Just about every gamer we know has wanted to alter a game world on the spot, whether it's to cheat, fix game mechanics or experiment.

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Even with the cheat book that game was impossible.

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He demonstrated that subjects who met in person, versus online, were more likely to be able to tell if the other person would try to cheat in a lab game.

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By printing out new cheat sheets as often as every game, teams aren't even vulnerable if an old copy falls into enemy hands.

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In a game, we may find the fighting tedious, or the storyline dreary, or the never-ending grind to reach higher levels in World of Warcraft just too much trouble, and so we use some sort of cheat to jump ahead in the game's timeline, maybe all the way to the conclusion.

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Cheat codes can be hidden in a game for players to find and then share with others.

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Next, players often use cheat codes, which unlock special items or powers, to get the most value from a game.

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