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  Essays on game systems, player learning, prototyping and the business of
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# Lost Garden

id: lost-garden
type: resource
key: resource/lost-garden
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-lost-garden

Essays on game systems, player learning, prototyping and the business of design. Use their models as hypotheses to examine in your own game.

## When to use it

Essays on game systems, player learning, prototyping and the business of design. Use their models as hypotheses to examine in your own game.

## Access

Public articles are free. Publication dates vary; test the author’s models against your own game.

## Try it

Open Worth reading, choose a model and compare it with observed player behavior.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Lost Garden](https://lostgarden.com/) (id: source-b7cde35df93812e8)

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