This was originally published last Christmas, but I found it funny enough to mention on the blog. Check out what Santa has to say about game ideas. The lesson is practical, and seems to be based on a true story…
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hermitC: "I’m happy that old gameplay styles prove their worth in modern times. With Grimrock Almost Human brought an awesome game to the market. Nevertheless..." 26 days 7 hours ago. 
Ashiq: "Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I thought games like this went down since the early or mid 1990s." 26 days 10 hours ago. 
josh: "My favorite code advice is “if you need something >3 times, make it a function/object. Otherwise, re-code it inline.” Without this rule, I 1)..." 33 days 13 hours ago. 
Matt: "Hi Thomas, Nice points. I especially love the image of an army of Tamagotchi. I mean, running the supply chain for an army is really no different to Diner Dash..." 42 days 13 hours ago. 
Thomas Morgner: "The good part about games is, that they have a rather simple world. Drinks, for example, can all basically be the same thing. Add slight variations..." 43 days 3 hours ago. Matt: "Nice conversation :) about stuff I love talking about! Programming the base needs for every creation that has motivations is a lengthy task. Unless you provide..." 43 days 19 hours ago. 
Juuso: "Excellent points, that’s exactly how it needs to go. You can apply the same stuff to very many things, and there can be consequences too. Let’s say..." 43 days 19 hours ago. Thomas Morgner: "I don’t believe that you have to create a full scale AI to make a believable world. Its more about covering the basics, and working with the..." 46 days 11 hours ago.
lol. that’s really good thanks :-)