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Proofreading is the very last round of editing before publication – a final quality-control check once all the elements of your game have been finalised.

It’s going over your game with a fine-toothed comb, finding any lingering typos, mistakes in the layout, or formatting problems. It should take place at the very end of the process, when your text, graphics, and artwork are all in place.

A detailed letter-by-letter check of your game and any components addressing the following:

• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Grammar
• Formatting
• Layout
• Continuity
• Rulebooks, boards, cards, tokens – I’ll check over everything included in your game.

I’ll work on a PDF of the game and any components, using the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat to highlight any problems and make suggested to address them.

I’ll also include a style sheet, recording key style decisions (“OK” vs “okay” etc.). This style sheet is especially useful if your game is part of a planned series as it can be used to ensure consistency in all of the future games too!

See below a simple example of a PDF game board with the types of corrections and comments I might make during a proofread.

You may need to hover over the corrections and highlights to read my comments. You can also download the PDF using the link below it.

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