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Game Testing Labs: Who Certifies a Random Number Generator

Independent laboratories sit between the studios and the regulators. What they actually test, and what a certificate does and does not mean.

The third slice of JILI’s catalogue gets little attention. It is also where the studio takes its only real design risks.

Fifty-two track squares, four home columns, eight stars and four bases. What each part is for, and which ones decide games.

The six hands, in order, with the tie-break rules that cause most of the arguments. Short enough to keep beside the table.

One family, a dozen countries, and a surprising amount of disagreement about what counts as a meld.