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0:00 Intro
0:13
1:02 Find the Fun
1:40 Focus on the Experience
2:45 Begin with the End in Mind
3:30 Explain the Game
4:13 Less Is More
5:05 Don't Add too Many New Things
5:58 Learn from the Bad Designs
7:00 Reuse what Works
8:08 Get out of the Echo Chamber
9:10 Get Involved with a Design Community
10:09 Got to Conventions
11:10 You Have an Ugly Baby
12:21 Don't Get Upset with Publishers
13:45 Seek to Understand
14:49 Perception Is Reality
15:29 Watch Your Words
17:14 Know Your Customer Avatar
18:06 Build an Email List
19:30 Communicate Regularly
20:32 Get Better at Public Speaking
21:31 Go Pro
22:19 Give More than You Take
23:14 Play other People's Prototypes
24:00 Play Published Games
24:39 Watch Other People Playing Games
25:34 Read what Designers Say
26:54 Listen to other Designers
27:52 Listen to Gamers' Problems with Games
28:45 Never Forget an Idea
29:39 Watch Game Reviews
30:31 Design with Production Cost in Mind
31:46 Don't Overthink Production Cost
32:28 Meet People
33:13 Conventions
33:51 Learn How to Demo
34:55 Volunteer
37:02 Borrow from other Games
38:00 F.O.C.U.S.
38:58 Don't Focus
41:40 Kill Your Darlings
44:10 Niche Down
44:54 Don't Worry about Art
46:02 The Perfect Title
47:07 Price Quotes
47:56 Schedule Your Time
48:52 Design Everyday
51:06 Keep a Notebook
52:23 Fix One Thing at a Time
53:21 Make a Sell Sheet
54:27 Sell Yourself
55:27 Don't Expect Others to Care
56:39 Don't Spam Forums
57:52 Don't Consider Kickstarter Unless...
59:59 Don't Expect Free Labor
1:00:58 Don't Be Cheap
1:02:18 Fail Fast
1:03:28 Playtest
1:04:20 Playtest without Talking
1:05:44 Playtest Early and Often
1:07:11 Listen
1:08:13 Don't Listen
1:09:28 Playtest with Different Groups
1:11:25 Playtest with Strangers
1:12:08 Use a Feedback Form
1:12:52 Film Playtests
1:13:29 Playtest