Some people really don’t want to know what makes role playing games work; they just want to play and have fun. On the other hand, some people love looking under the hood, as it were, of the games we play, understanding what they do and how they do it.
Understanding how games work in fundamental ways is absolutely essential to knowing how to design them, and very useful for knowing how to run them as a gamemaster. This book is a collection of articles by legendary gaming theorist Mark Joseph Young intended as a valuable aid in that understanding.
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Whether you are a Dungeon Master or a Game Designer, you will find M.J.’s keen observations on gaming theory interesting, informative, and practical.
– Ken Goudsward, creator of the Goldensword RPG