You may be wondering how to know when to stop asking about an issue, the stopping condition. Generally, you need to check whether the player’s answer explains what you observed in the playtest. If you’re not fully satisfied then you need to continue questioning until the underlying issues are uncovered.

If you think you have enough information to write up the issue in a report, then it's likely that you can stop exploring this question and bridge to another on your list.

Key Takeaway

Asking yourself if you could write up an issue in a report is general rule of thumb for assessing if you’ve got to the bottom of an issue.

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