of us in Hampshire
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three-person studio 2 of us in Hampshire
one of one of us is and I'm drinking
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Kenzie Cameron and he's one of the
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Kenzie Cameron and he's one of the
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Kenzie Cameron and he's one of the
co-organizers from the became
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co-organizers from the became
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co-organizers from the became
Bakersville a local meetup at the
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Bakersville a local meetup at the
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Bakersville a local meetup at the
various places around campus or the
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various places around campus or the
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various places around campus or the
Cambridge area people who are interested
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Cambridge area people who are interested
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Cambridge area people who are interested
in developing working into card games so
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in developing working into card games so
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in developing working into card games so
you're gonna go talk a little bit about
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you're gonna go talk a little bit about
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you're gonna go talk a little bit about
what to do sure um so I just I make
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what to do sure um so I just I make
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what to do sure um so I just I make
games make board games and make card
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games make board games and make card
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games make board games and make card
games and I try and never stop doing
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games and I try and never stop doing
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games and I try and never stop doing
them I don't have a particular like
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them I don't have a particular like
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them I don't have a particular like
anything that I could play that I could
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anything that I could play that I could
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anything that I could play that I could
make happen I'll do it
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make happen I'll do it
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make happen I'll do it
you know like we do party games so like
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you know like we do party games so like
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you know like we do party games so like
I just got 2500 copies of my first party
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I just got 2500 copies of my first party
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I just got 2500 copies of my first party
game delivered to my house like three
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game delivered to my house like three
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game delivered to my house like three
hours ago which is interesting
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hours ago which is interesting
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hours ago which is interesting
myself and then getting here but I also
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myself and then getting here but I also
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myself and then getting here but I also
am developing a gigantic stupid board
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am developing a gigantic stupid board
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am developing a gigantic stupid board
game that's just called a big dumb war
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game that's just called a big dumb war
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game that's just called a big dumb war
game which is like I'm you guys really
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game which is like I'm you guys really
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game which is like I'm you guys really
like Axis and Allies or any of those old
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like Axis and Allies or any of those old
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like Axis and Allies or any of those old
so I need to play that when I was in
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so I need to play that when I was in
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so I need to play that when I was in
high school because I liked being lonely
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high school because I liked being lonely
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high school because I liked being lonely
and then I decided I want to make a
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and then I decided I want to make a
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and then I decided I want to make a
version of that that's actually fun
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version of that that's actually fun
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version of that that's actually fun
we're also working on a game called pack
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we're also working on a game called pack
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we're also working on a game called pack
the pack which is a you guys know cards
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the pack which is a you guys know cards
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the pack which is a you guys know cards
against humanity' okay so they're
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against humanity' okay so they're
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against humanity' okay so they're
running this contest called the cards
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running this contest called the cards
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running this contest called the cards
against humanity' tabletop deathmatch
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against humanity' tabletop deathmatch
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against humanity' tabletop deathmatch
and it's they got indie developers from
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and it's they got indie developers from
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and it's they got indie developers from
all over the country to submit stuff and
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all over the country to submit stuff and
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all over the country to submit stuff and
so one of our games is in that which
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so one of our games is in that which
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so one of our games is in that which
will be it's like a river played old
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will be it's like a river played old
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will be it's like a river played old
Diablo remember when you would collect
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Diablo remember when you would collect
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Diablo remember when you would collect
loot and you'd have to fit it in your
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loot and you'd have to fit it in your
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loot and you'd have to fit it in your
bag and it was all weird shaped so it's
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bag and it was all weird shaped so it's
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bag and it was all weird shaped so it's
an inventory Tetris game where everyone
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an inventory Tetris game where everyone
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an inventory Tetris game where everyone
is pulling tiles which are effectively
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is pulling tiles which are effectively
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is pulling tiles which are effectively
dominoes with different images on them
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dominoes with different images on them
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dominoes with different images on them
and then you're you're aligning them to
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and then you're you're aligning them to
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and then you're you're aligning them to
make gems so it's like an analog version
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make gems so it's like an analog version
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make gems so it's like an analog version
of super puzzle fighter and the way but
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of super puzzle fighter and the way but
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of super puzzle fighter and the way but
this is more to the point like
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this is more to the point like
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this is more to the point like
everything I've just described to you
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everything I've just described to you
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everything I've just described to you
doesn't tell you anything about the
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doesn't tell you anything about the
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doesn't tell you anything about the
games except in reference to other games
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games except in reference to other games
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games except in reference to other games
that I about but um that's kind of
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that I about but um that's kind of
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that I about but um that's kind of
how I do design I look at I look at
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how I do design I look at I look at
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how I do design I look at I look at
games that I like and then I threw the
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games that I like and then I threw the
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games that I like and then I threw the
sec them and take the parts that I want
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sec them and take the parts that I want
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sec them and take the parts that I want
and and then put them back together with
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and and then put them back together with
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and and then put them back together with
other parts and see if there's a but
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other parts and see if there's a but
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other parts and see if there's a but
yeah also I did printing and publishing
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yeah also I did printing and publishing
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yeah also I did printing and publishing
for ten years and then that drove me
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for ten years and then that drove me
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for ten years and then that drove me
madder than normal so I left that to do
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madder than normal so I left that to do
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madder than normal so I left that to do
this so I very very rapidly me and my
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this so I very very rapidly me and my
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this so I very very rapidly me and my
team very rapidly designed games we
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team very rapidly designed games we
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team very rapidly designed games we
bring a design all the way to a
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bring a design all the way to a
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bring a design all the way to a
publishing level in about a month from
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publishing level in about a month from
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publishing level in about a month from
conception to execution
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conception to execution
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conception to execution
they're not these huge endeavors but
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they're not these huge endeavors but
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they're not these huge endeavors but
it's good to kind of stay really busy
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it's good to kind of stay really busy
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it's good to kind of stay really busy
with it an exercise with it and realize
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with it an exercise with it and realize
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with it an exercise with it and realize
that sometimes the project is going to
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that sometimes the project is going to
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that sometimes the project is going to
fail and you can back away from it and
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fail and you can back away from it and
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fail and you can back away from it and
go Apple that month is kind of a bust
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go Apple that month is kind of a bust
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go Apple that month is kind of a bust
and so we're actually also exploring
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and so we're actually also exploring
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and so we're actually also exploring
different kind of business models for
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different kind of business models for
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different kind of business models for
board games because this isn't really a
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board games because this isn't really a
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board games because this isn't really a
huge lady
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huge lady
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huge lady
there are very few people who are going
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there are very few people who are going
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there are very few people who are going
to be very wealthy on it or even do good
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to be very wealthy on it or even do good
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to be very wealthy on it or even do good
on it yeah seriously so like maybe you
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on it yeah seriously so like maybe you
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on it yeah seriously so like maybe you
make the next Settlers of Catan and and
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make the next Settlers of Catan and and
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make the next Settlers of Catan and and
then you're selling a SETI like 5,000
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then you're selling a SETI like 5,000
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then you're selling a SETI like 5,000
copies a year it's not that many think
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copies a year it's not that many think
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copies a year it's not that many think
of it depending on the way your business
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of it depending on the way your business
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of it depending on the way your business
is set up you may see a fraction of that
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is set up you may see a fraction of that
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is set up you may see a fraction of that
money so like that's why a lot of very
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money so like that's why a lot of very
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money so like that's why a lot of very
very good designers like I'm a big fan
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very good designers like I'm a big fan
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very good designers like I'm a big fan
of Brunetta duty who just came out with
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of Brunetta duty who just came out with
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of Brunetta duty who just came out with
masquerade which is like a yeah so he
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masquerade which is like a yeah so he
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masquerade which is like a yeah so he
he'll turn out not turn out he'll put
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he'll turn out not turn out he'll put
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he'll turn out not turn out he'll put
out a couple games and then it just gets
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out a couple games and then it just gets
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out a couple games and then it just gets
kind of a capture major um but we
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kind of a capture major um but we
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kind of a capture major um but we
directly using short-run printing we
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directly using short-run printing we
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directly using short-run printing we
directly manufacturer kind of our
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directly manufacturer kind of our
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directly manufacturer kind of our
monthly games and then people are people
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monthly games and then people are people
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monthly games and then people are people
subscribed to us through stuff like
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subscribed to us through stuff like
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subscribed to us through stuff like
patreon and then we just we send them
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patreon and then we just we send them
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patreon and then we just we send them
physical copies of the games that we
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physical copies of the games that we
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physical copies of the games that we
make and I broke up like nine different
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make and I broke up like nine different
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make and I broke up like nine different
games I made in the past six months yeah
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games I made in the past six months yeah
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games I made in the past six months yeah
well you can borrow some of mine because
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well you can borrow some of mine because
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well you can borrow some of mine because
they're there and then the you could
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they're there and then the you could
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they're there and then the you could
borrow the back ones and then also we go
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borrow the back ones and then also we go
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borrow the back ones and then also we go
to a Kickstarter for larger games ones
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to a Kickstarter for larger games ones
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to a Kickstarter for larger games ones
where we want to make like multi
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where we want to make like multi
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where we want to make like multi
thousand copies of it but the board yeah
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thousand copies of it but the board yeah
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thousand copies of it but the board yeah
I will never stop talking okay cool yeah
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I will never stop talking okay cool yeah
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I will never stop talking okay cool yeah
for board games really awesome I think
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for board games really awesome I think
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for board games really awesome I think
that you
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that you
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that you
know that and they're more awesome now
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know that and they're more awesome now
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know that and they're more awesome now
than they used to be not just because
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than they used to be not just because
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than they used to be not just because
they're more complicated right because
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they're more complicated right because
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they're more complicated right because
complexity isn't what makes a game
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complexity isn't what makes a game
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complexity isn't what makes a game
really good in fact usually a really
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really good in fact usually a really
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really good in fact usually a really
complex game is really bad because it's
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complex game is really bad because it's
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complex game is really bad because it's
a sign that there was a huge problem and
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a sign that there was a huge problem and
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a sign that there was a huge problem and
that the designer said oh I know how to
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that the designer said oh I know how to
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that the designer said oh I know how to
fix this I'll add another page to the
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fix this I'll add another page to the
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fix this I'll add another page to the
rulebook that's that's but um but games
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rulebook that's that's but um but games
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rulebook that's that's but um but games
are better now because people want them
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are better now because people want them
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are better now because people want them
more and the reason I mean what I think
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more and the reason I mean what I think
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more and the reason I mean what I think
the reason people want them more is
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the reason people want them more is
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the reason people want them more is
because we crave physical analog time
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because we crave physical analog time
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because we crave physical analog time
with other people now more so than more
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with other people now more so than more
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with other people now more so than more
so than when I was a kid because we're
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so than when I was a kid because we're
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so than when I was a kid because we're
super interconnected you know
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super interconnected you know
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super interconnected you know
smartphones and all that stuff that we
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smartphones and all that stuff that we
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smartphones and all that stuff that we
can't live our life without look I'm
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can't live our life without look I'm
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can't live our life without look I'm
twittering all the way down here doing
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twittering all the way down here doing
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twittering all the way down here doing
80 on the highway cuz I'm a bad person
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80 on the highway cuz I'm a bad person
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80 on the highway cuz I'm a bad person
but the ability to say okay I've been
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but the ability to say okay I've been
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but the ability to say okay I've been
staring at these screens all day long
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staring at these screens all day long
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staring at these screens all day long
and my entire life is scheduled I need
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and my entire life is scheduled I need
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and my entire life is scheduled I need
to have some I need to schedule my
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to have some I need to schedule my
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to have some I need to schedule my
relaxing time and it needs to not be me
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relaxing time and it needs to not be me
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relaxing time and it needs to not be me
staring at a screen so I think there's
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staring at a screen so I think there's
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staring at a screen so I think there's
something in the zeitgeist of that
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something in the zeitgeist of that
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something in the zeitgeist of that
personal feeling that that people had
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personal feeling that that people had
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personal feeling that that people had
that that has caused a resurgence in in
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that that has caused a resurgence in in
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that that has caused a resurgence in in
face-to-face gaming yeah cuz they may
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face-to-face gaming yeah cuz they may
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face-to-face gaming yeah cuz they may
even like like apps and stuff I will
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even like like apps and stuff I will
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even like like apps and stuff I will
straight up just hands-down beat anyone
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straight up just hands-down beat anyone
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straight up just hands-down beat anyone
that plays the race for the galaxy app
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that plays the race for the galaxy app
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that plays the race for the galaxy app
if I'm playing them face to face because
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if I'm playing them face to face because
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if I'm playing them face to face because
the the skills that you need are
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the the skills that you need are
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the the skills that you need are
completely different things that for
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completely different things that for
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completely different things that for
games do really well that you don't find
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games do really well that you don't find
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games do really well that you don't find
in other mediums so like I play a ton of
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in other mediums so like I play a ton of
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in other mediums so like I play a ton of
neck Runner which is a really awesome
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neck Runner which is a really awesome
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neck Runner which is a really awesome
game or book on that's awful the rule
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game or book on that's awful the rule
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game or book on that's awful the rule
book is the worst but but some people
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book is the worst but but some people
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book is the worst but but some people
have hacked together there's a program
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have hacked together there's a program
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have hacked together there's a program
called octagon which is like a virtual
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called octagon which is like a virtual
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called octagon which is like a virtual
tabletop where you can basically
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tabletop where you can basically
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tabletop where you can basically
simulate any game that's been made what
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simulate any game that's been made what
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simulate any game that's been made what
I mean is a whole interesting other
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I mean is a whole interesting other
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I mean is a whole interesting other
discussion of how do you do internet
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discussion of how do you do internet
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discussion of how do you do internet
piracy of board games anyway so octagons
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piracy of board games anyway so octagons
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piracy of board games anyway so octagons
really neat except one of the things
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really neat except one of the things
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really neat except one of the things
about netrunner
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about netrunner
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about netrunner
if you've played it richer raise your
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if you've played it richer raise your
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if you've played it richer raise your
hand so I know okay yeah sure although
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hand so I know okay yeah sure although
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hand so I know okay yeah sure although
the new version is better you should
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the new version is better you should
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the new version is better you should
totally get back into the new version
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totally get back into the new version
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totally get back into the new version
that's amazing so it has some it's by
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that's amazing so it has some it's by
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that's amazing so it has some it's by
the same guy who designed Magic the
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the same guy who designed Magic the
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the same guy who designed Magic the
Gathering and it has some similarities
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Gathering and it has some similarities
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Gathering and it has some similarities
to that but what makes it really neat is
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to that but what makes it really neat is
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to that but what makes it really neat is
that it's kind of an asymmetrical game
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that it's kind of an asymmetrical game
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that it's kind of an asymmetrical game
like I'll be an evil corporation for
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like I'll be an evil corporation for
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like I'll be an evil corporation for
instance and you might be a scrappy
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instance and you might be a scrappy
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instance and you might be a scrappy
computer hacker and you're trying to
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computer hacker and you're trying to
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computer hacker and you're trying to
infiltrate my servers which are
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infiltrate my servers which are
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infiltrate my servers which are
represented by my deck of cards my hand
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represented by my deck of cards my hand
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represented by my deck of cards my hand
of cards my discard pile of cards or
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of cards my discard pile of cards or
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of cards my discard pile of cards or
like other things that I've installed
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like other things that I've installed
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like other things that I've installed
and find what - various plans are right
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and find what - various plans are right
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and find what - various plans are right
you get all these crazy programs that
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you get all these crazy programs that
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you get all these crazy programs that
allow you to circumnavigate my defenses
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allow you to circumnavigate my defenses
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allow you to circumnavigate my defenses
and I get all these programs that allow
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and I get all these programs that allow
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and I get all these programs that allow
me to put down the fences or maybe I get
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me to put down the fences or maybe I get
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me to put down the fences or maybe I get
a card that says I or really Bombardier
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a card that says I or really Bombardier
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a card that says I or really Bombardier
your apartment building which is always
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your apartment building which is always
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your apartment building which is always
fun but a huge part of that game
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fun but a huge part of that game
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fun but a huge part of that game
although you can play it on octagon a
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although you can play it on octagon a
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although you can play it on octagon a
tremendous part of that game is is
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tremendous part of that game is is
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tremendous part of that game is is
bluffing because it's it's what makes
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bluffing because it's it's what makes
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bluffing because it's it's what makes
the game really rich as the hidden in
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the game really rich as the hidden in
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the game really rich as the hidden in
for not just that it's asymmetrical but
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for not just that it's asymmetrical but
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for not just that it's asymmetrical but
there's a huge component of hitting
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there's a huge component of hitting
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there's a huge component of hitting
information like as a corporation in
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information like as a corporation in
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information like as a corporation in
that game everything I do I do by
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that game everything I do I do by
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that game everything I do I do by
placing my cards facedown so I know what
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placing my cards facedown so I know what
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placing my cards facedown so I know what
they are but you don't and you have to
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they are but you don't and you have to
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they are but you don't and you have to
like you know start to count cards a
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like you know start to count cards a
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like you know start to count cards a
little bit or like start to make
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little bit or like start to make
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little bit or like start to make
