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32. ∗ The game was unfair
33. I understood the rules of the game
34. The game was challenging
35. The game was difficult
36. The scenario of the game was interesting
37. ∗ I did not like the scenario of the game
38. I knew all the actions that could be performed in the game
∗ Denotes items that are negatively worded.
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