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Requirement

7. The blind test, with people who have never seen it

Required Often forgotten

Three parts. The middle one needs a group who did not play or watch any earlier playtest.

What this is made of

Where this step comes from

  1. Game Design Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 7 · Part (b) names requirement 6, and requires players who have not played the game or witnessed a previous playtest.