educated guesses about what you can you
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educated guesses about what you can you
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educated guesses about what you can you
know can I run into can I can I can I
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know can I run into can I can I can I
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know can I run into can I can I can I
attack his hand even though I have no
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attack his hand even though I have no
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attack his hand even though I have no
offensive capabilities here is that
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offensive capabilities here is that
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offensive capabilities here is that
going to mean that he explodes like a
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going to mean that he explodes like a
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going to mean that he explodes like a
thing in my brain and my my computer
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thing in my brain and my my computer
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thing in my brain and my my computer
hacker dies or you know there's there
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hacker dies or you know there's there
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hacker dies or you know there's there
there's all that so a lot of that game
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there's all that so a lot of that game
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there's all that so a lot of that game
is call is about managing what's called
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is call is about managing what's called
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is call is about managing what's called
tilt which is um something you get in
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tilt which is um something you get in
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tilt which is um something you get in
poker when you start if you play poker
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poker when you start if you play poker
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poker when you start if you play poker
when you start losing poker if you
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when you start losing poker if you
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when you start losing poker if you
forget that pokers is kind of a long
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forget that pokers is kind of a long
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forget that pokers is kind of a long
game and that you should really be
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game and that you should really be
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game and that you should really be
playing it with an eye on what the rest
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playing it with an eye on what the rest
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playing it with an eye on what the rest
of your week looks like as opposed to
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of your week looks like as opposed to
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of your week looks like as opposed to
this hand you'll start to play worse
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this hand you'll start to play worse
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this hand you'll start to play worse
because you're doing worse and you'll
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because you're doing worse and you'll
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because you're doing worse and you'll
just
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just
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just
and so it's kind of like a towel but
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and so it's kind of like a towel but
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and so it's kind of like a towel but
it's it's almost it's more than just
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it's it's almost it's more than just
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it's it's almost it's more than just
saying like I've got a bad card in my
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saying like I've got a bad card in my
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saying like I've got a bad card in my
hand it's going I'm losing so I need to
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hand it's going I'm losing so I need to
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hand it's going I'm losing so I need to
play harder which would be great if it
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play harder which would be great if it
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play harder which would be great if it
was handball or something but in a card
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was handball or something but in a card
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was handball or something but in a card
game that's really like that doesn't
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game that's really like that doesn't
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game that's really like that doesn't
work because really what you want to do
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work because really what you want to do
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work because really what you want to do
is establish a regularity and what
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is establish a regularity and what
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is establish a regularity and what
you're doing especially a game that
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you're doing especially a game that
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you're doing especially a game that
that's that kind of mathematically
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that's that kind of mathematically
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that's that kind of mathematically
perfect
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align:start position:0%
so my name's Mackenzie Cameron I'm event
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so my name's Mackenzie Cameron I'm event
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so my name's Mackenzie Cameron I'm event
coordinator for the game makers guild so
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coordinator for the game makers guild so
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coordinator for the game makers guild so
we host a lot of events which you guys
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we host a lot of events which you guys
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we host a lot of events which you guys
if you have any games in any level
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if you have any games in any level
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if you have any games in any level
prototype whether it's nearly finished
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prototype whether it's nearly finished
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prototype whether it's nearly finished
or you just you know scrape down
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or you just you know scrape down
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or you just you know scrape down
something on an Afghan and you're like
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something on an Afghan and you're like
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something on an Afghan and you're like
it might play you go grab some dice or
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it might play you go grab some dice or
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it might play you go grab some dice or
whatever we accept that which you'll
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whatever we accept that which you'll
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whatever we accept that which you'll
check out our site let's meet up slash
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check out our site let's meet up slash
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check out our site let's meet up slash
game makers go oh actually we just
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game makers go oh actually we just
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game makers go oh actually we just
recently got the game makers guild calm
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recently got the game makers guild calm
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recently got the game makers guild calm
so you can go to that website that's a
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so you can go to that website that's a
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so you can go to that website that's a
coup which I'm just enjoying exactly you
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coup which I'm just enjoying exactly you
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coup which I'm just enjoying exactly you
know sweet I'm slowly trying to make
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know sweet I'm slowly trying to make
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know sweet I'm slowly trying to make
sure that rebuild copy for that as an
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sure that rebuild copy for that as an
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sure that rebuild copy for that as an
option so it just gave me a little more
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option so it just gave me a little more
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option so it just gave me a little more
game makers deal calm
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game makers deal calm
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game makers deal calm
awesome I don't know how we managed to
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awesome I don't know how we managed to
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awesome I don't know how we managed to
get that without it somebody else
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get that without it somebody else
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get that without it somebody else
already having it but I know most a lot
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already having it but I know most a lot
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already having it but I know most a lot
of the other events that we hope to be
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of the other events that we hope to be
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of the other events that we hope to be
like just the standard play testing but
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like just the standard play testing but
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like just the standard play testing but
we also do like indie board game that
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we also do like indie board game that
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we also do like indie board game that
showcases actually I posted that and
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showcases actually I posted that and
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showcases actually I posted that and
brookline three times now where we just
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brookline three times now where we just
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brookline three times now where we just
did anyone that has like a cool design
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did anyone that has like a cool design
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did anyone that has like a cool design
submit your designs and then we try and
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submit your designs and then we try and
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submit your designs and then we try and
bring it out to the public and then
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bring it out to the public and then
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bring it out to the public and then
let's see other stuff that I do I tried
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let's see other stuff that I do I tried
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let's see other stuff that I do I tried
to get my hand in everything or dim
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to get my hand in everything or dim
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to get my hand in everything or dim
related in Boston I helped out at night
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related in Boston I helped out at night
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related in Boston I helped out at night
moves the board game cafe
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moves the board game cafe
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moves the board game cafe
which is a lot of fun okay so don't know
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which is a lot of fun okay so don't know
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which is a lot of fun okay so don't know
about it it's a you pay ten bucks to get
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about it it's a you pay ten bucks to get
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about it it's a you pay ten bucks to get
in they having a library of something
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in they having a library of something
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in they having a library of something
like 700 games and you can play it for
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like 700 games and you can play it for
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like 700 games and you can play it for
as long as you like with anybody that's
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as long as you like with anybody that's
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as long as you like with anybody that's
around I also do a board games themed
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around I also do a board games themed
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around I also do a board games themed
webcomic overboard
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webcomic overboard
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webcomic overboard
- comic calm oh I'm gonna be doing a
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- comic calm oh I'm gonna be doing a
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- comic calm oh I'm gonna be doing a
panel offense this year me and five
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panel offense this year me and five
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panel offense this year me and five
other folks are we talking about board
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other folks are we talking about board
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other folks are we talking about board
game language but should be pretty
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game language but should be pretty
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game language but should be pretty
interesting it's a talk like a board
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interesting it's a talk like a board
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interesting it's a talk like a board
game geek if anyone's going to pax who's
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game geek if anyone's going to pax who's
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game geek if anyone's going to pax who's
going to pax many of you you should
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going to pax many of you you should
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going to pax many of you you should
totally go it's like the best thing the
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totally go it's like the best thing the
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totally go it's like the best thing the
reason I moved to Boston and then in
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reason I moved to Boston and then in
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reason I moved to Boston and then in
this sort of distant future I've got a
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this sort of distant future I've got a
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this sort of distant future I've got a
plans for my sort of maiden voyage into
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plans for my sort of maiden voyage into
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plans for my sort of maiden voyage into
Kickstarter called killer broke a which
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Kickstarter called killer broke a which
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Kickstarter called killer broke a which
is a croquet based murder simulator
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is a croquet based murder simulator
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is a croquet based murder simulator
that'll be a board game and it's amazing
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that'll be a board game and it's amazing
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that'll be a board game and it's amazing
and I'm kind of on nemesis it up now
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and I'm kind of on nemesis it up now
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and I'm kind of on nemesis it up now
just say that the line is wrong about
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just say that the line is wrong about
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just say that the line is wrong about
anything but I'm doing sort of one idea
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anything but I'm doing sort of one idea
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anything but I'm doing sort of one idea
build it up do the Kickstarter sort of
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build it up do the Kickstarter sort of
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build it up do the Kickstarter sort of
thing the rapid iteration is yeah really
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thing the rapid iteration is yeah really
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thing the rapid iteration is yeah really
important but there's definitely lots of
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important but there's definitely lots of
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important but there's definitely lots of
different paths towards making a board
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different paths towards making a board
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different paths towards making a board
game and having it be successful I think
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game and having it be successful I think
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game and having it be successful I think
the main difference is that he has
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the main difference is that he has
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the main difference is that he has
another job
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another job
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another job
oh yeah and I don't that's right for no
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oh yeah and I don't that's right for no
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oh yeah and I don't that's right for no
money at all yeah I did this for no
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money at all yeah I did this for no
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money at all yeah I did this for no
money - except that's a problem so rapid
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money - except that's a problem so rapid
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money - except that's a problem so rapid
iteration but you know I do want to talk
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iteration but you know I do want to talk
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iteration but you know I do want to talk
about like how you how you went from
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about like how you how you went from
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about like how you how you went from
game idea to like the prototype sure I
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game idea to like the prototype sure I
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game idea to like the prototype sure I
mean do they do me one of them ask
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mean do they do me one of them ask
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mean do they do me one of them ask
questions okay
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questions okay
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questions okay
so it's the process - definitely I mean
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so it's the process - definitely I mean
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so it's the process - definitely I mean
rapid iteration but I just kind of
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rapid iteration but I just kind of
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rapid iteration but I just kind of
finally settled on one idea that I
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finally settled on one idea that I
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finally settled on one idea that I
actually want to push forward rather
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actually want to push forward rather
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actually want to push forward rather
than try and extrusion fun lots of small
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than try and extrusion fun lots of small
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than try and extrusion fun lots of small
ideas get the one big one I think the
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ideas get the one big one I think the
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ideas get the one big one I think the
main difference is that is that I'm
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main difference is that is that I'm
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main difference is that is that I'm
hoping that with that one idea I'll be
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hoping that with that one idea I'll be
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hoping that with that one idea I'll be
able to Ken
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able to Ken
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able to Ken
he's momentum to generally generate more
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he's momentum to generally generate more
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he's momentum to generally generate more
funding for a general brand name of my
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funding for a general brand name of my
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funding for a general brand name of my
design studio but the coming up of that
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design studio but the coming up of that
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design studio but the coming up of that
ad is definitely a rapid iteration
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ad is definitely a rapid iteration
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ad is definitely a rapid iteration
process where you come up with the very
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process where you come up with the very
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process where you come up with the very
like sketchy idea some players some
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like sketchy idea some players some
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like sketchy idea some players some
designers start with a mechanic so
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designers start with a mechanic so
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designers start with a mechanic so
they're like I want to do something with
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they're like I want to do something with
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they're like I want to do something with
deck building where build decks over the
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deck building where build decks over the
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deck building where build decks over the
course of the game which makes an engine
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course of the game which makes an engine
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course of the game which makes an engine
that you then draw to then do other cool
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that you then draw to then do other cool
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that you then draw to then do other cool
things and then other players other
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things and then other players other
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things and then other players other
designers myself I'm usually like this
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designers myself I'm usually like this
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designers myself I'm usually like this
start with some sort of system or some
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start with some sort of system or some
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start with some sort of system or some
sort of theme in my case croquet and see
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sort of theme in my case croquet and see
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sort of theme in my case croquet and see
if you can turn that into a board game
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if you can turn that into a board game
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if you can turn that into a board game
by adding different mechanics and seeing
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by adding different mechanics and seeing
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by adding different mechanics and seeing
what works and what doesn't
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what works and what doesn't
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what works and what doesn't
which the game makers field is pretty
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which the game makers field is pretty
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which the game makers field is pretty
fantastic for that when you get a game
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fantastic for that when you get a game
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fantastic for that when you get a game
you design it and not your first like
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you design it and not your first like
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you design it and not your first like
first place where you look at your name
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first place where you look at your name
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first place where you look at your name
you feel like this is amazing this it'll
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you feel like this is amazing this it'll
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you feel like this is amazing this it'll
work and you're trying to tell something
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work and you're trying to tell something
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work and you're trying to tell something
about it and you try and have them play
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about it and you try and have them play
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about it and you try and have them play
it and that doesn't always work so well
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it and that doesn't always work so well
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it and that doesn't always work so well
no words it never works actually the
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no words it never works actually the
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no words it never works actually the
first time you put your thing down on
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first time you put your thing down on
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first time you put your thing down on
the table it's maybe burst into flames
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the table it's maybe burst into flames
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the table it's maybe burst into flames
yeah a best-case scenario is it a burst
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yeah a best-case scenario is it a burst
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yeah a best-case scenario is it a burst
of the flames in the music you've made
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of the flames in the music you've made
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of the flames in the music you've made
some mistakes and it basically
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some mistakes and it basically
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some mistakes and it basically
unplayable because you know you need
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unplayable because you know you need
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unplayable because you know you need
dice and you realize that when you roll
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dice and you realize that when you roll
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dice and you realize that when you roll
the dice the numbers always add up tis
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the dice the numbers always add up tis
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the dice the numbers always add up tis
some combination of factors that when
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some combination of factors that when
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some combination of factors that when
you apply that to the systems like oh
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you apply that to the systems like oh
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you apply that to the systems like oh
well you're supposed to only move one
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well you're supposed to only move one
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well you're supposed to only move one
space but every time you do this you
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space but every time you do this you
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space but every time you do this you
actually just die immediately yeah so
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actually just die immediately yeah so
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actually just die immediately yeah so
people can like like break break it
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people can like like break break it
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people can like like break break it
again they actually he got like a table
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again they actually he got like a table
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again they actually he got like a table
to find a tautology element and it just
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to find a tautology element and it just
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to find a tautology element and it just
repeatedly but the worst one of them
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repeatedly but the worst one of them
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repeatedly but the worst one of them
like the worst things you can do at a
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like the worst things you can do at a
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like the worst things you can do at a
game that is developing for awhile I
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game that is developing for awhile I
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game that is developing for awhile I
pitched it to you game salute and it was
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pitched it to you game salute and it was
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pitched it to you game salute and it was
a semi cooperative game so the idea was
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a semi cooperative game so the idea was
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a semi cooperative game so the idea was
that all players I have to work together
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that all players I have to work together
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that all players I have to work together
so that everybody doesn't lose but then
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so that everybody doesn't lose but then
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so that everybody doesn't lose but then
once you're going to reach a certain
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once you're going to reach a certain
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once you're going to reach a certain
threshold only one player can win and
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threshold only one player can win and
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threshold only one player can win and
kind of a difficult concept to really
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kind of a difficult concept to really
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kind of a difficult concept to really
balance well but I managed
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balance well but I managed
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balance well but I managed
really finagle it and get it working and
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really finagle it and get it working and
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really finagle it and get it working and
a bunch of my play testers played it and
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a bunch of my play testers played it and
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a bunch of my play testers played it and
it worked out exactly the way I wanted
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it worked out exactly the way I wanted
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it worked out exactly the way I wanted
to they play it to a certain point and
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to they play it to a certain point and
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to they play it to a certain point and
then they turn on each other then
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then they turn on each other then
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then they turn on each other then
there's a sort of big climactic battle
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there's a sort of big climactic battle
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there's a sort of big climactic battle
and it was fantastic
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and it was fantastic
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and it was fantastic
watching them just the mechanically of
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watching them just the mechanically of
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watching them just the mechanically of
how it works and then I asked them you
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how it works and then I asked them you
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how it works and then I asked them you
know alright it seemed it seemed to work
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know alright it seemed it seemed to work
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know alright it seemed it seemed to work
out really well that you guys enjoy it I
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out really well that you guys enjoy it I
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out really well that you guys enjoy it I
said it was awful I said but it worked
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said it was awful I said but it worked
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said it was awful I said but it worked
like you guys functioned in the way that
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like you guys functioned in the way that
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like you guys functioned in the way that
was very functional is good you know but
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was very functional is good you know but
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was very functional is good you know but
it wasn't fun which is something they
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it wasn't fun which is something they
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it wasn't fun which is something they
you know you realize as a designer
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you know you realize as a designer
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you know you realize as a designer
you're putting stuff together that the
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you're putting stuff together that the
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you're putting stuff together that the
things that you necessarily think are
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things that you necessarily think are
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things that you necessarily think are
very interesting or even if they're
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very interesting or even if they're
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very interesting or even if they're
working don't necessarily come across as
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working don't necessarily come across as
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working don't necessarily come across as
fun
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fun
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fun
sounds like really interesting they
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sounds like really interesting they
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sounds like really interesting they
finish the game yes usually like if
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finish the game yes usually like if
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finish the game yes usually like if
you're especially if it's in a dedicated
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you're especially if it's in a dedicated
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you're especially if it's in a dedicated
play dozen group and especially in the
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play dozen group and especially in the
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play dozen group and especially in the
game makers Guild words primarily
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game makers Guild words primarily
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game makers Guild words primarily
designers right that has its own
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designers right that has its own
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designers right that has its own
downsides to it but yeah they'll see it
