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Agent Karyo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Alan Emrich, the game designer and writer who coined the term '4X,' has died

www.pcgamer.com

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Alan Emrich, the game designer and writer who coined the term '4X,' has died

www.pcgamer.com

Agent Karyo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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Emrich came up with the idea in a 1993 review of Master of Orion, and it stuck.
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    He’s been my buddy since master of Orion ❤️

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