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prototype-fast

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Build a playable prototype in about an hour to answer one question — is it fun? — with greybox primitives, a hard timebox, and explicit keep/kill criteria. Use when prototyping a mechanic, making a vertical slice or MVP, greyboxing/blockout, or judging throwaway vs keep.

When to use

• Use when validating a single mechanic or "what if", building a vertical slice / MVP,
• Use when the user says "just get something playable", "is this fun?", or "rough it in".

When not to use

• timed competition with a deadline and a submission
• shipping or updating a real release
• building the production version of a validated feature

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