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downsides to it but yeah they'll see it
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downsides to it but yeah they'll see it
through I mean they'll go Sisyphus on it
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through I mean they'll go Sisyphus on it
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through I mean they'll go Sisyphus on it
push that Boulder all the way up just to
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push that Boulder all the way up just to
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push that Boulder all the way up just to
see you know I mean even when we found
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see you know I mean even when we found
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see you know I mean even when we found
stuff that that is completely broken in
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stuff that that is completely broken in
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stuff that that is completely broken in
a game like I was playing a game where
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a game like I was playing a game where
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a game like I was playing a game where
it was about like robots rising up
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it was about like robots rising up
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it was about like robots rising up
against humans or something and there's
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against humans or something and there's
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against humans or something and there's
this whole propaganda element and then
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this whole propaganda element and then
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this whole propaganda element and then
in the first few turns we had identified
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in the first few turns we had identified
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in the first few turns we had identified
that if you just went to this one space
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that if you just went to this one space
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that if you just went to this one space
on the board and continued to by
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on the board and continued to by
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on the board and continued to by
propaganda posters you could shut every
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propaganda posters you could shut every
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propaganda posters you could shut every
other player educate and so it was just
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other player educate and so it was just
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other player educate and so it was just
I'm gonna go there I'm not gonna move
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I'm gonna go there I'm not gonna move
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I'm gonna go there I'm not gonna move
I'm just gonna keep doing this for the
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I'm just gonna keep doing this for the
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I'm just gonna keep doing this for the
entire game until I win and at that
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entire game until I win and at that
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entire game until I win and at that
point you could be like okay I don't
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point you could be like okay I don't
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point you could be like okay I don't
want to put this game anymore this is
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want to put this game anymore this is
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want to put this game anymore this is
dumb but we did it for a half hour as
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dumb but we did it for a half hour as
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dumb but we did it for a half hour as
different people tried different things
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different people tried different things
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different people tried different things
using the ruleset to unseat that bad
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using the ruleset to unseat that bad
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using the ruleset to unseat that bad
decision so sometimes even when you
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decision so sometimes even when you
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decision so sometimes even when you
identify something that's broken it just
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identify something that's broken it just
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identify something that's broken it just
gives you a new wound to start poking at
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gives you a new wound to start poking at
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gives you a new wound to start poking at
to see like what does this hurt doctor
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to see like what does this hurt doctor
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to see like what does this hurt doctor
that's how doctors work
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that's how doctors work
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that's how doctors work
stab you well it's funny cos eat up that
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stab you well it's funny cos eat up that
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stab you well it's funny cos eat up that
doctor's game and we go this dr. skip
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doctor's game and we go this dr. skip
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doctor's game and we go this dr. skip
yeah but sobbing cell phones that's
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yeah but sobbing cell phones that's
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yeah but sobbing cell phones that's
right
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right
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right
encouraging playtesters to kind of
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encouraging playtesters to kind of
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encouraging playtesters to kind of
finish a game can be an art in and of
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finish a game can be an art in and of
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finish a game can be an art in and of
itself oftentimes when you get in
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itself oftentimes when you get in
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itself oftentimes when you get in
designers that think that they can fix
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designers that think that they can fix
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designers that think that they can fix
your game for you it'll be hard-pressed
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your game for you it'll be hard-pressed
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your game for you it'll be hard-pressed
to get them to finish his game because
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to get them to finish his game because
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to get them to finish his game because
they're like no no this doesn't where
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they're like no no this doesn't where
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they're like no no this doesn't where
you should do it like this but trying to
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you should do it like this but trying to
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you should do it like this but trying to
urge your play testers we actually had
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urge your play testers we actually had
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urge your play testers we actually had
an event where we brought some the end
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an event where we brought some the end
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an event where we brought some the end
was an expert on generating play test
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was an expert on generating play test
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was an expert on generating play test
feedback actually for video games but
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feedback actually for video games but
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feedback actually for video games but
you don't lot of paper prototyping so it
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you don't lot of paper prototyping so it
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you don't lot of paper prototyping so it
carried it over how oftentimes is just
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carried it over how oftentimes is just
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carried it over how oftentimes is just
trying to encourage players to go all
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trying to encourage players to go all
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trying to encourage players to go all
the way through because sometimes even
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the way through because sometimes even
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the way through because sometimes even
as players even with published games
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as players even with published games
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as players even with published games
you'll play a game like in the first
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you'll play a game like in the first
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you'll play a game like in the first
playthrough you feel like oh this this
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playthrough you feel like oh this this
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playthrough you feel like oh this this
one strategy is completely broken I
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one strategy is completely broken I
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one strategy is completely broken I
don't know if anyone's familiar with the
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don't know if anyone's familiar with the
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don't know if anyone's familiar with the
card game race for the galaxy maybe a
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card game race for the galaxy maybe a
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card game race for the galaxy maybe a
couple but there's one particular
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couple but there's one particular
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couple but there's one particular
strategy in it where the first time you
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strategy in it where the first time you
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strategy in it where the first time you
play through there's the military
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play through there's the military
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play through there's the military
strategy where if you have a certain
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strategy where if you have a certain
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strategy where if you have a certain
level of military play a lot of cards
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level of military play a lot of cards
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level of military play a lot of cards
roughly for free which is based on the
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roughly for free which is based on the
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roughly for free which is based on the
mechanics and almost everybody that
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mechanics and almost everybody that
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mechanics and almost everybody that
plays the game for the first time
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plays the game for the first time
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plays the game for the first time
realizes like oh man military is such a
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realizes like oh man military is such a
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realizes like oh man military is such a
great strategy like how did they like
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great strategy like how did they like
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great strategy like how did they like
make this game and then the second time
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make this game and then the second time
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make this game and then the second time
you play through two players try and use
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you play through two players try and use
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you play through two players try and use
that strategy and a third player does a
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that strategy and a third player does a
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that strategy and a third player does a
different strategy and all of a sudden
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different strategy and all of a sudden
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different strategy and all of a sudden
that's the strategy that's overpowered
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that's the strategy that's overpowered
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that's the strategy that's overpowered
and often times because the game doesn't
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and often times because the game doesn't
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and often times because the game doesn't
completely lay itself out in front of
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completely lay itself out in front of
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completely lay itself out in front of
all the players and the first play test
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all the players and the first play test
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all the players and the first play test
that the perception that it's broken is
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that the perception that it's broken is
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that the perception that it's broken is
not always necessarily trillion and you
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not always necessarily trillion and you
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not always necessarily trillion and you
can't find that kind of stuff until you
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can't find that kind of stuff until you
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can't find that kind of stuff until you
play tested in a really long time
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play tested in a really long time
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play tested in a really long time
question
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question
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question
or I think the very example that is
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or I think the very example that is
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or I think the very example that is
we're coming gamble goes except like oh
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we're coming gamble goes except like oh
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we're coming gamble goes except like oh
man this tragedy set over powered like
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man this tragedy set over powered like
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man this tragedy set over powered like
this person's form like 70 points with
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this person's form like 70 points with
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this person's form like 70 points with
it and none of us were above like 40 or
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it and none of us were above like 40 or
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it and none of us were above like 40 or
so yeah and then give us unlike on Sonya
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so yeah and then give us unlike on Sonya
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so yeah and then give us unlike on Sonya
try 180 points yeah well there's no
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try 180 points yeah well there's no
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try 180 points yeah well there's no
stuff like that I think that's another
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stuff like that I think that's another
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stuff like that I think that's another
that that eliminates another interesting
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that that eliminates another interesting
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that that eliminates another interesting
thing about playtesting the the group
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thing about playtesting the the group
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thing about playtesting the the group
that you're playtesting with really can
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that you're playtesting with really can
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that you're playtesting with really can
make a huge different not just is this
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make a huge different not just is this
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make a huge different not just is this
person or designer is this person matter
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person or designer is this person matter
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person or designer is this person matter
designer but but how deeply they want to
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designer but but how deeply they want to
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designer but but how deeply they want to
get into mastering that that system or
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get into mastering that that system or
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get into mastering that that system or
how much they care about mastering that
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how much they care about mastering that
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how much they care about mastering that
system because we offer i mean multiple
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system because we offer i mean multiple
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system because we offer i mean multiple
tiers of play testing if the game makers
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tiers of play testing if the game makers
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tiers of play testing if the game makers
go we have like just the standard we
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go we have like just the standard we
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go we have like just the standard we
come in you play with a bunch of
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come in you play with a bunch of
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come in you play with a bunch of
designers and they tell you it's crap
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designers and they tell you it's crap
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designers and they tell you it's crap
and you go home and you cry and then
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and you go home and you cry and then
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and you go home and you cry and then
you'd make a little bit better and get a
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you'd make a little bit better and get a
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you'd make a little bit better and get a
little better but then there's also we
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little better but then there's also we
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little better but then there's also we
have intensive play testing which is
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have intensive play testing which is
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have intensive play testing which is
sort of phase two after you get a
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sort of phase two after you get a
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sort of phase two after you get a
certain number have a nomination and
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certain number have a nomination and
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certain number have a nomination and
curation system we're trying to set up a
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curation system we're trying to set up a
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curation system we're trying to set up a
seal of a makers seal of approval so we
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seal of a makers seal of approval so we
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seal of a makers seal of approval so we
can hopefully better pitch the our games
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can hopefully better pitch the our games
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can hopefully better pitch the our games
to designers and the general public
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to designers and the general public
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to designers and the general public
look at phase two intensive is the
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look at phase two intensive is the
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look at phase two intensive is the
chance for union get the same roof
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chance for union get the same roof
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chance for union get the same roof
people together and play your game a
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people together and play your game a
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people together and play your game a
bunch of times and kind of I mean again
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bunch of times and kind of I mean again
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bunch of times and kind of I mean again
part of the fun of that for play testers
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part of the fun of that for play testers
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part of the fun of that for play testers
for a designer like it helps to iterate
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for a designer like it helps to iterate
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for a designer like it helps to iterate
that even if the game is broken so that
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that even if the game is broken so that
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that even if the game is broken so that
you can find all the little bits and
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you can find all the little bits and
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you can find all the little bits and
pieces where the game's completely falls
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pieces where the game's completely falls
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pieces where the game's completely falls
apart but the plays fester it can be
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apart but the plays fester it can be
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apart but the plays fester it can be
kind of fun to just find like I mean
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kind of fun to just find like I mean
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kind of fun to just find like I mean
it's like when you play a video game and
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it's like when you play a video game and
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it's like when you play a video game and
you find like find something like
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you find like find something like
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you find like find something like
element of the game where the graphics
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element of the game where the graphics
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element of the game where the graphics
are screwed up or altering the world or
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are screwed up or altering the world or
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are screwed up or altering the world or
almost adjust the exploration of that I
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almost adjust the exploration of that I
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almost adjust the exploration of that I
don't have a lot of play testers like
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don't have a lot of play testers like
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don't have a lot of play testers like
they enjoy like finding the the chinks
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they enjoy like finding the the chinks
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they enjoy like finding the the chinks
in the armor
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in the armor
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in the armor
well I think the other thing about about
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well I think the other thing about about
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well I think the other thing about about
doing repeated play tests especially if
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doing repeated play tests especially if
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doing repeated play tests especially if
it's the same group has anybody played
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it's the same group has anybody played
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it's the same group has anybody played
the blend beer game Luke rousers that
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the blend beer game Luke rousers that
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the blend beer game Luke rousers that
just came out like a so it's great you
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just came out like a so it's great you
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just came out like a so it's great you
should play it totally worth the money
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should play it totally worth the money
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should play it totally worth the money
it's a it's kind of like a lunar lander
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it's a it's kind of like a lunar lander
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it's a it's kind of like a lunar lander
meets asteroids game right let's see so
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meets asteroids game right let's see so
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meets asteroids game right let's see so
you're like kind of drifting and but you
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you're like kind of drifting and but you
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you're like kind of drifting and but you
you can cut
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you can cut
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you can cut
some eyes your air your airplane with
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some eyes your air your airplane with
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some eyes your air your airplane with
like different engines and different
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like different engines and different
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like different engines and different
bodies and different weapons and they
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bodies and different weapons and they
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bodies and different weapons and they
all make the gameplay they all screw the
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all make the gameplay they all screw the
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all make the gameplay they all screw the
physics of the game in different ways
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physics of the game in different ways
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physics of the game in different ways
well unless you put like three or four
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well unless you put like three or four
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well unless you put like three or four
hours into playing that game which is a
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hours into playing that game which is a
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hours into playing that game which is a
lot of time for a very Arkady style game
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lot of time for a very Arkady style game
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lot of time for a very Arkady style game
you don't you won't really know like how
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you don't you won't really know like how
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you don't you won't really know like how
do I get past a certain threshold of
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do I get past a certain threshold of
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do I get past a certain threshold of
points and and what is my sweet spot in
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points and and what is my sweet spot in
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points and and what is my sweet spot in
controlling this airplane that I can
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controlling this airplane that I can
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controlling this airplane that I can
maximize like how how powerful I am with
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maximize like how how powerful I am with
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maximize like how how powerful I am with
it it's the same thing in in board games
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it it's the same thing in in board games
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it it's the same thing in in board games
often it doesn't happen in that in that
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often it doesn't happen in that in that
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often it doesn't happen in that in that
timeframe but um like for instance with
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timeframe but um like for instance with
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timeframe but um like for instance with
netrunner or magic or whatever you play
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netrunner or magic or whatever you play
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netrunner or magic or whatever you play
and play and play and play and you start
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and play and play and play and you start
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and play and play and play and you start
to realize that some of the things in
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to realize that some of the things in
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to realize that some of the things in
this game are just red herrings they're
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this game are just red herrings they're
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this game are just red herrings they're
just they're just included to dilute the
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just they're just included to dilute the
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just they're just included to dilute the
power of other things or they're they're
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power of other things or they're they're
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power of other things or they're they're
included to to counterbalance very
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included to to counterbalance very
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included to to counterbalance very
specific scenarios and things that seem
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specific scenarios and things that seem
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specific scenarios and things that seem
like total weights are actually really
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like total weights are actually really
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like total weights are actually really
important later on in the game and you
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important later on in the game and you
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important later on in the game and you
just can't get that upfront just real
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just can't get that upfront just real
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just can't get that upfront just real
quick and going back to so keen really
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quick and going back to so keen really
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quick and going back to so keen really
quick is that there is a certain
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quick is that there is a certain
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quick is that there is a certain
difficulty with length of games so if
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difficulty with length of games so if
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difficulty with length of games so if
you have the game that you're trying to
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you have the game that you're trying to
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you have the game that you're trying to
play test it and you hit 30 minutes and
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play test it and you hit 30 minutes and
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play test it and you hit 30 minutes and
it's not fun and then you totally your
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it's not fun and then you totally your
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it's not fun and then you totally your
players don't worry just two and a half
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players don't worry just two and a half
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players don't worry just two and a half
hours warheads okay we'll get it figured
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hours warheads okay we'll get it figured
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hours warheads okay we'll get it figured
out you've got a much harder row to toe
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out you've got a much harder row to toe
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out you've got a much harder row to toe
on that which is actually you'll find
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on that which is actually you'll find
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on that which is actually you'll find
interest I think in part you'll see a
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interest I think in part you'll see a
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interest I think in part you'll see a
lot more games that are designed for the
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lot more games that are designed for the
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lot more games that are designed for the
45 minute mark because that's usually I
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45 minute mark because that's usually I
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45 minute mark because that's usually I
mean that's the easiest way to iterate a
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mean that's the easiest way to iterate a
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mean that's the easiest way to iterate a
game that's about the time I mean think
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game that's about the time I mean think
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game that's about the time I mean think
about the amount of free time you really
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about the amount of free time you really
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about the amount of free time you really
have in your life well they certainly
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have in your life well they certainly
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have in your life well they certainly
have a lot of different our students but
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have a lot of different our students but
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have a lot of different our students but
even that I mean there's kegs to stand
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even that I mean there's kegs to stand
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even that I mean there's kegs to stand
on and although chess or I don't know
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on and although chess or I don't know
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on and although chess or I don't know
what they do at MIT
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align:start position:0%
giant robot yeah if you build a robot
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giant robot yeah if you build a robot
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giant robot yeah if you build a robot
cake um sorry I have a dime in my tie
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cake um sorry I have a dime in my tie
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cake um sorry I have a dime in my tie
cuz I'm a professional it's just trying
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cuz I'm a professional it's just trying
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cuz I'm a professional it's just trying
to do that oh there's another important
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to do that oh there's another important
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to do that oh there's another important
thing about being a designer develop a
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thing about being a designer develop a
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thing about being a designer develop a
mental disorder that'll really really
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mental disorder that'll really really
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mental disorder that'll really really
help you get the tiny problems like
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help you get the tiny problems like
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help you get the tiny problems like
dimes in your tire so yeah so half hour
