''Chris Crawford on Game Design'' () is a book about computer and video

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by Chris Crawford. Although initially intended to be the second edition of '' The Art of Computer Game Design'', the publisher decided, because it was a considerable expansion on the previous book, it should be considered a wholly new work. It was published by

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under the New Riders imprint in 2003. It includes Crawford's response to recent game developments, such as ''

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'', and dedicates a chapter to each of his first 14 published games: ''

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'', '' Legionnaire'', '' Wizard'', '' Energy Czar'', ''

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'', '' Eastern Front (1941)'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Balance of Power'', '' Patton Versus Rommel'', '' Siboot'', '' The Global Dilemma: Guns & Butter'', '' Balance of the Planet'' and '' Patton Strikes Back''.

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