We discuss what Game Design books are worth your time.

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Show notes:

• Rules of Play
• Characteristics of Games
• Half-Real
• A Theory of Fun for Game Design
• What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
• Everything Bad is Good for You
• Malcom Gladwell
• Reality is Broken
• Homo Ludens
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
• flOW
• Understanding Comics
• Reinventing Comics
• Making Comics
• The Art of Game Design
• Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
• The Future Was Here
• Deluxe Paint
• Racing the Beam
• The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship or The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating
• Playing to Win