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Jun 2024
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#319 Listener Questions June 2024

DIRK KNEMEYER & DAVID V. HERON
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Join us for another round of listener questions! David and Dirk discuss topics such as whether and how to avoid game-breaking synergies, what impact finances has on the love of design, and balancing strategy and role play mechanics.

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