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dimes in your tire so yeah so half hour
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dimes in your tire so yeah so half hour
45 minute games are kind of becoming the
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45 minute games are kind of becoming the
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45 minute games are kind of becoming the
thing as board games become more and
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thing as board games become more and
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thing as board games become more and
more popular in America because they
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more popular in America because they
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more popular in America because they
were always well for the past 25 30
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were always well for the past 25 30
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were always well for the past 25 30
years they were very popular in Europe
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years they were very popular in Europe
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years they were very popular in Europe
and when we're talking about board games
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and when we're talking about board games
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and when we're talking about board games
I think we're not talking about like
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I think we're not talking about like
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I think we're not talking about like
traditional games like monopoly Scrabble
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traditional games like monopoly Scrabble
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traditional games like monopoly Scrabble
you know that kind of early American
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you know that kind of early American
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you know that kind of early American
family board game nice and funny too
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family board game nice and funny too
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family board game nice and funny too
because there's so struggle creaking
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because there's so struggle creaking
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because there's so struggle creaking
there's there's so much like when we
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there's there's so much like when we
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there's there's so much like when we
talk about board games we're talking
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talk about board games we're talking
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talk about board games we're talking
about they're roughly this big we've got
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about they're roughly this big we've got
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about they're roughly this big we've got
the designers name on the box they take
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the designers name on the box they take
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the designers name on the box they take
between like forty five to three hours
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between like forty five to three hours
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between like forty five to three hours
but it excludes things like Warhammer
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but it excludes things like Warhammer
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but it excludes things like Warhammer
yeah different war games there's a whole
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yeah different war games there's a whole
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yeah different war games there's a whole
whole other cultures out there which I'm
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whole other cultures out there which I'm
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whole other cultures out there which I'm
really cool but like when we say board
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really cool but like when we say board
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really cool but like when we say board
games we're talking about that and again
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games we're talking about that and again
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games we're talking about that and again
like and that's the difference from say
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like and that's the difference from say
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like and that's the difference from say
like I like to use the term tabletop
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like I like to use the term tabletop
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like I like to use the term tabletop
games
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games
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games
but I'll expand that that really far I
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but I'll expand that that really far I
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but I'll expand that that really far I
do the tabletop producing for the Boston
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do the tabletop producing for the Boston
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do the tabletop producing for the Boston
Festival indie games which is coming up
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Festival indie games which is coming up
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Festival indie games which is coming up
in September
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in September
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in September
that's she talked about that skating
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that's she talked about that skating
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that's she talked about that skating
like a hockey rink and where I'm gonna
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like a hockey rink and where I'm gonna
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like a hockey rink and where I'm gonna
fill it up with indie games I don't know
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fill it up with indie games I don't know
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fill it up with indie games I don't know
much more than that we just open yes
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well one of the thing one of the
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well one of the thing one of the
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well one of the thing one of the
differences from last year that that
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differences from last year that that
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differences from last year that that
when I came on board this is my first
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when I came on board this is my first
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when I came on board this is my first
year doing it I really wanted the stress
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year doing it I really wanted the stress
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year doing it I really wanted the stress
was that the tabletop game or an analog
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was that the tabletop game or an analog
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was that the tabletop game or an analog
game is is something is a different term
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game is is something is a different term
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game is is something is a different term
than a than a board game right a board
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than a than a board game right a board
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than a than a board game right a board
game is very literally something with a
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game is very literally something with a
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game is very literally something with a
board but a tabletop game I'll stretch
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board but a tabletop game I'll stretch
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board but a tabletop game I'll stretch
that and say you know card games or
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that and say you know card games or
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that and say you know card games or
tabletop games role-playing games or
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tabletop games role-playing games or
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tabletop games role-playing games or
tabletop games like you could be playing
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tabletop games like you could be playing
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tabletop games like you could be playing
the crunchiest most globnar D&D crack
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the crunchiest most globnar D&D crack
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the crunchiest most globnar D&D crack
nerds a term for
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nerds a term for
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nerds a term for
it's a French term for curmudgeonly old
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it's a French term for curmudgeonly old
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it's a French term for curmudgeonly old
guys that's basically I think it
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guys that's basically I think it
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guys that's basically I think it
actually is about generals or something
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actually is about generals or something
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actually is about generals or something
they're the worst so so like apples to
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they're the worst so so like apples to
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they're the worst so so like apples to
apples is a tabletop game what's the
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apples is a tabletop game what's the
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apples is a tabletop game what's the
game where you're pulling out the sticks
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game where you're pulling out the sticks
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game where you're pulling out the sticks
and the marvels fall down oh kerplunk
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and the marvels fall down oh kerplunk
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and the marvels fall down oh kerplunk
god I love that game kerplunk is a
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god I love that game kerplunk is a
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god I love that game kerplunk is a
tabletop game Domino's is a tabletop
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tabletop game Domino's is a tabletop
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tabletop game Domino's is a tabletop
game bocce ball is not a tabletop game
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game bocce ball is not a tabletop game
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game bocce ball is not a tabletop game
but it's great but also like you know if
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but it's great but also like you know if
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but it's great but also like you know if
role-playing games are tabletop games as
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role-playing games are tabletop games as
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role-playing games are tabletop games as
I've been a LARP is a tabletop game
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I've been a LARP is a tabletop game
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I've been a LARP is a tabletop game
because a LARP is just a role-playing
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because a LARP is just a role-playing
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because a LARP is just a role-playing
game without dice and if larcs are
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game without dice and if larcs are
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game without dice and if larcs are
tabletop games then how about a
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tabletop games then how about a
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tabletop games then how about a
technically dexterity games well if
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technically dexterity games well if
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technically dexterity games well if
you're doing popper alarm but if you're
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you're doing popper alarm but if you're
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you're doing popper alarm but if you're
doing something like Nordic LARP which
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doing something like Nordic LARP which
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doing something like Nordic LARP which
is a brand of live-action role-playing
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is a brand of live-action role-playing
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is a brand of live-action role-playing
from Norway Sweden and Finland I was at
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from Norway Sweden and Finland I was at
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from Norway Sweden and Finland I was at
a convention with those people I see
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a convention with those people I see
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a convention with those people I see
last week and they are hilarious the
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last week and they are hilarious the
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last week and they are hilarious the
ones the only one that I know is that
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ones the only one that I know is that
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ones the only one that I know is that
they do there's a Battlestar Galactica
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they do there's a Battlestar Galactica
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they do there's a Battlestar Galactica
where they actually they rent out and
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where they actually they rent out and
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where they actually they rent out and
old like battleship your battleship for
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old like battleship your battleship for
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old like battleship your battleship for
the woody cabinet for a weekend and yeah
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the woody cabinet for a weekend and yeah
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the woody cabinet for a weekend and yeah
they just they go and they clear this
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they just they go and they clear this
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they just they go and they clear this
game on like out on frigid waters and
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game on like out on frigid waters and
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game on like out on frigid waters and
military bunkers playing a Battlestar
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military bunkers playing a Battlestar
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military bunkers playing a Battlestar
Galactica themed yeah live-action role
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Galactica themed yeah live-action role
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Galactica themed yeah live-action role
so it is a role-playing game but it's
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so it is a role-playing game but it's
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so it is a role-playing game but it's
also kind of like a interactive theatre
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also kind of like a interactive theatre
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also kind of like a interactive theatre
performance that game was crazy
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performance that game was crazy
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performance that game was crazy
apparently because they did die so there
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apparently because they did die so there
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apparently because they did die so there
is every familiar Battlestar Galactica
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is every familiar Battlestar Galactica
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is every familiar Battlestar Galactica
okay so there's robots and they look
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okay so there's robots and they look
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okay so there's robots and they look
like people so they had it was the
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like people so they had it was the
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like people so they had it was the
Battlestar Galactica and then they had
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Battlestar Galactica and then they had
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Battlestar Galactica and then they had
people who were Cylons who were agents
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people who were Cylons who were agents
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people who were Cylons who were agents
and then anyone who was wearing red was
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and then anyone who was wearing red was
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and then anyone who was wearing red was
a hallucination and could only be seen
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a hallucination and could only be seen
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a hallucination and could only be seen
by specific characters so on the second
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by specific characters so on the second
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by specific characters so on the second
day of the LARP and this is like a three
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day of the LARP and this is like a three
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day of the LARP and this is like a three
day thing you freaking sleep on this
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day thing you freaking sleep on this
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day thing you freaking sleep on this
battleship and everybody's in character
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battleship and everybody's in character
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battleship and everybody's in character
the whole time on the second day of the
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the whole time on the second day of the
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the whole time on the second day of the
LARP one of the guys who was in red who
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LARP one of the guys who was in red who
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LARP one of the guys who was in red who
is part of the plot as a hallucination
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is part of the plot as a hallucination
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is part of the plot as a hallucination
they brought his twin brother in nobody
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they brought his twin brother in nobody
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they brought his twin brother in nobody
else knew
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else knew
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else knew
that you had a twin brother so all of a
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that you had a twin brother so all of a
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that you had a twin brother so all of a
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sudden there's two identical
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sudden there's two identical
hallucinations wanderer on the ship and
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hallucinations wanderer on the ship and
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hallucinations wanderer on the ship and
everything flipping their words
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so I guess I'm thinking that if we could
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so I guess I'm thinking that if we could
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so I guess I'm thinking that if we could
rent a battleship for Boston but like
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rent a battleship for Boston but like
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rent a battleship for Boston but like
that's you know and then like games like
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that's you know and then like games like
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that's you know and then like games like
johann sebastian jealous which is a
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johann sebastian jealous which is a
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johann sebastian jealous which is a
digital game but is it really a digital
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digital game but is it really a digital
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digital game but is it really a digital
game it's really kind of like tau i
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game it's really kind of like tau i
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game it's really kind of like tau i
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didn't say was it space team team and
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didn't say was it space team team and
all iOS game you played by basically
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all iOS game you played by basically
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all iOS game you played by basically
even user interface you have to press
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even user interface you have to press
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even user interface you have to press
buttons before it runs out unfortunately
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buttons before it runs out unfortunately
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buttons before it runs out unfortunately
what buttons you have to press it's not
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what buttons you have to press it's not
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what buttons you have to press it's not
on your screen but on someone else's
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on your screen but on someone else's
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on your screen but on someone else's
screen so they'll tell you to flash the
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screen so they'll tell you to flash the
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screen so they'll tell you to flash the
paper screw and you'll look understand
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paper screw and you'll look understand
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paper screw and you'll look understand
you're like do I have this paper screen
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you're like do I have this paper screen
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you're like do I have this paper screen
of flash but at the same time is that a
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of flash but at the same time is that a
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of flash but at the same time is that a
game because there's not really much to
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game because there's not really much to
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game because there's not really much to
it in terms of the digital aspect so
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it in terms of the digital aspect so
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it in terms of the digital aspect so
much is that it's a timer and you have
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much is that it's a timer and you have
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much is that it's a timer and you have
to press buttons at the right time like
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to press buttons at the right time like
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to press buttons at the right time like
you make it analog you could make a long
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you make it analog you could make a long
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you make it analog you could make a long
version of that all these different
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version of that all these different
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version of that all these different
categories all these different markets
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categories all these different markets
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categories all these different markets
you think of how are you exploring that
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you think of how are you exploring that
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you think of how are you exploring that
are you marketing your games like what
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are you marketing your games like what
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are you marketing your games like what
are you marketing your game times what
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are you marketing your game times what
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are you marketing your game times what
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are you certainly when we say kind of
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are you certainly when we say kind of
organs you mean like against the box
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organs you mean like against the box
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organs you mean like against the box
about JPEG which is in this in this
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about JPEG which is in this in this
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about JPEG which is in this in this
instance I call it the hobby industry
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instance I call it the hobby industry
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instance I call it the hobby industry
though there's a lot of very nebulous
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though there's a lot of very nebulous
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though there's a lot of very nebulous
terms of what that falls under but the
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terms of what that falls under but the
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terms of what that falls under but the
hobby industry would but what is
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hobby industry would but what is
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hobby industry would but what is
separate from the toy industry which I
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separate from the toy industry which I
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separate from the toy industry which I
was actually at Toy Fair yeah in New
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was actually at Toy Fair yeah in New
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was actually at Toy Fair yeah in New
York grass most mostly I actually just
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York grass most mostly I actually just
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York grass most mostly I actually just
wrote an article on my blog about there
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wrote an article on my blog about there
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wrote an article on my blog about there
is between a game inventor a game
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is between a game inventor a game
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is between a game inventor a game
designer and a game writer and how it
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designer and a game writer and how it
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designer and a game writer and how it
separates out the different industries
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separates out the different industries
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separates out the different industries
that are out there but for myself
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that are out there but for myself
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that are out there but for myself
personally our our kind of industry and
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personally our our kind of industry and
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personally our our kind of industry and
where we're hoping that we're seeing the
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where we're hoping that we're seeing the
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where we're hoping that we're seeing the
most
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most
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most
growth is appealing to people that are
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growth is appealing to people that are
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growth is appealing to people that are
mostly on social media a lot of people
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mostly on social media a lot of people
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mostly on social media a lot of people
that are really into Kickstarter and
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that are really into Kickstarter and
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that are really into Kickstarter and
very independent somatic games that are
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very independent somatic games that are
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very independent somatic games that are
both themselves somatically interesting
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both themselves somatically interesting
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both themselves somatically interesting
as well as the systems that are within
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as well as the systems that are within
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as well as the systems that are within
them are fair and balanced and are
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them are fair and balanced and are
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them are fair and balanced and are
worthwhile to do so my strategy is
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worthwhile to do so my strategy is
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worthwhile to do so my strategy is
actually to initiate my kicks arse in
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actually to initiate my kicks arse in
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actually to initiate my kicks arse in
about six months and in that time I'm
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about six months and in that time I'm
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about six months and in that time I'm
going to be creating a transmedia
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going to be creating a transmedia
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going to be creating a transmedia
storytelling ad campaign that will take
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storytelling ad campaign that will take
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storytelling ad campaign that will take
the theme of the game turn it into sort
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the theme of the game turn it into sort
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the theme of the game turn it into sort
of a story and then promote that as well
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of a story and then promote that as well
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of a story and then promote that as well
as talking about the general design as a
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as talking about the general design as a
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as talking about the general design as a
results hoping to engage social media
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results hoping to engage social media
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results hoping to engage social media
networks that will then generate the add
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networks that will then generate the add
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networks that will then generate the add
the needed buzz or when the Kickstarter
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the needed buzz or when the Kickstarter
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the needed buzz or when the Kickstarter
campaign actually watches a lot of a lot
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campaign actually watches a lot of a lot
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campaign actually watches a lot of a lot
of fundraising has less to do with what
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of fundraising has less to do with what
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of fundraising has less to do with what
you're making and more to do with what
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you're making and more to do with what
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you're making and more to do with what
you can conceivably accomplish in
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you can conceivably accomplish in
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you can conceivably accomplish in
marketing right so so if you have no
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marketing right so so if you have no
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marketing right so so if you have no
budget you have to rely on certain
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budget you have to rely on certain
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budget you have to rely on certain
marketing techniques as opposed to
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marketing techniques as opposed to
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marketing techniques as opposed to
others it's not a lot of people who have
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others it's not a lot of people who have
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others it's not a lot of people who have
no budget like to think that like a
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no budget like to think that like a
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no budget like to think that like a
commercials don't work that's stupid no
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commercials don't work that's stupid no
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commercials don't work that's stupid no
why would anybody do that as a way of
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why would anybody do that as a way of
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why would anybody do that as a way of
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kind of convincing themselves that
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kind of convincing themselves that
they've made like a noble choice tonight
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they've made like a noble choice tonight
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they've made like a noble choice tonight
they just didn't have the money
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they just didn't have the money
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they just didn't have the money
sometimes commercials really work like
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sometimes commercials really work like
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sometimes commercials really work like
for instance as I was tutoring on my way
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for instance as I was tutoring on my way
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for instance as I was tutoring on my way
down here I relaunched a Google AdWords
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down here I relaunched a Google AdWords
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down here I relaunched a Google AdWords
campaign for our game slash because now
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campaign for our game slash because now
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campaign for our game slash because now
I can fulfill orders for it using
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I can fulfill orders for it using
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I can fulfill orders for it using
multiple marketing vectors in order to
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multiple marketing vectors in order to
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multiple marketing vectors in order to
get people interested in your project is
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get people interested in your project is
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get people interested in your project is
really really important especially
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really really important especially
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really really important especially
because the means it's a very
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because the means it's a very
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because the means it's a very
competitive space it is an industry that
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competitive space it is an industry that
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competitive space it is an industry that
it's like a hobby and toy industry was
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it's like a hobby and toy industry was
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it's like a hobby and toy industry was
like six point 1 billion dollars last
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like six point 1 billion dollars last
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like six point 1 billion dollars last
year this is not insignificant pittance
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year this is not insignificant pittance
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year this is not insignificant pittance
video games but unlike video games it is
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video games but unlike video games it is
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video games but unlike video games it is
an industry that has grown 11% on
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an industry that has grown 11% on
