Recommended Reading

Recommended reading on game design.

Online articles

• Bartle’s taxonomy of player types - Classic framework on how to balance your game and playerbase
• Best Practices For Historical Gaming by James Mendez Hodes - For RP-focused games drawing on real-world history

Books

• The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
• Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences by Tynan Sylvester