Same thing happened to me!

Twentieth Pick: Rise of Nations! Not only do I honestly love the game, but working on it was about 10x more educational for me than school ever was. It is the game and team that taught to be a game developer. Those lessons are still a huge part of me to this day!

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Twentieth Pick: Rise of Nations! Not only do I honestly love the game, but working on it was about 10x more educational for me than school ever was. It is the game and team that taught to be a game developer. Those lessons are still a huge part of me to this day!

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Nineteenth Pick: Manor Lords. I think Manor Lords points the way towards the future of RTS. Not more than a handful of people making systemic games that fulfill player fantasies without depending on reaction time. Slower, thoughtful, contemplative, and intricate.

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Nineteenth Pick: Manor Lords. I think Manor Lords points the way towards the future of RTS. Not more than a handful of people making systemic games that fulfill player fantasies without depending on reaction time. Slower, thoughtful, contemplative, and intricate.

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I did that last week and it took two whole days when I expected half a day at most. I have no regrets and feel so much happier in my very freshly cleaned well organized new office now. A pain but a pain that has value!

Hi! Long time strategy game developer who is working hard to find a publishing partner for my first original title with my studio Wood Fired Games. I love RTS, grand strategy, and historical strategy games the most!

Eighteenth Pick: Crusader Kings II. The mix of grand strategy and palace intrigue was simply intoxicating for me. In spite of all the UX shortcomings, CK2 got me invested in the world in a way that not many other strategy games have.

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Eighteenth Pick: Crusader Kings II. The mix of grand strategy and palace intrigue was simply intoxicating for me. In spite of all the UX shortcomings, CK2 got me invested in the world in a way that not many other strategy games have.

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100% agree on Jetbrains all the way. Never going back to VS. Its Rider and CLion for me.

Seventeenth Pick: FTL or really just Subset Games generally. What a team! They deliver consistent and incredibly unique strategy games that could not be made by any other team yet have surprisingly broad appeal. Game design drives their success and I LOVE that!

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Seventeenth Pick: FTL or really just Subset Games generally. What a team! They deliver consistent and incredibly unique strategy games that could not be made by any other team yet have surprisingly broad appeal. Game design drives their success and I LOVE that!

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Sixteenth Pick: Hotline Miami. While I do not like senseless violence, the game has such strong mechanics and it just drips with vibe. It's a game that knows exactly what it is and never flinches. Super inspiring as a creator to see a tiny team just nail a vision.

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Sixteenth Pick: Hotline Miami. While I do not like senseless violence, the game has such strong mechanics and it just drips with vibe. It's a game that knows exactly what it is and never flinches. Super inspiring as a creator to see a tiny team just nail a vision.

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Fifteenth Pick: Slay the Spire. This was the card battler that really pulled me into the genre. Roguelike deck building continues to be my favorite genre as a player which is funny since I do not like constructed as much. I really just have a thing for deck synergy.

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Fifteenth Pick: Slay the Spire. This was the card battler that really pulled me into the genre. Roguelike deck building continues to be my favorite genre as a player which is funny since I do not like constructed as much. I really just have a thing for deck synergy.

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Fourteenth Pick: NHL 94' I grew up in Alabama and hockey was not a thing. But when NHL 93 came out for Genesis and then NHL 94 hit for SNES, everyone I knew played the game. It was just what we played late night during my teens. So many fun times with friends!

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