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an industry that has grown 11% on
average for the year over year for the
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average for the year over year for the
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average for the year over year for the
past five years and then
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past five years and then
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past five years and then
before that it was even there was even
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before that it was even there was even
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before that it was even there was even
growing more so than that no no is that
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growing more so than that no no is that
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growing more so than that no no is that
it's actually gone up but it's predicted
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it's actually gone up but it's predicted
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it's actually gone up but it's predicted
in 2018 - I just got you know I take it
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in 2018 - I just got you know I take it
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in 2018 - I just got you know I take it
real serious so it's a very fast growing
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real serious so it's a very fast growing
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real serious so it's a very fast growing
industry because there's space in
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industry because there's space in
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industry because there's space in
America for it it's not as fast growing
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America for it it's not as fast growing
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America for it it's not as fast growing
in Europe because that's already a
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in Europe because that's already a
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in Europe because that's already a
supersaturated market but stuff like
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supersaturated market but stuff like
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supersaturated market but stuff like
Kickstarter patreon and IndieGoGo even
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Kickstarter patreon and IndieGoGo even
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Kickstarter patreon and IndieGoGo even
just going to shows and selling your
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just going to shows and selling your
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just going to shows and selling your
wares which is actually really the best
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wares which is actually really the best
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wares which is actually really the best
way to do it the way that you get people
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way to do it the way that you get people
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way to do it the way that you get people
to come to them is to find the
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to come to them is to find the
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to come to them is to find the
audience's that are that are already
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audience's that are that are already
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audience's that are that are already
keyed into that they like the idea of
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keyed into that they like the idea of
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keyed into that they like the idea of
I'm helping a person make a thing you
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I'm helping a person make a thing you
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I'm helping a person make a thing you
know I'm I'm not investing but I'm I'm
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know I'm I'm not investing but I'm I'm
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know I'm I'm not investing but I'm I'm
kind of like pre-ordering this thing so
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kind of like pre-ordering this thing so
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kind of like pre-ordering this thing so
you gotta identify what those markets
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you gotta identify what those markets
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you gotta identify what those markets
are and find the best ways to get to
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are and find the best ways to get to
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are and find the best ways to get to
them and convince them to throw money
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them and convince them to throw money
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them and convince them to throw money
down a hole called Kickstarter because
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down a hole called Kickstarter because
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down a hole called Kickstarter because
not everything that Kickstarter gets
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not everything that Kickstarter gets
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not everything that Kickstarter gets
funded and not everything that gets
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funded and not everything that gets
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funded and not everything that gets
funded on Kickstarter gets done and then
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funded on Kickstarter gets done and then
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funded on Kickstarter gets done and then
there's many of the things that get
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there's many of the things that get
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there's many of the things that get
funded and get done are crap because
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funded and get done are crap because
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funded and get done are crap because
unfortunately to report that a little
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unfortunately to report that a little
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unfortunately to report that a little
bit like you said like it's a growing
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bit like you said like it's a growing
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bit like you said like it's a growing
growing industry so like to get into
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growing industry so like to get into
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growing industry so like to get into
so the Hobby games is a growing industry
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so the Hobby games is a growing industry
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so the Hobby games is a growing industry
as opposed to the toy industry so if
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as opposed to the toy industry so if
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as opposed to the toy industry so if
you're trying to get your games - like
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you're trying to get your games - like
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you're trying to get your games - like
Hasbro or I can say Parker Brothers but
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Hasbro or I can say Parker Brothers but
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Hasbro or I can say Parker Brothers but
anything else doesn't ultimately leads
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anything else doesn't ultimately leads
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anything else doesn't ultimately leads
back to Hasbro yeah cuz has groans whaat
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back to Hasbro yeah cuz has groans whaat
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back to Hasbro yeah cuz has groans whaat
see yeah but anything you want to get
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see yeah but anything you want to get
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see yeah but anything you want to get
like you came into Toys R Us is that at
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like you came into Toys R Us is that at
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like you came into Toys R Us is that at
that point that industry is pretty
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that point that industry is pretty
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that point that industry is pretty
static yeah so as a result it's very
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static yeah so as a result it's very
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static yeah so as a result it's very
hard to get like known or mentioned or
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hard to get like known or mentioned or
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hard to get like known or mentioned or
and at all in that but because the Hobby
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and at all in that but because the Hobby
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and at all in that but because the Hobby
games industry is growing there's more
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games industry is growing there's more
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games industry is growing there's more
and more people that are kind of looking
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and more people that are kind of looking
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and more people that are kind of looking
for the ground floor yeah and as a
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for the ground floor yeah and as a
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for the ground floor yeah and as a
result if you can kind of get your foot
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result if you can kind of get your foot
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result if you can kind of get your foot
in make a little brand for yours
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in make a little brand for yours
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in make a little brand for yours
get your name out there then when you
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get your name out there then when you
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get your name out there then when you
actually do start making games people
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actually do start making games people
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actually do start making games people
who are recognizing and you'll be able
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who are recognizing and you'll be able
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who are recognizing and you'll be able
to kind of market yourself as a brand
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to kind of market yourself as a brand
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to kind of market yourself as a brand
again that's probably one of the most
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again that's probably one of the most
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again that's probably one of the most
important things that and the only
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important things that and the only
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important things that and the only
reason this is possible is because game
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reason this is possible is because game
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reason this is possible is because game
designers started putting their names on
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designers started putting their names on
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designers started putting their names on
the box we talk about designers so let's
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the box we talk about designers so let's
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the box we talk about designers so let's
talk about like rain or knizia one of
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talk about like rain or knizia one of
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talk about like rain or knizia one of
the most prolific game designers not all
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the most prolific game designers not all
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the most prolific game designers not all
the great work great but his name is
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the great work great but his name is
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the great work great but his name is
kind of known in the Hobby game industry
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kind of known in the Hobby game industry
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kind of known in the Hobby game industry
because dudes designed like 300 games
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because dudes designed like 300 games
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because dudes designed like 300 games
and actually had them all published and
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and actually had them all published and
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and actually had them all published and
as a result like when you see rain or
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as a result like when you see rain or
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as a result like when you see rain or
newzeas name on a box you're gonna start
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newzeas name on a box you're gonna start
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newzeas name on a box you're gonna start
to kind of recognize that a little bit
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to kind of recognize that a little bit
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to kind of recognize that a little bit
when you're able to generate but they're
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when you're able to generate but they're
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when you're able to generate but they're
not all good
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not all good
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not all good
no they're all good but you're gonna did
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no they're all good but you're gonna did
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no they're all good but you're gonna did
that reading is a great initiative I
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that reading is a great initiative I
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that reading is a great initiative I
mean he created a brand for himself just
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mean he created a brand for himself just
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mean he created a brand for himself just
like um you know video game companies do
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like um you know video game companies do
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like um you know video game companies do
or or labels in music music industry you
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or or labels in music music industry you
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or or labels in music music industry you
guys we're used to exist yeah so I think
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guys we're used to exist yeah so I think
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guys we're used to exist yeah so I think
the the interesting thing about the the
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the the interesting thing about the the
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the the interesting thing about the the
market and being able to have that have
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market and being able to have that have
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market and being able to have that have
that personal brand as a designer is
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that personal brand as a designer is
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that personal brand as a designer is
really important because the the people
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really important because the the people
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really important because the the people
who are playing board games right now
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who are playing board games right now
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who are playing board games right now
and the growing market are I guess
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and the growing market are I guess
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and the growing market are I guess
they're iconoclastic people they're you
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they're iconoclastic people they're you
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they're iconoclastic people they're you
know they're hey we're all individual
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know they're hey we're all individual
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know they're hey we're all individual
types but you know they're all we're
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types but you know they're all we're
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types but you know they're all we're
really big in a geek culture and then
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really big in a geek culture and then
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really big in a geek culture and then
they you know geek culture is bringing
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they you know geek culture is bringing
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they you know geek culture is bringing
seventy five thousand people here this
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seventy five thousand people here this
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seventy five thousand people here this
weekend so maybe it's not as marginal as
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weekend so maybe it's not as marginal as
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weekend so maybe it's not as marginal as
we like to think that it is but it is a
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we like to think that it is but it is a
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we like to think that it is but it is a
it is a market that values individuality
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it is a market that values individuality
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it is a market that values individuality
and individual productivity so finding
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and individual productivity so finding
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and individual productivity so finding
the ways to market to those people
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the ways to market to those people
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the ways to market to those people
directly can often be really rewarding
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directly can often be really rewarding
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directly can often be really rewarding
especially if you're putting your face
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especially if you're putting your face
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especially if you're putting your face
on what you're doing another another
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on what you're doing another another
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on what you're doing another another
example is a Daniel soleus
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example is a Daniel soleus
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example is a Daniel soleus
down in North Carolina North Carolina
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down in North Carolina North Carolina
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down in North Carolina North Carolina
for the longest time I mean he was a
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for the longest time I mean he was a
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for the longest time I mean he was a
graphic graphic designer but he started
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graphic graphic designer but he started
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graphic graphic designer but he started
sort of a board game long that he just
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sort of a board game long that he just
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sort of a board game long that he just
talked about sort of an expertise in
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talked about sort of an expertise in
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talked about sort of an expertise in
designing the one game is Egypt he's a
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designing the one game is Egypt he's a
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designing the one game is Egypt he's a
very prolific guy and he does a lot of
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very prolific guy and he does a lot of
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very prolific guy and he does a lot of
stuff that's just completely open-source
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stuff that's just completely open-source
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stuff that's just completely open-source
great we play games but as he actually I
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great we play games but as he actually I
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great we play games but as he actually I
I so he works out of this house like I
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I so he works out of this house like I
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I so he works out of this house like I
do and we actually do any conference
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do and we actually do any conference
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do and we actually do any conference
call every morning with a number of
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call every morning with a number of
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call every morning with a number of
other designers I was wondering how do
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other designers I was wondering how do
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other designers I was wondering how do
you do yeah and he just released you
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you do yeah and he just released you
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you do yeah and he just released you
guys are on fire flooding that's yeah so
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guys are on fire flooding that's yeah so
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guys are on fire flooding that's yeah so
he just did the layout for like his
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he just did the layout for like his
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he just did the layout for like his
normal job is doing graphic design of
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normal job is doing graphic design of
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normal job is doing graphic design of
the lamp or something so he just laid
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the lamp or something so he just laid
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the lamp or something so he just laid
out the Firefly RPG which is available
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out the Firefly RPG which is available
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out the Firefly RPG which is available
for download now as PDF but that's so he
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for download now as PDF but that's so he
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for download now as PDF but that's so he
does that and then he has this whole I'm
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does that and then he has this whole I'm
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does that and then he has this whole I'm
gonna make games a lot and put them up
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gonna make games a lot and put them up
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gonna make games a lot and put them up
on drive through cards which is an
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on drive through cards which is an
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on drive through cards which is an
online service that allows you to do
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online service that allows you to do
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online service that allows you to do
print on demand which is another one of
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print on demand which is another one of
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print on demand which is another one of
the things that in the past year has
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the things that in the past year has
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the things that in the past year has
kind of really shaken up the the board
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kind of really shaken up the the board
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kind of really shaken up the the board
gaming industry and there used to not be
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gaming industry and there used to not be
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gaming industry and there used to not be
able to get anything done those you're
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able to get anything done those you're
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able to get anything done those you're
going to be 3,000 copies of it but now I
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going to be 3,000 copies of it but now I
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going to be 3,000 copies of it but now I
can make a game put it up on drive your
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can make a game put it up on drive your
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can make a game put it up on drive your
cards and then you can go spend ten
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cards and then you can go spend ten
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cards and then you can go spend ten
bucks and download it or you they would
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bucks and download it or you they would
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bucks and download it or you they would
actually send it you're looking at
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actually send it you're looking at
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actually send it you're looking at
individual or anything but again some of
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individual or anything but again some of
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individual or anything but again some of
the some of the clever bit is though so
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the some of the clever bit is though so
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the some of the clever bit is though so
Ganga Souls he's doing all this sort of
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Ganga Souls he's doing all this sort of
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Ganga Souls he's doing all this sort of
stuff I'm just sort of i presenting
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stuff I'm just sort of i presenting
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stuff I'm just sort of i presenting
himself as an expert created a brand of
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himself as an expert created a brand of
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himself as an expert created a brand of
himself actually I brought them up two
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himself actually I brought them up two
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himself actually I brought them up two
packs last year as an as an expert
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packs last year as an as an expert
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packs last year as an as an expert
about six months ago ran a Kickstarter
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about six months ago ran a Kickstarter
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about six months ago ran a Kickstarter
for belle of the ball and he leveraged
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for belle of the ball and he leveraged
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for belle of the ball and he leveraged
some of his connections and the game
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some of his connections and the game
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some of his connections and the game
itself is very good but the Kickstarter
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itself is very good but the Kickstarter
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itself is very good but the Kickstarter
was wildly successful I think he got
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was wildly successful I think he got
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was wildly successful I think he got
something like three times what he asked
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something like three times what he asked
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something like three times what he asked
for just in terms of kick starting the
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for just in terms of kick starting the
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for just in terms of kick starting the
game and as a result of belief a lot of
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game and as a result of belief a lot of
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game and as a result of belief a lot of
his connections and leveraging his brand
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his connections and leveraging his brand
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his connections and leveraging his brand
as an expert I think at some point in
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as an expert I think at some point in
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as an expert I think at some point in
said I think five thousand Twitter
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said I think five thousand Twitter
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said I think five thousand Twitter
followers a decent blog presence and as
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followers a decent blog presence and as
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followers a decent blog presence and as
a result having that before he launched
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a result having that before he launched
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a result having that before he launched
as a Kickstarter or sort of starts to
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as a Kickstarter or sort of starts to
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as a Kickstarter or sort of starts to
generate pre-sales for a board game that
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generate pre-sales for a board game that
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generate pre-sales for a board game that
he's going to do much better and the
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he's going to do much better and the
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he's going to do much better and the
effort that he puts into it is really
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effort that he puts into it is really
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effort that he puts into it is really
just talking about board games putting
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just talking about board games putting
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just talking about board games putting
information for free online and
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information for free online and
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information for free online and
establishing yourself as an expert so
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establishing yourself as an expert so
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establishing yourself as an expert so
all these crowdfunding models like there
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all these crowdfunding models like there
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all these crowdfunding models like there
is a little bit of precedent in a
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is a little bit of precedent in a
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is a little bit of precedent in a
publisher but Europe in who's like GMT
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publisher but Europe in who's like GMT
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publisher but Europe in who's like GMT
but for the most part a fairly recent
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but for the most part a fairly recent
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but for the most part a fairly recent
development because we'll be waiting to
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development because we'll be waiting to
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development because we'll be waiting to
give
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give
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give
like I'm assuming that your interaction
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like I'm assuming that your interaction
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like I'm assuming that your interaction
that mostly with the end buyer the
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that mostly with the end buyer the
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that mostly with the end buyer the
president actually end up playing the
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president actually end up playing the
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president actually end up playing the
game
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game
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game
what is this leaves a role stores they
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what is this leaves a role stores they
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what is this leaves a role stores they
especially help me do this stores hey if
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especially help me do this stores hey if
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especially help me do this stores hey if
you also work at a games against or
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you also work at a games against or
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you also work at a games against or
Eureka puzzles and down in Brookline and
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Eureka puzzles and down in Brookline and
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Eureka puzzles and down in Brookline and
that's that's an interesting function as
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that's that's an interesting function as
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that's that's an interesting function as
well if you do a little bit of Reese
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well if you do a little bit of Reese
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well if you do a little bit of Reese
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research in general retail stores not
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research in general retail stores not
just more game sorts but anywhere that
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just more game sorts but anywhere that
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just more game sorts but anywhere that
sells things is sort of taking a
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sells things is sort of taking a
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sells things is sort of taking a
nosedive as an industry which is kind of
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nosedive as an industry which is kind of
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nosedive as an industry which is kind of
hard to imagine just stores selling
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hard to imagine just stores selling
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hard to imagine just stores selling
things as a industry but it is that with
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things as a industry but it is that with
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things as a industry but it is that with
the internet and particularly with like
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the internet and particularly with like
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the internet and particularly with like
Amazon Prime oftentimes you can find the
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Amazon Prime oftentimes you can find the
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Amazon Prime oftentimes you can find the
same product online and even with
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same product online and even with
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same product online and even with
shipping they can beat the price of any
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shipping they can beat the price of any
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shipping they can beat the price of any
retail store which is board games board
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retail store which is board games board
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retail store which is board games board
game and retail outlets pretty hard
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game and retail outlets pretty hard
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game and retail outlets pretty hard
because you can go hell I work at Eureka
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because you can go hell I work at Eureka
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because you can go hell I work at Eureka
puzzles I get an employee discount and
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puzzles I get an employee discount and
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puzzles I get an employee discount and
it's still cheaper for me to go on fun
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it's still cheaper for me to go on fun
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it's still cheaper for me to go on fun
again games and buy a game on that and
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again games and buy a game on that and
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again games and buy a game on that and
with shipping it's still cheaper than
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with shipping it's still cheaper than
