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I asked for the bad reviews before we had players
Imagining opposite reactions to Stupid People exposed useful playtest questions, especially the risk of a good first run with no reason for a second.
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Making the game clearer nearly removed its personality
Stupid People's interface revisions taught us to reduce reading pressure while preserving the conversation, illustrated cards and visible player choices.
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The deployment succeeded. The browser disagreed.
Putting Stupid People online exposed a gap between a successful deployment and the response the browser actually received.
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Designing game choices you can actually understand
What Stupid People's card and consequence system taught us about exact numbers, honest uncertainty, and keeping the player in control.
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Your first campaign in Stupid People
Choose an employer, read your first argument, and build a deck through the Breadwinner browser demo.
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