A fair warning. Once you start learning how games are made — the rules, the structure, the invisible design beneath every system — you may not be able to stop seeing it. In the game you'll build. In the company you work for. In money. In family. In everything you were told was just the way things are. It was all designed. By someone. At some point. With a particular set of rules in mind.
This isn't a threat. It's an invitation. Because if someone designed it — you can too. the LUDENS way is not responsible for any subsequent life redesigns.