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Credits
Writer, art, animation and edited by Dominic Walliman
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Abstract Games
03:29 Game Categorisation
05:23 Optimisation Mechanics
08:37 Interaction Mechanics
09:26 Board Game Adjacent Games
11:27 Stabbin’ in the Cabin
13:08 Casual Games
14:30 Settings and Themes
15:38 Eurogame vs. Ameritrash
17:36 Styles of Gameplay
19:33 Brilliant Ad