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 G A M E R O U N D
P R E P A R A T IO N P R E P A R A T IO N

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 P H A S E O N E
G A M E P L A Y F IR S T T A L E N T B U Y

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phasesareover,a
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ti ntherow. Wi t
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ma nyca r
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N O T E S O N T H E
B U Y IN G T A L E N T T A L E N T B U Y P H A S E S

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. otherthingsbei
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rsmus tpayatle
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faplayercommi tsbuttwo
sta
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uesof$2e ach(abolda nd
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yMa rkerwithavalueequal
upwa rdsasne wa ctsareadded.Inthis tothedie rencebetweent hea ct'
svaluea ndwhattheywe re
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op!"isass
igned,theplayerwhor ec
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ditis
S E C O N D T A L E N T B U Y subjec
ttot hegr
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tindig
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le:"eHook! "
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eront opofthel owestvalueactonyour
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ebymov i
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ce- Playbil(
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sfromthe" ComingSoon "r
owtothe"Now Ma rker)
s.i sa
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lnotbeusedi nthel a
sttwopha ses.
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down theFloppedplayerhastwoa c
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mt othe"P.
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P H A S E F IV E
2.Ha vingsodone,pha
setwoproceedsexa
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one,securi
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dont hePubl i
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inerinthenal Cha rtforeac hAc tTy peicononhi sPl ay
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da rrowsi n
F IN A L T A L E N T B U Y
thePubl icOpi ni ont ierthatthema rkeri
son. Ifama rke
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me s,uset hemov e
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modeofthers
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adytomountthe
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exa mpl ePl ay bili
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P H A S E F O U R lec olumnwa srateda
B O X O F F IC E
Sma sh! ,
thePubl ic
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chPl
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adjus teda sy ous eetothe
1.Ea chpla
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sonhisa c
tiv
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l o onee achofVa ri
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arr
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tosubtr
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hev a
lueofanyPenalt
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ts,
Ma rke
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ed
ma rk eruponc eforea c
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2.epubl iclik
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Playbi
llhasveuniqueacttypes
, arrowsi nthet i
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thePlaybi
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d whi chi tbe ga nits
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twoMa gi
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sthe Ve ntr i
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playe
rwi ththehi g
he sts
coreis theHe adline r,s
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awarde dthe"Sma sh!"Review,the ma rk ermov esupt wice.
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tsthe"Flop! "Middli
ng PoorCome diansg etno
score
s, i
fany,recei
vet he respe ct,andt hei
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appropr i
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ar staysi ntheSma llTime .
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publiclovesanunde rdog! Hook!,sothedama g
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tact
won'
taectthePublicOpinion.
 P H A S E S IX
P O S T E R IT Y P O IN T S

1.Ae rthePubl icOpi nionc hartha sbe enaectedbyt he

Sma sh!a ndtheFl op!,play er
smov ethe i
re a
terMa rke r
s
ont hePos terit
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reme mbe re
df orbook i
nga ctstha twe repopul a
ra tthet i
me !
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pei cononae aterMa t--incl
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o w) -
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l scorepoi nt
sa c
cor dingtoi ts
valueont hePubl icOpi ni onc ha rt:threepoint
sfora ctsin
eBi gTi me ,twop oi
ntsf ora ctsinHotTi me,ando nep oi
nt
fora ct
sinShowt ime.Sma llTi mea ctsaccuenop
r ointsfor
theirbook ers.Keepinmi ndt hatHe a dli
nershavet woi cons,
andt huswi llal
wa yssc
or et wice.Ifapl ay
erscoresmor ethan
thirtypoints,iptheire at
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dea nd
continuea roundt hePos terityPoi ntt rack.

P H A S E S E V E N
C L E A N U P &
H A L L O F F A M E

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loqui
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inc eVentril
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sareinHotTi me,theysc
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points.Ani malAc t
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