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You Have No Idea How Hard It Is To Run A Sweatshop, Part 2

Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The programmers writing these games would absolutely make some pitchers better than others at preventing hits because that was how everyone thought baseball worked before McCracken. The game puts you in difficult situations as a border agent processing immigrants who have compelling stories for why they are trying to cross the border.

Simulation

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

However, Zugzwang is about interacting with a maze full of people, so here I simulate the police as distinct in-person agents who walk around. In my playtests, it felt like the best tactic is to try to trap the cop in the corner with your body while the AIs coordinate a big orgy that gives you a huge payout.

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You Have No Idea How Hard It Is To Run A Sweatshop, Part 2

Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

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