1E Manifesto

 https://200proof.games/manifesto/

This is gold. 

I'm not just saying this because it echoes the kind of advice I've been saying for years, or the types if words I try to tell my students in design classes... well actually, that's certainly a part of it. However, there's more to it.

This idea echoes back to the gaming ashcan releases in the early 2000s, the 'zine games that have been floating around for decades...and it goes directly against a lot of the gatekeeping I've been seeing in the hobby since I started writing and designing over 30 years ago.

So much more I could possibly write here, but perfect is the enemy of good, so I'll just post what I've got now. I might revisit it later. 

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