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"ref": "2013, Brandon LaRouche, Intermediate ROBLOX Lua Programming, Double Trouble Studio, page 172",
"text": "Tycoons / A game in which users build up some sort of business by earning money over time and then using that money on upgrades.",
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"ref": "2017, Christina Majaski, The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Robloxing: Everything You Need to Know to Build Awesome Games!, New York, N.Y.: Sky Pony Press, page 65",
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"ref": "2022, Jessica Stone, Digital Play Therapy: A Clinician’s Guide to Comfort and Competence, 2nd edition, Routledge",
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