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with shipping it's still cheaper than
what I paid at Eureka puzzles for board
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what I paid at Eureka puzzles for board
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what I paid at Eureka puzzles for board
games yeah as a result a lot of retail
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games yeah as a result a lot of retail
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games yeah as a result a lot of retail
outlets are starting to realize that if
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outlets are starting to realize that if
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outlets are starting to realize that if
they're going to survive they can't do
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they're going to survive they can't do
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they're going to survive they can't do
it by trying to be price with online
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it by trying to be price with online
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it by trying to be price with online
stores turnip n as a result they're
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stores turnip n as a result they're
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stores turnip n as a result they're
realizing that their strength is that
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realizing that their strength is that
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realizing that their strength is that
they have a physical presence so there
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they have a physical presence so there
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they have a physical presence so there
it is that if they're going to charge
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it is that if they're going to charge
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it is that if they're going to charge
more for board games than you can get
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more for board games than you can get
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more for board games than you can get
online that they need to add value to
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online that they need to add value to
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online that they need to add value to
that
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that
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that
that's way to see stuff like the my
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that's way to see stuff like the my
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that's way to see stuff like the my
boobs cafe exact where they're taking
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boobs cafe exact where they're taking
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boobs cafe exact where they're taking
that so the the interesting thing about
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that so the the interesting thing about
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that so the the interesting thing about
this well I love one of the interesting
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this well I love one of the interesting
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this well I love one of the interesting
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things about this is a comic books right
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things about this is a comic books right
so comic books in the 90s were huge and
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so comic books in the 90s were huge and
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so comic books in the 90s were huge and
then they went through this bust and the
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then they went through this bust and the
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then they went through this bust and the
people who own comic book stores started
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people who own comic book stores started
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people who own comic book stores started
to see the margins on their products get
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to see the margins on their products get
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to see the margins on their products get
shorter and turn and turn
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shorter and turn and turn
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shorter and turn and turn
less and less and less people buying
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less and less and less people buying
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less and less and less people buying
comics right so it's a really dire
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comics right so it's a really dire
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comics right so it's a really dire
situation and in the past ten years it's
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situation and in the past ten years it's
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situation and in the past ten years it's
become really easy to pirate comics
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become really easy to pirate comics
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become really easy to pirate comics
online but more so than that there are
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online but more so than that there are
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online but more so than that there are
apps for your phone or your iPad like
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apps for your phone or your iPad like
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apps for your phone or your iPad like
comixology or the Marvel app that
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comixology or the Marvel app that
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comixology or the Marvel app that
actually is true a really really good
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actually is true a really really good
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actually is true a really really good
job of presenting comics to you like my
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job of presenting comics to you like my
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job of presenting comics to you like my
wife wouldn't read comics at all before
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wife wouldn't read comics at all before
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wife wouldn't read comics at all before
just because sometimes people who don't
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just because sometimes people who don't
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just because sometimes people who don't
really know how to do layout end up
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really know how to do layout end up
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really know how to do layout end up
doing layout for comics and so it can be
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doing layout for comics and so it can be
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doing layout for comics and so it can be
literally it can be confusing to read
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literally it can be confusing to read
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literally it can be confusing to read
just because they don't have artistic
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just because they don't have artistic
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just because they don't have artistic
mastery of how to make someone's eye
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mastery of how to make someone's eye
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mastery of how to make someone's eye
flow across the page one of the things
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flow across the page one of the things
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flow across the page one of the things
that like comixology app does is that
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that like comixology app does is that
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that like comixology app does is that
you can just zoom in panel the panel to
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you can just zoom in panel the panel to
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you can just zoom in panel the panel to
panel the panel depend on the panel and
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panel the panel depend on the panel and
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panel the panel depend on the panel and
it's a surprising shift in the way the
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it's a surprising shift in the way the
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it's a surprising shift in the way the
anyway the important thing is that
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anyway the important thing is that
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anyway the important thing is that
comics chairs were getting a lot less
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comics chairs were getting a lot less
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comics chairs were getting a lot less
money and so what they did is they took
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money and so what they did is they took
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money and so what they did is they took
all their floor space and started to
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all their floor space and started to
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all their floor space and started to
dive heavier into the parts of their
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dive heavier into the parts of their
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dive heavier into the parts of their
business that were generating the money
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business that were generating the money
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business that were generating the money
which was board games and hobby games
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which was board games and hobby games
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which was board games and hobby games
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and they the ones that survived because
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and they the ones that survived because
a lot of them have gone out of business
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a lot of them have gone out of business
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a lot of them have gone out of business
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the ones that survived tend to be really
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the ones that survived tend to be really
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really good and the reason that they've
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really good and the reason that they've
really really good is because they
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really really good is because they
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really really good is because they
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realized that they're not in the
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realized that they're not in the
business of selling you comics they're
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business of selling you comics they're
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business of selling you comics they're
in the business of creating a community
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in the business of creating a community
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in the business of creating a community
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right and you go and buy like I Drive an
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right and you go and buy like I Drive an
hour to my comic store because I'm an
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hour to my comic store because I'm an
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hour to my comic store because I'm an
idiot I die and I could just be buying
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idiot I die and I could just be buying
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idiot I die and I could just be buying
them online
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them online
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them online
I Drive an hour because my comic store
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I Drive an hour because my comic store
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I Drive an hour because my comic store
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because they have their good operators
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because they have their good operators
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creating a good community for people to
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creating a good community for people to
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come together and you know talk about
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come together and you know talk about
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different projects there are always like
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different projects there are always like
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running events like this it's barely a
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running events like this it's barely a
store it's like a little mini convention
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store it's like a little mini convention
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store it's like a little mini convention
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that's always kind of slightly happening
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that's always kind of slightly happening
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and so a large part that is realizing
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and so a large part that is realizing
you know we can get people in this store
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you know we can get people in this store
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you know we can get people in this store
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for a longer period of time if we're all
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for a longer period of time if we're all
playing games together if we're running
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playing games together if we're running
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playing games together if we're running
card game tournaments and I'm going the
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card game tournaments and I'm going the
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card game tournaments and I'm going the
employment comes back
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employment comes back
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employment comes back
the interesting part is how we as
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the interesting part is how we as
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the interesting part is how we as
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designers take that what's their what's
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designers take that what's their what's
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their role to us and it's I mean before
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their role to us and it's I mean before
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was definitely you could if you get your
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was definitely you could if you get your
game picked up by a distributors to a
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game picked up by a distributors to a
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game picked up by a distributors to a
publisher and the publisher gets picked
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publisher and the publisher gets picked
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publisher and the publisher gets picked
up by the distributor and all of a
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up by the distributor and all of a
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up by the distributor and all of a
sudden you're not selling to a direct
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sudden you're not selling to a direct
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sudden you're not selling to a direct
audience online you're Senate you're
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audience online you're Senate you're
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audience online you're Senate you're
selling to hundreds of thousands of
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selling to hundreds of thousands of
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selling to hundreds of thousands of
little mom-and-pop stores across the
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little mom-and-pop stores across the
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little mom-and-pop stores across the
nation your numbers are huge but now
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nation your numbers are huge but now
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nation your numbers are huge but now
okay so you could still wind up making a
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okay so you could still wind up making a
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okay so you could still wind up making a
lot less true because your margins are
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lot less true because your margins are
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lot less true because your margins are
going to be your market works but the
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going to be your market works but the
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going to be your market works but the
part of the thing you can do now is that
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part of the thing you can do now is that
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part of the thing you can do now is that
or game stores can really help with the
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or game stores can really help with the
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or game stores can really help with the
promotion of your game I know like
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promotion of your game I know like
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promotion of your game I know like
Eureka puzzles
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Eureka puzzles
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Eureka puzzles
Night Moves are huge on like if you've
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Night Moves are huge on like if you've
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Night Moves are huge on like if you've
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got a game that you want to show people
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got a game that you want to show people
that you come in and teach it to a bunch
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that you come in and teach it to a bunch
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that you come in and teach it to a bunch
of people at their store they happy to
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of people at their store they happy to
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of people at their store they happy to
do that because on the one hand you're
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do that because on the one hand you're
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do that because on the one hand you're
adding value to their store which they
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adding value to their store which they
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adding value to their store which they
love and need so that people will like
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love and need so that people will like
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love and need so that people will like
oh you're good puzzles they had one guy
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oh you're good puzzles they had one guy
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oh you're good puzzles they had one guy
come in and that was really cool I
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come in and that was really cool I
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come in and that was really cool I
learned how he made this game but then
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learned how he made this game but then
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learned how he made this game but then
you're getting value out of that then
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you're getting value out of that then
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you're getting value out of that then
now people know about your game and then
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now people know about your game and then
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now people know about your game and then
when a sore by his games from you you
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when a sore by his games from you you
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when a sore by his games from you you
still get the sort of maybe not
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still get the sort of maybe not
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still get the sort of maybe not
necessarily the margins you need but you
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necessarily the margins you need but you
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necessarily the margins you need but you
know it's still a lot better um so like
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know it's still a lot better um so like
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know it's still a lot better um so like
normally it in traditional publishing if
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normally it in traditional publishing if
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normally it in traditional publishing if
I was gonna put out a board game 20
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I was gonna put out a board game 20
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I was gonna put out a board game 20
years ago 15 years ago I would have to
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years ago 15 years ago I would have to
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years ago 15 years ago I would have to
find a distributor like Alliance or
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find a distributor like Alliance or
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find a distributor like Alliance or
diamond or something and then I would
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diamond or something and then I would
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diamond or something and then I would
sell my game to them for 20% of the MSRP
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sell my game to them for 20% of the MSRP
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sell my game to them for 20% of the MSRP
which is the manufacturer's suggested
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which is the manufacturer's suggested
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which is the manufacturer's suggested
retail price so if I had a game that was
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retail price so if I had a game that was
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retail price so if I had a game that was
$25 I would sell it to the distributor
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$25 I would sell it to the distributor
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$25 I would sell it to the distributor
for I would sell it to the tribute er
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for I would sell it to the tribute er
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for I would sell it to the tribute er
for $5 and then he would turn around and
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for $5 and then he would turn around and
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for $5 and then he would turn around and
sell it to a store for somewhere in
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sell it to a store for somewhere in
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sell it to a store for somewhere in
between that $5 and half the MSRP and
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between that $5 and half the MSRP and
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between that $5 and half the MSRP and
that's his cut and in between there's
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that's his cut and in between there's
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that's his cut and in between there's
all these other people who are taking
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all these other people who are taking
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all these other people who are taking
their cut and taken they're coming
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their cut and taken they're coming
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their cut and taken they're coming
together and the reason that I have made
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together and the reason that I have made
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together and the reason that I have made
jokes about the music industry model
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jokes about the music industry model
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jokes about the music industry model
from the nineties is because it's the
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from the nineties is because it's the
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from the nineties is because it's the
same model it's the same thing
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same model it's the same thing
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same model it's the same thing
it's that there are people who are
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it's that there are people who are
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it's that there are people who are
creating stuff but because there is no
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creating stuff but because there is no
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creating stuff but because there is no
really
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really
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really
awesome way for them to get it directly
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awesome way for them to get it directly
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awesome way for them to get it directly
to the people who care about it they
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to the people who care about it they
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to the people who care about it they
have to go through all these weird side
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have to go through all these weird side
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have to go through all these weird side
projects side industries or middlemen
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projects side industries or middlemen
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projects side industries or middlemen
industries they only a few people who
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industries they only a few people who
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industries they only a few people who
are tapped by very very powerful
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are tapped by very very powerful
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are tapped by very very powerful
companies got to be famous in the 90s
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companies got to be famous in the 90s
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companies got to be famous in the 90s
and then you know the internet came and
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and then you know the internet came and
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and then you know the internet came and
destroyed all of music even though
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destroyed all of music even though
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destroyed all of music even though
musics making more than it ever has and
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musics making more than it ever has and
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musics making more than it ever has and
all these other things but what was
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all these other things but what was
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all these other things but what was
rediscovered in that shift and this is
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rediscovered in that shift and this is
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rediscovered in that shift and this is
something that's happening in more games
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something that's happening in more games
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something that's happening in more games
right now is that people want the direct
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right now is that people want the direct
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right now is that people want the direct
audience to create our connection you
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audience to create our connection you
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audience to create our connection you
know like if you if you could spend $20
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know like if you if you could spend $20
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know like if you if you could spend $20
on a CD because they used to be $20 or
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on a CD because they used to be $20 or
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on a CD because they used to be $20 or
$20 on a ticket to go see a show even
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$20 on a ticket to go see a show even
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$20 on a ticket to go see a show even
though you're not of like a band that
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though you're not of like a band that
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though you're not of like a band that
you enjoy even though you don't get to
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you enjoy even though you don't get to
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you enjoy even though you don't get to
keep that show forever that's come on
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keep that show forever that's come on
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keep that show forever that's come on
that's so much more enjoyable because
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that's so much more enjoyable because
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that's so much more enjoyable because
you could get that CD in a million
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you could get that CD in a million
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you could get that CD in a million
different ways four million different
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different ways four million different
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different ways four million different
locations or like it's really easy but
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locations or like it's really easy but
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locations or like it's really easy but
you're getting an experience with what
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you're getting an experience with what
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you're getting an experience with what
the other thing and you're getting to
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the other thing and you're getting to
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the other thing and you're getting to
know that you're directly supporting the
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know that you're directly supporting the
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know that you're directly supporting the
creator which is something that a lot of
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creator which is something that a lot of
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creator which is something that a lot of
audience members are really invested in
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audience members are really invested in
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audience members are really invested in
and as someone who is a creator I'm very
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and as someone who is a creator I'm very
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and as someone who is a creator I'm very
invested in that but also it's
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invested in that but also it's
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invested in that but also it's
financially beneficial so like for me
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financially beneficial so like for me
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financially beneficial so like for me
for instance I can make a short-run
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for instance I can make a short-run
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for instance I can make a short-run
print product for like three dollars and
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print product for like three dollars and
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print product for like three dollars and
sell it for twenty bucks and then you
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sell it for twenty bucks and then you
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sell it for twenty bucks and then you
know cook the mailing price into that
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know cook the mailing price into that
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know cook the mailing price into that
and get someone I've actually made a
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and get someone I've actually made a
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and get someone I've actually made a
reasonably good profit on it but if I
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reasonably good profit on it but if I
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reasonably good profit on it but if I
make it for three bucks and want to sell
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make it for three bucks and want to sell
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make it for three bucks and want to sell
it for 20 bucks I kind of end up having
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it for 20 bucks I kind of end up having
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it for 20 bucks I kind of end up having
to sell it to a distributor still for
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to sell it to a distributor still for
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to sell it to a distributor still for
like four or five bucks and then in
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like four or five bucks and then in
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like four or five bucks and then in
order for it to be worth my time I
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order for it to be worth my time I
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order for it to be worth my time I
really need to make a whole lot of them
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really need to make a whole lot of them
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really need to make a whole lot of them
and the distributor's probably only want
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and the distributor's probably only want
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and the distributor's probably only want
wanted if I can make a whole lot of them
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wanted if I can make a whole lot of them
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wanted if I can make a whole lot of them
so now I'm gonna find a way to make a
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so now I'm gonna find a way to make a
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so now I'm gonna find a way to make a
thousand of this thing which in
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thousand of this thing which in
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thousand of this thing which in
boardgames is a ridiculous number of a
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boardgames is a ridiculous number of a
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boardgames is a ridiculous number of a
game to have like unbelievable
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game to have like unbelievable
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game to have like unbelievable
unbelievably large number but
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unbelievably large number but
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unbelievably large number but
unfortunately you can't get it
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unfortunately you can't get it
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unfortunately you can't get it
affordable unless it's above
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affordable unless it's above
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affordable unless it's above
alright and that's the part of the funny
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alright and that's the part of the funny
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alright and that's the part of the funny
thing to you like you think I like
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thing to you like you think I like
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thing to you like you think I like
self-publishing and stuff alright like
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self-publishing and stuff alright like
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self-publishing and stuff alright like
okay make it only make a thousand copies
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okay make it only make a thousand copies
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okay make it only make a thousand copies
and you if you have like a decent budget
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and you if you have like a decent budget
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and you if you have like a decent budget
and half degree that's fine do you think
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and half degree that's fine do you think
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and half degree that's fine do you think
like okay I'm just gonna keep this in my
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like okay I'm just gonna keep this in my
