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Category Spotlight: Arcade game best practices As the types of categories of games on Facebook become more diverse, we'll be highlighting some of the most successful games in a series of posts on the Developer Blog. A classic game category that has been played by diverse audiences over the years, arcade games such as Bejeweled Blitz, Fruit Ninja Frenzy, and Diamond Dash have been picking up momentum on Facebook Platform lately. Whether on mobile or desktop, these short-session games use a variety of tactics to keep people coming back week after week and to encourage friendly competition.

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Creative Whack Company The Ball of Whacks is the perfect creativity tool for innovators, artists, engineers, writers, students, and you! It's a creative stimulant and a mental freshener! Awarded US Patent 7,247,075. The Ball of Whacks consists of 30 magnetic design blocks that can be rearranged into endless different shapes — including the beautiful 30-sided rhombic triacontahedron. It's more versatile than a puzzle and lots more fun than a brain teaser. Board Game Design First Steps Once you've completed (at least tentatively) the analysis phase of the process, it's time to begin to design your board game. Because your board game will be only one part of some larger instructional environment, you have more freedom than is usual in instructional design and more opportunity to be creative. Anything that is not taught or reinforced well by your game will be taken care of by some other medium and format. Step 1: Content Analysis Immerse yourself in the content and generate as large a list as possible of elements of the topic.

Board Game Design Note from Peter Morrison: A friend of mine encouraged me to write this history of VIKTORY II so that players could see the metamorphosis of the game concept over time and also for the benefit of other gamers that were thinking of independently developing a board game. Hopefully, this might help someone else avoid some of the pitfalls along the way. The initial inspiration came in March/April of 2003. There were two main influences: 1. Games This Gameo privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to provide you with clarity about Gameo’s (“Gameo”, “we” or “us”) practices with respect to the information we collect when you use Gameo and how we use it, so that you can make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using Gameo. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to Gameo End User License Agreement (“EULA”), and the terms and conditions of the EUA will apply herein unless stated otherwise in this Privacy Policy. Your access and/or use of Gameo and any information you provide on Gameo or as part of it are subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the EULA. By downloading and/or using Gameo and agreeing to this Privacy Policy and the EULA, you consent to our access, collection, storage, use and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Study: Playing Video Games Promotes Creativity Ford surprised the automotive industry today by pricing its Ford Focus Electric much higher than anticipated. The EV can be reserved now for a purchase price starting at $39,995. That number puts the Focus in the same neighborhood as the Chevy Volt, and substantially higher than the Nissan Leaf, which is priced from $35,200. All three models qualify for a $7500 federal tax credit. The Focus' price increases with special blue paint or white platinum ($395 or $495), leather interior ($990) to a total of $41,485.

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