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+# Game Project Assessment
+
+Cory, 
+
+This is awesome! Nice work! I'm not quite sure why the game is flickering (do you see the 
+same thing?); it could be the fault of the retro framework or it comd be something you're doing. 
+Either way, what's important is that you implemented a really algorithmically-interesting 
+project. I love seeing the safe area flood out to the edges. The `check_neighbors` methods 
+must have taken some work to get right. Other concepts, like the Cursor, are great opporutnities
+to think deeply about behavior we take for granted in UIs all the time. I'm impressed!
+
+Chris
+