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Sep 21, 2009 David rated it liked it

Game design is a broad and diverse subject. A book of 550 pages can only spread itself thinly across so broad a surface. Despite that, this book manages to have a certain amount of filler, giving it a somewhat "rushed publication" feel.
Of course, you're going to get something out of this book, it has some good information and ideas. I think I enjoyed the famous game designer interviews the most. While they may not have been particularly useful, they were entertaining and fun to read.
Note: Goodre Game design is a broad and diverse subject. A book of 550 pages can only spread itself thinly across so broad a surface. Despite that, this book manages to have a certain amount of filler, giving it a somewhat "rushed publication" feel.
Of course, you're going to get something out of this book, it has some good information and ideas. I think I enjoyed the famous game designer interviews the most. While they may not have been particularly useful, they were entertaining and fun to read.
Note: Goodreads does not have the 1st edition (which I read) listed, so things may have changed a bit in the 2nd edition. ...more

I read this a long time ago and thought it was a good book for introducing me into the game design literature. But nowadays I consult more frequently denser books such as Rules of Play.

This is an awesome book and really helped me building my first game for a school project. What I didn't like about the book was that it was more focused on the big development teams working at huge companies instead of the indies like me. This is an awesome book and really helped me building my first game for a school project. What I didn't like about the book was that it was more focused on the big development teams working at huge companies instead of the indies like me. ...more