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Feats of strategy & the evolution of fun

Eleanor Konik
Feb 07, 2022
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I'm working on a short fiction piece involving cheating at a big sporting event, but I want the game to be something unique and fun — I really do think that quidditch added a lot to the worldbuilding of Harry Potter, for example. To that end, I went and explored what sorts of common themes exist in games throughout cultures.

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