This article is written as a tribute to R. Garry Shirts who through his exemplary authorship and publication of gamed simulations was designated Defender of the Playful. Garry Shirts was the master of creating the Aha! Moment in learning through deep play. Among the many gamed simulations he designed, the authors chronicle two tour de force games, STARPOWER and BAFA’ BAFA’.
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