Comments on: Playing to Win Book Now Free Online http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/ A game designer's eye view of things Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Donn http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-102691 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:14:40 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-102691 Mr.Sirlin Would just like to say I extremely enjoyed your book Playing to Win, and am definitely going to pick up a hard copy as I go further on in my life endeavors. There was so much information in there that goes beyond just competitive that I took from its pages. Excellent job on your book and I hope to continue enjoying your writings. Mr.Sirlin

Would just like to say I extremely enjoyed your book Playing to Win, and am definitely going to pick up a hard copy as I go further on in my life endeavors. There was so much information in there that goes beyond just competitive that I took from its pages. Excellent job on your book and I hope to continue enjoying your writings.

]]> by: Playing to Win, book now FREE | random ramblings http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-65429 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:08:25 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-65429 [...] Read the rest of the article and find the book here: Sirlin.net posted by Andrew in the category games | trackback [...] […] Read the rest of the article and find the book here: Sirlin.net posted by Andrew in the category games | trackback […]

]]> by: Chadius http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-63031 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:52:55 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-63031 Many thanks Sirlin. I'll still buy the book (new job, I can afford stuff like this now. Right.) But it will be a real eye-opener for people who waaaaaaaah too much. Many thanks Sirlin. I’ll still buy the book (new job, I can afford stuff like this now. Right.) But it will be a real eye-opener for people who waaaaaaaah too much.

]]> by: hgfalling http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62680 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:16:40 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62680 I doubt that David thinks that you should never ever play a game for any reason other than to win or that avoiding scrubbiness is like the sine qua non of playing games. Instead he claims that achieving excellence at a game is a means to the end of personal growth, and that embarking on that path of growth requires that you break through many common barriers to that excellence. So like, you can still play the Game of Life with the family, even though your edge is only microscopic. And you don't have to care about winning! It's just that doing this isn't embarking on a journey of growth. It's just playing a game. I doubt that David thinks that you should never ever play a game for any reason other than to win or that avoiding scrubbiness is like the sine qua non of playing games.

Instead he claims that achieving excellence at a game is a means to the end of personal growth, and that embarking on that path of growth requires that you break through many common barriers to that excellence.

So like, you can still play the Game of Life with the family, even though your edge is only microscopic. And you don’t have to care about winning! It’s just that doing this isn’t embarking on a journey of growth. It’s just playing a game.

]]> by: Rawrasaur http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62506 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:23:58 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62506 I wonder what Sirlin would think about the recent Pokemon adventures Gabe had from Penny Arcade? Link here: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/07/23#1185177840 Definitely not playing to win, which qualifies them as a bunch of scrubs... but still, they have fun. Thoughts? I wonder what Sirlin would think about the recent Pokemon adventures Gabe had from Penny Arcade? Link here:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/07/23#1185177840

Definitely not playing to win, which qualifies them as a bunch of scrubs… but still, they have fun. Thoughts?

]]> by: Bill http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62490 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:56:05 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62490 I just bought the book a few weeks ago, and would rather have a bound and published version to include in my library. Making the information available online is a great move, and I only feel slightly remorseful that I just dropped cash on shipping and handling. I just bought the book a few weeks ago, and would rather have a bound and published version to include in my library. Making the information available online is a great move, and I only feel slightly remorseful that I just dropped cash on shipping and handling.

]]> by: Electronic Zone » Sirlin’s Playing To Win, Reading For Free http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62406 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:18:11 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62406 [...] We’ve previously printed an extract from game designer David Sirlin’s excellent (and just slightly surreal) self help/competitive gaming book ‘Playing To Win’ on Gamasutra, so it’s great to see that he’s now made the entire thing available for free, according to a post on his site. [...] […] We’ve previously printed an extract from game designer David Sirlin’s excellent (and just slightly surreal) self help/competitive gaming book ‘Playing To Win’ on Gamasutra, so it’s great to see that he’s now made the entire thing available for free, according to a post on his site. […]

]]> by: random ramblings » Blog Archive » Playing to Win Book Now Free Online http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62357 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:42:56 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62357 [...] Read the rest of the article and find the book here: Sirlin.net posted by drewstylz in the category games | trackback [...] […] Read the rest of the article and find the book here: Sirlin.net posted by drewstylz in the category games | trackback […]

]]> by: aiy1tm http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62351 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:18:24 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62351 I just ordered your book to have a physical copy because I was going to sit down here and read it for free! I just ordered your book to have a physical copy because I was going to sit down here and read it for free!

]]> by: Agoaj http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62345 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:10:12 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/playing-to-win-book-now-free-online/#comment-62345 I just bought your book a week ago D: I just bought your book a week ago D:

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