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180 | Award Winning “Wingspan” Game Designer Compares Writing To Game Design (ft. Elizabeth Hargrave)

By The Screenwriting Life

6:49 AM EST on February 22, 2024

Elizabeth Hargrave's debut board game Wingspan has become a one this century's most definitional games, but her inspiration to create was pretty simple. She says, "I felt like there were too many games about castles and space, and not enough games about things I’m interested in. So I decided to make a game about something I cared about." This is just one of the MANY points that will apply to your life as a writer.JOIN OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglifeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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