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GameTek 247.5 - Mana

Ludology

English - April 11, 2021 16:00 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 337 ratings
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Geoff talks about how games benefit when designers use familiar terms to describe familiar concepts. He also dives into the term "mana," tracing it back to its indigenous origins, and explains how it became a popular gaming term to track how much magic a character can expend.