 she still had that caring instinct," Beck said. "She'd drop everything to answer my daughter's rapid-fire questions."

Beck last saw Quirt Sann the week before the shooting, at Iozzo's Italian Restaurant, where she was enjoying a glass of chardonnay.

"She sat and talked to Em like a grown up," Beck said. "We talked about getting together and having a girl's night soon."

Beck said it was difficult to break the news to Emily after Wednesday's shootings. She hopes her friend's kind nature and infectious laugh are the things that people remember about Quirt Sann.

"She was just such a nurturing person," Beck said. "She didn't have a bad bone in her body."

VanOoyen echoed those words.

"She was unique," VanOoyen said. "She's somebody I strive to be like. There will never be another."

Contact Going Out reporter Laura Schulte at 715-297-7532 or leschulte@gannett.com; on Twitter @schultelaura. Gaslands went through 18 months of playtesting before I handed it over to Osprey. Partly, this was because the publishing schedule gave me this time, but mostly this was because I was certain that I couldn’t make Gaslands the best game it could be without showing it to as many people as humanly possible and getting all their feedback somehow.

I set up the Gaslands website, and made it so that people that signed up to the forum could access a secret playtesters-only page. I asked them to read and play the game, and post their results using a Google Form, and any questions or idea directly onto the forums. By the end I had more than 300 people sign up for the beta testing. It was awesome!

I ran both closed playtesting with my close friends and clubmates, and open playtesting, with the awesome playtesting community that grew up here on Gaslands.com

During playtesting sessions, I took notes, made edits and wrote down player comments or problem areas the game threw up. After each session, I went back through my notes to make edits and changes to the rules. Sometimes I would jot down a big problem area that was identified and start iterating solutions or alternative systems to handle that problem area. I love that part of the process – spent with a pencil hanging out of
she still had that caring instinct, " Beck said. " She'd drop everything to suffice my daughter's rapid - ardor motion. " 

 Beck last saw Quirt Sann the workweek before the shooting, at Iozzo's Italian Restaurant, where she was enjoying a glass of chardonnay. 

 " She sat and spill the beans to Em like a grown up, " Beck said. " We talk about getting together and suffer a girl's nox soon. " 

 Beck said it was difficult to break the news to Emily after Wednesday's shootings. She hopes her friend's kind nature and infectious joke are the things that people remember about Quirt Sann. 

 " She was precisely such a nurturing person, " Beck said. " She didn't receive a regretful bone in her body. " 

 VanOoyen echoed those words. 

 " She was unique, " VanOoyen said. " She's somebody I strive to be like. There will never be another. " 

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"Sh e sat and  t a lked t o  Em lik e agrow n up," Beck said. "W e  talked aboutgettin gt og e t her  an d having a  g irl's night s o on . " 
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"She w asjust suc h a n urtur ingpe rson, " Beck  said ."She didn't hav e abad boneinhe r b od y."
V anOoye n e cho ed thos e words . 

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C ontactGo ing Ou trep ort er La u ra S chulte  at 715- 297-7 5 32 or leschult e @gannett.com; on T wi t ter@sc hultelaura.  Gas l ands  wen t  t hro u gh 18  mont hs of playtesting beforeIhanded  it o ver to Osprey . Partly,t h i s was be caus e  t h e publishing s chedu le gave me this tim e, bu t mostly  this was b ecause I  wa s c ert ain t ha t I couldn’tm a ke G as lands t hebest ga meitcou ldbe  withoutshowingit  t oas  ma ny pe o ple as h um anl ypos sible and ge tting  all  t he i r f eedback so m e how. 
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During playtestingsessio ns, I  to ok notes,  ma d e e dits andwrot e down pla yer  co mment s o r  prob lema re ast he ga me t h rew up. A f te r e a c hsession, Iw e n t b ack t hro u gh mynote s to make edits a n d changes to t he r u l es.  So m etim es  I would jot d own  a b ig probl em  area thatwas iden ti f ied a nd sta rt ite ratings o lu t ions o r al ter native sy ste ms to hand le  t h at pro blem  a rea. I  lovet hatp a rt of the proces s – s p e nt wi t h a  penc il  hangin g  out  of
 she_still had_that caring instinct," Beck_said. "She'd_drop_everything to_answer_my daughter's rapid-fire_questions."

Beck last saw_Quirt Sann the week_before the shooting,_at_Iozzo's Italian Restaurant, where she was enjoying a glass of chardonnay.

"She sat and talked_to_Em like_a_grown_up," Beck said. "We talked_about getting together and having_a girl's_night soon."

Beck said it was difficult to break_the_news to Emily_after Wednesday's shootings. She hopes her friend's kind nature_and infectious laugh are the things_that people remember_about_Quirt_Sann.

"She was just such_a nurturing person," Beck said. "She_didn't have a bad bone in_her body."

VanOoyen echoed those words.

"She was unique,"_VanOoyen said. "She's somebody I strive_to be like. There will_never be_another."

Contact Going Out reporter Laura_Schulte at 715-297-7532_or leschulte@gannett.com;_on Twitter @schultelaura._Gaslands went through 18 months of_playtesting before I_handed it over to Osprey. Partly,_this_was because the_publishing_schedule_gave me_this time, but_mostly_this was_because_I was certain that I couldn’t_make_Gaslands the best game it could be_without showing it to_as_many people as humanly_possible and getting all their_feedback somehow.

I set up the Gaslands_website, and_made it_so that people that signed up to the forum could access_a secret playtesters-only page. I asked_them to read and_play the_game,_and post their_results_using a_Google Form, and any questions or idea_directly onto_the forums. By the end I_had more than 300_people_sign up for the beta testing._It was awesome!

I ran both closed_playtesting with my close friends_and_clubmates,_and open playtesting, with the_awesome playtesting community that grew up_here on Gaslands.com

During_playtesting sessions, I took notes, made edits_and_wrote down player comments or problem_areas_the game threw up. After each_session,_I_went back through my notes_to make edits and changes to_the rules. Sometimes I would jot down a big_problem area that_was identified and start iterating_solutions_or_alternative systems to handle that problem area. I love that_part of_the process –_spent with a pencil hanging out of