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Pokemon Unite: Analysis /w Deconstructor of Fun

In September 2021 Pokemon Unite hit the mobile market, after a couple of months as an exclusive free-to-play title for Nintendo Switch…

3 min readNov 22, 2021

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Pokemon Unite: Analysis /w Deconstructor of Fun

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Beatstar: Analysis /w Deconstructor of Fun

It’s been almost 5 years since Supercell acquired a majority stake in Space Ape Games. But despite being a studio able to create engaging…

1 min readSep 13, 2021

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Beatstar: Analysis /w Deconstructor of Fun

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Analysis on Supercell’s Everdale (feat. Deconstructor of Fun)

It’s been some months since Supercell announced a bunch of upcoming games set in the Clash universe, which I already reviewed based on the…

1 min readAug 30, 2021

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Analysis on Supercell’s Everdale (feat. Deconstructor of Fun)

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How to price items in free-to-play games

Javier Barnes takes us through his 4-step methodology for creating a pricing model that works for your game economy

13 min readAug 2, 2021

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Legends of Runeterra #2: A dive into its gameplay

Welcome to our second article on Riot Games’ Legends of Runeterra collectible card game. This time we will be focused on analyzing its…

30 min readJul 14, 2021

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Legends of Runeterra #2: A dive into its gameplay

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LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA #1: DIVE INTO CCG

In April 2020, Riot Games released a collectible card game called Legends of Runeterra. And despite mixing many concepts from both Magic…

8 min readJun 30, 2021

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LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA #1: DIVE INTO CCG

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May 2021 Update: GDC, Euler Tools, and more!

This is not an article but rather a quick update of what I am doing this month. And a sneak peek at what will be coming next on this blog.

6 min readMay 11, 2021

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May 2021 Update: GDC, Euler Tools, and more!

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THOUGHTS ON THE NEW CLASH GAMES

Earlier this month, Supercell announced 3 new games based on the Clash Franchise, which included the debut titles of their Shanghai Studio…

11 min readApr 20, 2021

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THOUGHTS ON THE NEW CLASH GAMES

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JBDev

Magic Legends: First Impressions

Last week, Magic: Legends (an Action RPG MMO based on the Magic: The Gathering universe) started it’s Open Beta period, and as a good MTG…

10 min readMar 30, 2021

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Magic Legends: First Impressions

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Autochess: Status & Design Analysis

In January 2019, Drodo Studio’s Dota Auto Chess mod became insanely popular. Many companies (including household names like Valve, Riot…

20 min readFeb 16, 2021

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Autochess: Status & Design Analysis

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JBDev

JBDev

I’m a game designer, economist and F2P specialist with +10 years of experience on the games industry. I write at https://jb-dev.net/

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