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like okay I'm just gonna keep this in my
house until I sell them all you don't
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house until I sell them all you don't
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house until I sell them all you don't
realize how many like how much space a
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realize how many like how much space a
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realize how many like how much space a
thousand board games takes up until you
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thousand board games takes up until you
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thousand board games takes up until you
see it
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see it
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see it
Oh actually I have a video because I
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Oh actually I have a video because I
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Oh actually I have a video because I
have 2500 oh I have 2500 in my garage
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have 2500 oh I have 2500 in my garage
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have 2500 oh I have 2500 in my garage
right now and it takes up exactly a cars
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right now and it takes up exactly a cars
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right now and it takes up exactly a cars
worth 2500 copies at 25000 it's a card
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worth 2500 copies at 25000 it's a card
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worth 2500 copies at 25000 it's a card
game
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game
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game
it is this card game and I got 2,500 of
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it is this card game and I got 2,500 of
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it is this card game and I got 2,500 of
them in my garage and then some more of
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them in my garage and then some more of
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them in my garage and then some more of
them down at the port for sure we should
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them down at the port for sure we should
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them down at the port for sure we should
bring up there there I don't think you'd
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bring up there there I don't think you'd
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bring up there there I don't think you'd
ever say this there is some benefit to
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ever say this there is some benefit to
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ever say this there is some benefit to
going through traditional publishing and
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going through traditional publishing and
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going through traditional publishing and
yeah it's right for some people it's not
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yeah it's right for some people it's not
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yeah it's right for some people it's not
right for and I mean the reason that I
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right for and I mean the reason that I
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right for and I mean the reason that I
would suggest that is that if you've got
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would suggest that is that if you've got
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would suggest that is that if you've got
a really good game idea and you pitch it
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a really good game idea and you pitch it
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a really good game idea and you pitch it
to a publisher and they really like
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to a publisher and they really like
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to a publisher and they really like
English it's there's so much more to to
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English it's there's so much more to to
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English it's there's so much more to to
that than just being like take this game
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that than just being like take this game
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that than just being like take this game
they're like we love your game with it
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they're like we love your game with it
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they're like we love your game with it
we'll take it and here's money if you
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we'll take it and here's money if you
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we'll take it and here's money if you
create an idea and you sell it to a
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create an idea and you sell it to a
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create an idea and you sell it to a
publisher you're done and it's not your
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publisher you're done and it's not your
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publisher you're done and it's not your
and it's not your idea and that's not a
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and it's not your idea and that's not a
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and it's not your idea and that's not a
great day anymore but the all of a
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great day anymore but the all of a
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great day anymore but the all of a
sudden with the self-publishing it
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sudden with the self-publishing it
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sudden with the self-publishing it
becomes like I mean the amount of effort
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becomes like I mean the amount of effort
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becomes like I mean the amount of effort
to make a game fly is huge its massive
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to make a game fly is huge its massive
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to make a game fly is huge its massive
especially if you're doing it on your
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especially if you're doing it on your
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especially if you're doing it on your
own but if you sell it to a publisher
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own but if you sell it to a publisher
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own but if you sell it to a publisher
you're not gonna make as much money but
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you're not gonna make as much money but
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you're not gonna make as much money but
and there comes a point where you're not
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and there comes a point where you're not
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and there comes a point where you're not
doing anything and you're still getting
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doing anything and you're still getting
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doing anything and you're still getting
paid yeah that's a 100 percent of a
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paid yeah that's a 100 percent of a
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paid yeah that's a 100 percent of a
small number or five percent of a big
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small number or five percent of a big
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small number or five percent of a big
number
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number
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number
yeah and it's a question of
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yeah and it's a question of
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yeah and it's a question of
what are you in in for right and and
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what are you in in for right and and
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what are you in in for right and and
what is your what does your time look
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what is your what does your time look
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what is your what does your time look
like um like for me I make games and I
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like um like for me I make games and I
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like um like for me I make games and I
chose to leave a life that was not
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chose to leave a life that was not
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chose to leave a life that was not
making me happy but was making me lots
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making me happy but was making me lots
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making me happy but was making me lots
of money for a life that is making me
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of money for a life that is making me
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of money for a life that is making me
significantly less money but I still
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significantly less money but I still
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significantly less money but I still
make is making me really happy because I
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make is making me really happy because I
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make is making me really happy because I
get to create things and they're fun and
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get to create things and they're fun and
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get to create things and they're fun and
I get to see like a really happy person
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I get to see like a really happy person
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I get to see like a really happy person
it's the medication also if you know I'm
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it's the medication also if you know I'm
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it's the medication also if you know I'm
not I don't work in an office so well so
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not I don't work in an office so well so
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not I don't work in an office so well so
it fulfills that kind that that artistic
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it fulfills that kind that that artistic
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it fulfills that kind that that artistic
or productive drive and that's not
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or productive drive and that's not
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or productive drive and that's not
something to be ignored totally lost my
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something to be ignored totally lost my
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something to be ignored totally lost my
train of thought
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train of thought
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train of thought
yeah that's our you know like the major
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yeah that's our you know like the major
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yeah that's our you know like the major
the major point is that if you want to
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the major point is that if you want to
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the major point is that if you want to
make your career making Kings doing
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make your career making Kings doing
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make your career making Kings doing
yourself can be really big if you want
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yourself can be really big if you want
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yourself can be really big if you want
to like put a few games out there and do
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to like put a few games out there and do
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to like put a few games out there and do
a lot of other things with your life
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a lot of other things with your life
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a lot of other things with your life
like just like once a month sending out
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like just like once a month sending out
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like just like once a month sending out
all of your games to every publisher
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all of your games to every publisher
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all of your games to every publisher
you've got the email or now you can just
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you've got the email or now you can just
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you've got the email or now you can just
kind of you don't have to make it your
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kind of you don't have to make it your
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kind of you don't have to make it your
life yeah it's like it's like if you're
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life yeah it's like it's like if you're
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life yeah it's like it's like if you're
gonna start a band is the band your life
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gonna start a band is the band your life
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gonna start a band is the band your life
or is it what you do you know for fun
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or is it what you do you know for fun
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or is it what you do you know for fun
with some of your friends neither
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with some of your friends neither
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with some of your friends neither
neither is an illegitimate way of doing
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neither is an illegitimate way of doing
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neither is an illegitimate way of doing
they're just right for different people
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yeah I can do that self-publishing is
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contacts and get the money ever since
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contacts and get the money ever since
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contacts and get the money ever since
and you guys have your finger on the
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and you guys have your finger on the
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and you guys have your finger on the
pulse of the community and you know a
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pulse of the community and you know a
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pulse of the community and you know a
lot of designers that
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lot of designers that
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lot of designers that
skill set have you considered polishing
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skill set have you considered polishing
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skill set have you considered polishing
other
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I have I have considered it and I've
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I have I have considered it and I've
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I have I have considered it and I've
been approached to do it but I've said
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been approached to do it but I've said
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been approached to do it but I've said
and no because I don't I worked in
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and no because I don't I worked in
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and no because I don't I worked in
publishing for a long time and I am
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publishing for a long time and I am
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publishing for a long time and I am
ideologically opposed to that model that
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ideologically opposed to that model that
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ideologically opposed to that model that
being said one of the things that I do I
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being said one of the things that I do I
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being said one of the things that I do I
do this on a consulting basis and I also
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do this on a consulting basis and I also
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do this on a consulting basis and I also
do this just through my my you know our
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do this just through my my you know our
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do this just through my my you know our
website and kind of the fact that all of
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website and kind of the fact that all of
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website and kind of the fact that all of
our games are Creative Commons license
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our games are Creative Commons license
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our games are Creative Commons license
and the whole process and Frank and turn
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and the whole process and Frank and turn
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and the whole process and Frank and turn
that down
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that down
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that down
is um teach people how to do it because
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is um teach people how to do it because
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is um teach people how to do it because
it isn't undertaking but there's nowhere
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it isn't undertaking but there's nowhere
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it isn't undertaking but there's nowhere
near as hard as you would think you just
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near as hard as you would think you just
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near as hard as you would think you just
you know just the kind of effort you
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you know just the kind of effort you
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you know just the kind of effort you
would put into studying for a class is
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would put into studying for a class is
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would put into studying for a class is
the kind of effort you need to put in to
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the kind of effort you need to put in to
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the kind of effort you need to put in to
figure out how to deal with Amazon you
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figure out how to deal with Amazon you
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figure out how to deal with Amazon you
know fulfillment services or what does
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know fulfillment services or what does
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know fulfillment services or what does
it take to Oh God
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it take to Oh God
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it take to Oh God
figuring out shipping if you ever start
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figuring out shipping if you ever start
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figuring out shipping if you ever start
a Kickstarter for anything figure out
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a Kickstarter for anything figure out
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a Kickstarter for anything figure out
the damn shipping that will kill you I
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the damn shipping that will kill you I
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the damn shipping that will kill you I
had a friend of mine who made this
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had a friend of mine who made this
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had a friend of mine who made this
really cool game called um mobile
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really cool game called um mobile
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really cool game called um mobile
friends zero rapid attack which is a
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friends zero rapid attack which is a
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friends zero rapid attack which is a
which is a robot fighting game where you
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which is a robot fighting game where you
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which is a robot fighting game where you
make all the Lego you make Lego robots
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make all the Lego you make Lego robots
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make all the Lego you make Lego robots
and yeah so they're doing in this demo
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and yeah so they're doing in this demo
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and yeah so they're doing in this demo
his new him this weekend which is like
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his new him this weekend which is like
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his new him this weekend which is like
rockets and space or something anyway so
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rockets and space or something anyway so
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rockets and space or something anyway so
he he raised like eighty five thousand
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he he raised like eighty five thousand
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he he raised like eighty five thousand
dollars on Kickstarter to publish what
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dollars on Kickstarter to publish what
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dollars on Kickstarter to publish what
was just a book and mail it to people
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was just a book and mail it to people
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was just a book and mail it to people
but because he had not and he's a smart
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but because he had not and he's a smart
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but because he had not and he's a smart
person because he had not figured out
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person because he had not figured out
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person because he had not figured out
the shipping cost he ended up 25 grand
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the shipping cost he ended up 25 grand
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the shipping cost he ended up 25 grand
in the hole yeah yeah cuz United States
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in the hole yeah yeah cuz United States
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in the hole yeah yeah cuz United States
Postal Service and go what are the rates
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Postal Service and go what are the rates
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Postal Service and go what are the rates
yes
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5,000 and it cost him roughly a hundred
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5,000 and it cost him roughly a hundred
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5,000 and it cost him roughly a hundred
yeah so like it's not like if that's
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yeah so like it's not like if that's
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yeah so like it's not like if that's
that is what a publisher does for you
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that is what a publisher does for you
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that is what a publisher does for you
they bigger don't even freaking worry
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they bigger don't even freaking worry
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they bigger don't even freaking worry
about it
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about it
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about it
we're taking 90% of whatever this game
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we're taking 90% of whatever this game
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we're taking 90% of whatever this game
makes 95% of whatever this game makes
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makes 95% of whatever this game makes
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makes 95% of whatever this game makes
well you know if they're worried about a
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well you know if they're worried about a
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well you know if they're worried about a
that crap and so for some people that's
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that crap and so for some people that's
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that crap and so for some people that's
really what you're actually finding a
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really what you're actually finding a
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really what you're actually finding a
lot of is that there's tons of small
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lot of is that there's tons of small
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lot of is that there's tons of small
publishers and these are actually
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publishers and these are actually
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publishers and these are actually
starting I mean game Sloot is one made a
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starting I mean game Sloot is one made a
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starting I mean game Sloot is one made a
game yeah maybe a page which you might
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game yeah maybe a page which you might
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game yeah maybe a page which you might
have seen on tabletop yeah that's Dave
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have seen on tabletop yeah that's Dave
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have seen on tabletop yeah that's Dave
chalker yeah yeah he's a really good guy
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chalker yeah yeah he's a really good guy
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chalker yeah yeah he's a really good guy
but lots of small companies that they it
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but lots of small companies that they it
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but lots of small companies that they it
was a designer he had one game he's like
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was a designer he had one game he's like
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was a designer he had one game he's like
I'm gonna do it myself and try and make
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I'm gonna do it myself and try and make
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I'm gonna do it myself and try and make
this work tasty minstrels another one
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this work tasty minstrels another one
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this work tasty minstrels another one
there's a lot of these little dice ain't
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there's a lot of these little dice ain't
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there's a lot of these little dice ain't
big games just started like that yeah
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big games just started like that yeah
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big games just started like that yeah
now that whatever conventions are there
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now that whatever conventions are there
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now that whatever conventions are there
they serve the idea they do it
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they serve the idea they do it
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they serve the idea they do it
themselves and hey it works out and then
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themselves and hey it works out and then
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themselves and hey it works out and then
from there they realize hey we should do
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from there they realize hey we should do
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from there they realize hey we should do
a lot more of these because that was
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a lot more of these because that was
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a lot more of these because that was
successful and if we're successful
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successful and if we're successful
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successful and if we're successful
whether we can make it work and after
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whether we can make it work and after
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whether we can make it work and after
the one designer kind of takes some
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the one designer kind of takes some
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the one designer kind of takes some
bills a company comes three or four
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bills a company comes three or four
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bills a company comes three or four
people and it becomes mildly successful
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people and it becomes mildly successful
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people and it becomes mildly successful
and then pushed out all the games that
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and then pushed out all the games that
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and then pushed out all the games that
they thought like man you know I've made
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they thought like man you know I've made
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they thought like man you know I've made
all the games that I wanted to setting
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all the games that I wanted to setting
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all the games that I wanted to setting
out or they've used all their hours in
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out or they've used all their hours in
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out or they've used all their hours in
the day and they just can't do anymore
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the day and they just can't do anymore
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the day and they just can't do anymore
well then then they they then once that
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well then then they they then once that
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well then then they they then once that
happens a lot of publishers will then
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happens a lot of publishers will then
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happens a lot of publishers will then
start to look for other designers and
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start to look for other designers and
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start to look for other designers and
publish their games because after you
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publish their games because after you
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publish their games because after you
know you know your your design your name
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know you know your your design your name
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know you know your your design your name
together you're like you're a idea
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together you're like you're a idea
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together you're like you're a idea
you're being in your CID and you're like
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you're being in your CID and you're like
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you're being in your CID and you're like
these are all great and once you've
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these are all great and once you've
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these are all great and once you've
published all of those you start to
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published all of those you start to
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published all of those you start to
realize maybe those other ideas that you
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realize maybe those other ideas that you
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realize maybe those other ideas that you
have are good but maybe be better more
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have are good but maybe be better more
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have are good but maybe be better more
successful if you could pick out some
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successful if you could pick out some
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successful if you could pick out some
other ideas that other people would
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other ideas that other people would
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other ideas that other people would
submitted to you really that's actually
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submitted to you really that's actually
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submitted to you really that's actually
better than what I would do myself or
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better than what I would do myself or
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better than what I would do myself or
maybe a lot of times what will happen is
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maybe a lot of times what will happen is
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maybe a lot of times what will happen is
is as a designer you did you have a lot
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is as a designer you did you have a lot
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is as a designer you did you have a lot
of ideas and and if you're a smart one
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of ideas and and if you're a smart one
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of ideas and and if you're a smart one
you realize that most of them are
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you realize that most of them are
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you realize that most of them are
probably not good but that's fine that's
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probably not good but that's fine that's
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probably not good but that's fine that's
absolutely fine that's the nation
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absolutely fine that's the nation
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absolutely fine that's the nation
nothing springs forth from someone's
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nothing springs forth from someone's
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nothing springs forth from someone's
head like Athena perfectly formed it
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head like Athena perfectly formed it
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head like Athena perfectly formed it
just that is not how things are made
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just that is not how things are made
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just that is not how things are made
right you just
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right you just
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right you just
all your favorite musicians practiced
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all your favorite musicians practiced
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all your favorite musicians practiced
forever to get really good it's just the
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forever to get really good it's just the
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forever to get really good it's just the
way it is and in game designs the same
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way it is and in game designs the same
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way it is and in game designs the same
we have to make a lot of really crap
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we have to make a lot of really crap
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we have to make a lot of really crap
there's a really good phrase about
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there's a really good phrase about
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there's a really good phrase about
writing which is that every writer has
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writing which is that every writer has
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writing which is that every writer has
2,000 bad pages in them and the good
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2,000 bad pages in them and the good
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2,000 bad pages in them and the good
writers are the ones who've got the two
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writers are the ones who've got the two
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writers are the ones who've got the two
thousand out somewhere else so um you
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thousand out somewhere else so um you
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thousand out somewhere else so um you
know you got to keep that in mind but I
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know you got to keep that in mind but I
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know you got to keep that in mind but I
think that the the ability to find
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think that the the ability to find
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think that the the ability to find
publishers is is not diminishing but the
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publishers is is not diminishing but the
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publishers is is not diminishing but the
ability to self publish is rising
