A lot of us have a special game that inspired us to get more deeply involved in making, studying and playing games as part of our professional and personal lives. It may be *the* game for you or just *a* game that means a lot, and you find yourself replaying it regularly. It could even be a couple of games, or a games series, or a game that disappointed you enough that you were inspired to try and make one even better. Whatever the case may be, the contributors to this book have focused on, and analyzed, that game(s), exploring why they think it had such an impact on them, and how it helped define their love of games in general. Well Played: For the Love of Games, is a curated book of authors and their submissions, and it's a companion to the special issue of the Well Played Journal.