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Tanks But No Tanks

The NBA has a tanking problem

Apr 26 • Geoff Engelstein

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February 2026

Great Expectations

Mathematical modeling for game design

Feb 7 • Geoff Engelstein

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January 2026

Game, Set, Match

Tennis is structured as a series of sets (best of 5 sets for men, best of 3 sets for women), with the first player winning six games winning the set…

Jan 15 • Geoff Engelstein

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Future Past - 2026 Edition

Prepping for the Public Domain

Jan 2 • Geoff Engelstein

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December 2025

Flavors of Cheating

In a study, volunteers were given a coin and told to flip it.

Dec 16, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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October 2025

Top 10 Unnecessary Components

and why they are necessary

Oct 28, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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Shameless Self Promotion

A semi-regular Geoff update

Oct 7, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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September 2025

Game Design Lessons From... The Emmy Awards?

Incentivizing Behavior and Emotion

Sep 16, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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August 2025

EMERGENCY GAMETEK POST

New Study Just Dropped

Aug 17, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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The Crew Strikes Back

A Cautionary Tale

Aug 8, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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July 2025

Team Rocket

Blasting off again

Jul 8, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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May 2025

Tabletop Game Designers Association

Year 1 Accomplishments

May 22, 2025 • Geoff Engelstein

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