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ability to self publish is rising
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ability to self publish is rising
especially although we have great
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especially although we have great
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especially although we have great
self-publishing tools now and the
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self-publishing tools now and the
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self-publishing tools now and the
Internet's really good for sharing
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Internet's really good for sharing
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Internet's really good for sharing
things the biggest thing that's happened
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things the biggest thing that's happened
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things the biggest thing that's happened
in the past year and during this year is
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in the past year and during this year is
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in the past year and during this year is
um 3d printing so while we well we've
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um 3d printing so while we well we've
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um 3d printing so while we well we've
kind of hit the end of what
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kind of hit the end of what
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kind of hit the end of what
self-publishing is we're just beginning
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self-publishing is we're just beginning
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self-publishing is we're just beginning
to see what desktop manufacturing is
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to see what desktop manufacturing is
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to see what desktop manufacturing is
like people who are just running their
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like people who are just running their
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like people who are just running their
own little factories in their houses
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own little factories in their houses
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own little factories in their houses
which is super cool actually doing that
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which is super cool actually doing that
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which is super cool actually doing that
for my yeah that's oh cool I really want
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for my yeah that's oh cool I really want
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for my yeah that's oh cool I really want
to do that so much it depends on the
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to do that so much it depends on the
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to do that so much it depends on the
depends on the scale yes this was
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depends on the scale yes this was
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depends on the scale yes this was
printed in China and like I said just
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printed in China and like I said just
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printed in China and like I said just
got off the boat so I worked with a
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got off the boat so I worked with a
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got off the boat so I worked with a
printer on this and you know like
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printer on this and you know like
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printer on this and you know like
because I've been doing printing and
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because I've been doing printing and
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because I've been doing printing and
publishing for for so long like I know
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publishing for for so long like I know
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publishing for for so long like I know
the jargon and know the lingo again
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the jargon and know the lingo again
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the jargon and know the lingo again
another thing that a publisher can be
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another thing that a publisher can be
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another thing that a publisher can be
really good for is that you you don't
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really good for is that you you don't
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really good for is that you you don't
need to study to figure out all the
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need to study to figure out all the
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need to study to figure out all the
things right like they maybe have made
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things right like they maybe have made
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things right like they maybe have made
all those mistakes in the past for you
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yeah if you've got the expertise or you
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yeah if you've got the expertise or you
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yeah if you've got the expertise or you
can organize the expertise amongst the
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can organize the expertise amongst the
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can organize the expertise amongst the
people you know you can get past a lot
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people you know you can get past a lot
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people you know you can get past a lot
of it but but these think about like
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of it but but these think about like
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of it but but these think about like
everyone who's printing stuff or making
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everyone who's printing stuff or making
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everyone who's printing stuff or making
things they want you to use their
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things they want you to use their
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things they want you to use their
services right because they're a service
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services right because they're a service
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services right because they're a service
industry they're gonna make it as easy
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industry they're gonna make it as easy
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industry they're gonna make it as easy
as possible and if they don't make it
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as possible and if they don't make it
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as possible and if they don't make it
easy there's someone
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easy there's someone
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easy there's someone
like four blocks down that is probably
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like four blocks down that is probably
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like four blocks down that is probably
going to do it because that yeah you
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going to do it because that yeah you
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going to do it because that yeah you
capitalism there is you know there's God
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capitalism there is you know there's God
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capitalism there is you know there's God
I think one massage no it is it's
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I think one massage no it is it's
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I think one massage no it is it's
actually a huge expense to buy a printer
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actually a huge expense to buy a printer
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actually a huge expense to buy a printer
the problem with printers is that
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the problem with printers is that
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the problem with printers is that
they're super expensive to have and not
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they're super expensive to have and not
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they're super expensive to have and not
use so people are yeah yeah you want
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use so people are yeah yeah you want
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use so people are yeah yeah you want
that machine running losing money
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that machine running losing money
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that machine running losing money
because you'll lose less money than if
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because you'll lose less money than if
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because you'll lose less money than if
it wasn't running at all so there are
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it wasn't running at all so there are
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it wasn't running at all so there are
there are a decent number of American
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there are a decent number of American
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there are a decent number of American
manufacturers certainly for like
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manufacturers certainly for like
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manufacturers certainly for like
prototype level materials and in
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prototype level materials and in
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prototype level materials and in
Massachusetts right like yeah doesn't
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Massachusetts right like yeah doesn't
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Massachusetts right like yeah doesn't
Massachusetts specifically Massachusetts
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Massachusetts specifically Massachusetts
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Massachusetts specifically Massachusetts
there there's a lot of stuff I would I
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there there's a lot of stuff I would I
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there there's a lot of stuff I would I
would say is from whatever
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would say is from whatever
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would say is from whatever
nothing will be China in terms of cost
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nothing will be China in terms of cost
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nothing will be China in terms of cost
it depends on the it depends on the
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it depends on the it depends on the
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it depends on the it depends on the
exact scope of your project and the
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exact scope of your project and the
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exact scope of your project and the
number of units that you're doing so if
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number of units that you're doing so if
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number of units that you're doing so if
you're doing a few units of a very
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you're doing a few units of a very
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you're doing a few units of a very
complicated thing you can actually
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complicated thing you can actually
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complicated thing you can actually
probably get good prices in America if
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probably get good prices in America if
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probably get good prices in America if
you're doing a lot of units of something
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you're doing a lot of units of something
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you're doing a lot of units of something
relatively simple you you're right you
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relatively simple you you're right you
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relatively simple you you're right you
can't get it right and then there's
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can't get it right and then there's
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can't get it right and then there's
oftentimes like some people will do
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oftentimes like some people will do
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oftentimes like some people will do
piecemeal so they'll go to some printers
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piecemeal so they'll go to some printers
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piecemeal so they'll go to some printers
for something you like the boxes the
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for something you like the boxes the
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for something you like the boxes the
rule books and you kind of pull that
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rule books and you kind of pull that
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rule books and you kind of pull that
together and that can be a nightmare it
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together and that can be a nightmare it
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together and that can be a nightmare it
can be and but there are specifically
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can be and but there are specifically
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can be and but there are specifically
services that you can hire they're
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services that you can hire they're
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services that you can hire they're
called like pick and pack warehouses
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called like pick and pack warehouses
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called like pick and pack warehouses
where let's say I had a board game and
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where let's say I had a board game and
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where let's say I had a board game and
it had components coming from the four
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it had components coming from the four
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it had components coming from the four
corners of the earth I could get them
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corners of the earth I could get them
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corners of the earth I could get them
all shipped to one place and then pay a
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all shipped to one place and then pay a
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all shipped to one place and then pay a
person a quarter per unit to pack it all
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person a quarter per unit to pack it all
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person a quarter per unit to pack it all
together and whatever and if I had
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together and whatever and if I had
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together and whatever and if I had
filled out my spreadsheet correctly I
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filled out my spreadsheet correctly I
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filled out my spreadsheet correctly I
will realize whether that is a
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will realize whether that is a
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will realize whether that is a
financially viable thing or not in the
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financially viable thing or not in the
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financially viable thing or not in the
case of this where I had some one of the
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case of this where I had some one of the
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case of this where I had some one of the
things I like about self manufacturing
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things I like about self manufacturing
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things I like about self manufacturing
is that I can figure that stuff out as
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is that I can figure that stuff out as
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is that I can figure that stuff out as
I'm doing it so for instance on early
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I'm doing it so for instance on early
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I'm doing it so for instance on early
prototypes of slash I was printing all
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prototypes of slash I was printing all
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prototypes of slash I was printing all
the cards and cutting all the cards and
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the cards and cutting all the cards and
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the cards and cutting all the cards and
and killing myself because it's a lot of
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and killing myself because it's a lot of
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and killing myself because it's a lot of
cards to cut and so it kind of bakes
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cards to cut and so it kind of bakes
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cards to cut and so it kind of bakes
back into the design like okay well if I
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back into the design like okay well if I
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back into the design like okay well if I
change the size of the cards I can use
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change the size of the cards I can use
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change the size of the cards I can use
this machine
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this machine
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this machine
cut it and it's gonna save me like a
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cut it and it's gonna save me like a
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cut it and it's gonna save me like a
half-hour
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half-hour
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half-hour
I never similar you met and then that's
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I never similar you met and then that's
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I never similar you met and then that's
a whole nother thing it's design around
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a whole nother thing it's design around
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a whole nother thing it's design around
like your physical capabilities which is
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like your physical capabilities which is
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like your physical capabilities which is
what you'll actually see the rise of
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what you'll actually see the rise of
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what you'll actually see the rise of
like super small games like my car game
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like super small games like my car game
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like super small games like my car game
micro game because they take a lot less
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micro game because they take a lot less
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micro game because they take a lot less
- yeah the biggest game you can create
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- yeah the biggest game you can create
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- yeah the biggest game you can create
using ten wooden ships and a miniature
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using ten wooden ships and a miniature
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using ten wooden ships and a miniature
dice and weave it into a package about
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dice and weave it into a package about
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dice and weave it into a package about
this big yeah so there's that that like
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this big yeah so there's that that like
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this big yeah so there's that that like
threshold but so so one of the things I
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threshold but so so one of the things I
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threshold but so so one of the things I
have with this is that I'm when you do
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have with this is that I'm when you do
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have with this is that I'm when you do
printing you you usually have like one
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printing you you usually have like one
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printing you you usually have like one
big let's say four cards one big piece
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big let's say four cards one big piece
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big let's say four cards one big piece
of paper with a bunch of different cards
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of paper with a bunch of different cards
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of paper with a bunch of different cards
on it then you cut it all out now if I'm
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on it then you cut it all out now if I'm
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on it then you cut it all out now if I'm
making 24 copies of the game it just so
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making 24 copies of the game it just so
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making 24 copies of the game it just so
happens that I can fit 24 cards on one
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happens that I can fit 24 cards on one
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happens that I can fit 24 cards on one
sheet of paper which means instead of
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sheet of paper which means instead of
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sheet of paper which means instead of
printing card
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printing card
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printing card
ABCD efg hijk LMNOP qrs whatever on that
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ABCD efg hijk LMNOP qrs whatever on that
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ABCD efg hijk LMNOP qrs whatever on that
one page and then cutting it out and
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one page and then cutting it out and
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one page and then cutting it out and
then sorting it I can print a 24 x and
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then sorting it I can print a 24 x and
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then sorting it I can print a 24 x and
then do that 400 times in a row stack
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then do that 400 times in a row stack
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then do that 400 times in a row stack
them all together chop it chop a choppa
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them all together chop it chop a choppa
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them all together chop it chop a choppa
choppa choppa choppa chop it and I don't
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choppa choppa choppa chop it and I don't
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choppa choppa choppa chop it and I don't
have to sort anything anymore
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have to sort anything anymore
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have to sort anything anymore
I just like I have caught hours off of
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I just like I have caught hours off of
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I just like I have caught hours off of
that picking back time and now multiply
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that picking back time and now multiply
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that picking back time and now multiply
it by the number that I just got out of
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it by the number that I just got out of
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it by the number that I just got out of
it instead of making one game every half
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it instead of making one game every half
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it instead of making one game every half
hour I'm making 12 games every 15
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hour I'm making 12 games every 15
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hour I'm making 12 games every 15
minutes or something and this I just go
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minutes or something and this I just go
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minutes or something and this I just go
back again to China versus the states as
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back again to China versus the states as
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back again to China versus the states as
well as the I'm finding a lot of
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well as the I'm finding a lot of
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well as the I'm finding a lot of
Kickstarter's realize that the margins
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Kickstarter's realize that the margins
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Kickstarter's realize that the margins
that they need for like small amounts
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that they need for like small amounts
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that they need for like small amounts
like they have to go to Chinese are
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like they have to go to Chinese are
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like they have to go to Chinese are
going to make like if they're gonna even
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going to make like if they're gonna even
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going to make like if they're gonna even
break even but that is they exceed goals
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break even but that is they exceed goals
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break even but that is they exceed goals
or go much higher and they can do larger
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or go much higher and they can do larger
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or go much higher and they can do larger
quantities produced in this States and
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quantities produced in this States and
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quantities produced in this States and
thinking with the same Martinez so a lot
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thinking with the same Martinez so a lot
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thinking with the same Martinez so a lot
of people will if they can get a game
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of people will if they can get a game
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of people will if they can get a game
big enough we'll try and as sort of a
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big enough we'll try and as sort of a
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big enough we'll try and as sort of a
stretch goal bring games to the
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stretch goal bring games to the
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stretch goal bring games to the
States if they can sell enough of them
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States if they can sell enough of them
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States if they can sell enough of them
those are the this is a challenge that
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those are the this is a challenge that
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those are the this is a challenge that
is unique to analog games obviously you
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is unique to analog games obviously you
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is unique to analog games obviously you
don't need to worry about where you're
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don't need to worry about where you're
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don't need to worry about where you're
getting your cards cut fur I guess
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getting your cards cut fur I guess
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getting your cards cut fur I guess
unless you're making like some kind of
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unless you're making like some kind of
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unless you're making like some kind of
Pokemon AR game do they actually like
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Pokemon AR game do they actually like
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Pokemon AR game do they actually like
interact with each other they should
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interact with each other they should
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interact with each other they should
because I last year they did a
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because I last year they did a
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because I last year they did a
Kickstarter for Gollum Arcana which is
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Kickstarter for Gollum Arcana which is
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Kickstarter for Gollum Arcana which is
like an app and a miniatures war game
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like an app and a miniatures war game
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like an app and a miniatures war game
we're like your your dude has a QR code
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we're like your your dude has a QR code
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we're like your your dude has a QR code
on it and then like two hours of class
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on it and then like two hours of class
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on it and then like two hours of class
well first we're gonna take a break and
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well first we're gonna take a break and
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well first we're gonna take a break and
then we're going to be playing but I
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then we're going to be playing but I
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then we're going to be playing but I
think eight different games that I've
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think eight different games that I've
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think eight different games that I've
made
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align:start position:0%
my business comes up here as I kind of
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my business comes up here as I kind of
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my business comes up here as I kind of
go through the process my game I'm
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go through the process my game I'm
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go through the process my game I'm
basically gonna be posting my
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basically gonna be posting my
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basically gonna be posting my
experiences every step of the way
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experiences every step of the way
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experiences every step of the way
from design to manufacture so if you
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from design to manufacture so if you
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from design to manufacture so if you
want to watch sometimes struggle
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want to watch sometimes struggle
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want to watch sometimes struggle
immensely for the process and watch the
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immensely for the process and watch the
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immensely for the process and watch the
mistakes that I make and laugh immensely
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mistakes that I make and laugh immensely
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mistakes that I make and laugh immensely
it's gonna be hilarious
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it's gonna be hilarious
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it's gonna be hilarious
whatever de Graaff business card if
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whatever de Graaff business card if
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whatever de Graaff business card if
you're interested in playing croquet and
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you're interested in playing croquet and
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you're interested in playing croquet and
also murdering each other this is
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also murdering each other this is
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also murdering each other this is
definitely the game for that and so just
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definitely the game for that and so just
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definitely the game for that and so just
to show you guys these are the three
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to show you guys these are the three
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to show you guys these are the three
phases of prototypes oh this is these
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phases of prototypes oh this is these
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phases of prototypes oh this is these
are the two phases of prototypes that I
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are the two phases of prototypes that I
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are the two phases of prototypes that I
went through yeah and so here's the
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went through yeah and so here's the
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went through yeah and so here's the
string the reason that it's in a VHS
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string the reason that it's in a VHS
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string the reason that it's in a VHS
cassette is um because this will fit
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cassette is um because this will fit
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cassette is um because this will fit
into the smallest flat rate priority
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into the smallest flat rate priority
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into the smallest flat rate priority
mailer really I can get any game that
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mailer really I can get any game that
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mailer really I can get any game that
fits in this size anywhere in America
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fits in this size anywhere in America
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fits in this size anywhere in America
for five bucks in two days
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for five bucks in two days
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for five bucks in two days
you just and you can't beat that and so
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you just and you can't beat that and so
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you just and you can't beat that and so
if I wanted to get a lot of these games
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if I wanted to get a lot of these games
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if I wanted to get a lot of these games
out and not get a second mortgage on my
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out and not get a second mortgage on my
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out and not get a second mortgage on my
house cousin not an idiot um I designed
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house cousin not an idiot um I designed
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house cousin not an idiot um I designed
that so I actually put that with all my
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that so I actually put that with all my
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that so I actually put that with all my
monthly games keys they're dirt cheap
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monthly games keys they're dirt cheap
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monthly games keys they're dirt cheap
they're like eight cents each yeah
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they're like eight cents each yeah
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they're like eight cents each yeah
no one needs up yeah so I found a place
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no one needs up yeah so I found a place
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no one needs up yeah so I found a place
that is still selling them so you know
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that is still selling them so you know
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that is still selling them so you know
supply chain stuff
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no I did not because the I know it may
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no I did not because the I know it may
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no I did not because the I know it may
be my artist is is supposed to be
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be my artist is is supposed to be
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be my artist is is supposed to be
getting it to me today okay you know
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thanks for coming guys
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thanks for coming guys
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thanks for coming guys
oh thanks great help
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