ANDY MOORE Q C Andy Moore ca CapnAndy

ANDY MOORE, Q. C. Andy. Moore. ca @Capn_Andy

CLONES

CLONES VS. MISFORTUNE

Misfortune: Fantastic Contraption vs. Incredibots

Clone: ? ?

A CLONE IS NOT (NECESSARILY A) 1: 1 DUPLICATION

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The Blocks Cometh

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“CLONES” VS. LEGALLY DISTINCT

Clone: A game that maliciously duplicates another title… Bonus points if it beats it to market.

Legally Distinct: What you call your clone once the lawyers get involved

How to tell if your game is a clone: • If you need a list to help you decide

More Clones: • Ridiculous Fishing / Ninja Fishing • Johann Sebastian Joust / Papa Quash • Super Crate Box / Insane Zombie Carnage • Triple Town / Yeti Town • Tiny Tower / Dream Heights • Super Puzzle Platformer / I Hate Puzzle • Tiny Hawk / Tiny Skater

COMMON ARGUMENTS

Everything is a clone. Well, no, actually. Everything isn’t a clone.

The line is so fuzzy there’s no distinction between clone/not a clone. Just because the line is fuzzy doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Game design has no inherent value. You are a jerk.

LEGALLY CORRECT ≠ MORALLY CORRECT

YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW TO REACT

“Sure, they are legally distinct. But Bungie is being a moral dick. ” –Andy Moore, Steam. Birds

“Congratulations on passing 500 k sales, Fortress. Craft!” –Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, Mine. Craft