Entertainment / Video Games / Inverted Pyramid: A writing practice begun by news reporters during the American Civil War. Reporters sending news by telegraph knew that the line could be cut before they were finished sending, so they started by giving the most important points first, then expanding on that, and finishing off with the least important parts. This principle is still used today in newspapers, and it applies to game designs as well.
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