# Uncertainty in Games

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- Book: [Uncertainty in Games](https://www.bookquiver.com/greg-costikyan/uncertainty-in-games) ([Uncertainty in Games.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/greg-costikyan/uncertainty-in-games.md))
- Authors: [Greg Costikyan](https://www.bookquiver.com/greg-costikyan)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6252-753-8
- Pages: 152
- Published: 2015-01-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

How uncertainty in games—from D&D and Super Mario Bros. to Rock/Paper/Scissors—engages players and shapes play experiences. In life, uncertainty surrounds us. Things that we thought were...