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	Gametek: The Math and Science of Gaming 3.95 avg rating — 228 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms by Geoffrey Engelstein (Goodreads Author), Isaac Shalev 4.45 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Achievement Relocked: Loss Aversion and Game Design 4.27 avg rating — 111 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Universe Explained with a Cookie: What Baking Cookies Can Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics, Cosmology, Evolution, Chaos, Complexity, and More by Geoffrey Engelstein (Goodreads Author), Michael Korfhage (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game Production: Prototyping and Producing Your Board Game 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ゲームメカニクス大全ボードゲームに学ぶ「おもしろさ」の仕掛け by Geoffrey Engelstein (Goodreads Author), 小野卓也 (Translator), Isaac Shalev 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

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