This is one of the most important parts of your game design. In fact, you cannot expect to have a great game without it. Playtesting is not just about seeing if your game works, or if there are bugs; it is also about finding out what people really think about it before you put it out there for the world to see. In some cases, playtesting can be the difference between succeeding or failing epically. Consider this scenario: you have spent the last year, blood, sweat, and tears, even your soul, creating something fantastic. You probably think it's the best thing out there. Then, after you release it, you realize that only half the game was balanced, or worse, half interesting. At this stage, you are going to feel pretty down, but all this could have been avoided if you had taken the time to get some feedback. As humans, we don't necessarily like to hear our greatest loves being criticized, especially if we have committed so much of our lives to it. But the thing to keep in mind...