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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8202734" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Hey, fun!  Where were these when I was writing?  Anyway, let's see how I did...I playtested my way up to a 2nd edition.  Of course, that's an endless process...Yeah, I gave up on that, and decided to make my game free.  Mostly.I decided on a rules-lite game, and found myself often saying "oh wait, I can't add this.  That will lead to even more rules..."Sounds more like the law of Game Science, but as one might attest, I didn't force any creative ideas into my game <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I used it.  Had a blast <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Ah, the root of the min-maxer.  I have yet to find a "wrong" way for someone to play my game, but I'm sure there's something.I might have had this in the back of my mind when I decided against a rules-heavy game.I did not design my game for myself.  But I didn't design it for a target audience, either.  I guess it's a game for game designers, so I'm following the Law of Realism nicely...</blockquote>