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<p>The culture and values from his religious background and experiences have impacted his board game design. &quot;At Stonemaier Games, we try really, really hard to make our games accessible, inclusive, and to treat other people the way that we wanna be treated. And a lot of those are philosophies that you see in a lot of different religions.&quot;</p>

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<li>Discord us <a href="https://discord.gg/MRqDXEJZ" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>.</li>
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<p>The culture and values from his religious background and experiences have impacted his board game design. &quot;At Stonemaier Games, we try really, really hard to make our games accessible, inclusive, and to treat other people the way that we wanna be treated. And a lot of those are philosophies that you see in a lot of different religions.&quot;</p>

<p>CALL TO ACTION:</p>

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<li><a href="https://buttondown.email/BoardGameFaith" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to our newsletter</a></li>
<li>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a></li>
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<li>Discord us <a href="https://discord.gg/MRqDXEJZ" rel="nofollow">Discord</a>.</li>
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