Recommended on this episode
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Poetry for Neanderthals
Exploding Kittens
“one game has stood out as a friend favorite, and that is Poetry for Neanderthals”
“of all the games tested so far, one game has stood out as a friend favorite, and that is Poetry for Neanderthals”— Tim Ferriss
MediaRecommended
Think Like A Game Designer (Justin Gary episode with Elan Lee)
Justin Gary
“I recommend people listen to Think Like A Game Designer in the episode that Justin Gary did with you”
“I recommend people listen to Think Like A Game Designer in the episode that Justin Gary did with you as well”— Tim Ferriss
ProductRecommended
Dungeons & Dragons
TSR (inferred)
“it is also one of the best games I've ever found for co-creating a narrative and finding one another”
“it is also one of the best games I've ever found for co-creating a narrative and finding one another and making one another interesting”— Tim Ferriss
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Dominion
Rio Grande Games (inferred)
“that's a good one to start with for deck building”
“there's a game out there called Dominion, which is — Yeah, that's a good one to start with for deck building”— Elan Lee
The guest's own work
ProductBy the guest
Hand-To-Hand Wombat
Exploding Kittens
“which was you interviewing two game designers who worked on Hand-To-Hand Wombat. I found that short conversation so incredibly helpful”— Tim Ferriss
ProductBy the guest
Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens
“in the case of Exploding Kittens, the core gameplay loop is Russian roulette with a deck of cards. There's a few bad cards in there”— Elan Lee
ProductBy the guest
Throw Throw Burrito
Exploding Kittens
“We have one out there, it's one of my favorite games ever. It's called Throw Throw Burrito. It's dodgeball and card games all mixed into one”— Elan Lee
Also referenced (named, not recommended)
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UNO
Mattel (inferred)
“UNO, right? Classic game. Everybody knows UNO. UNO, if I had to describe the core gameplay loop, I would say it's a lock and key mechanism”— Elan Lee
MediaReferenced
The Oatmeal
Matthew Inman
“The Oatmeal was and still is a webpage, theoatmeal.com. And Matt has spent 10 years writing short form comedy, one panel”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Connect Four
Hasbro (inferred)
“our game sections used to have four games. It used to be like, we've got Connect Four and Monopoly, and that's about it”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Monopoly
Hasbro (inferred)
“we've got Connect Four and Monopoly, and that's about it. And they said, Let's actually build a real game section”— Elan Lee
BookReferenced
First Edition Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)
TSR (inferred)
“I have First Edition Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide and so on, I still have all of my modules and campaigns”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferenced
Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons)
TSR (inferred)
“I have First Edition Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide and so on, I still have all of my modules and campaigns”— Tim Ferriss
ProductReferenced
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Humanity (inferred)
“it's kind of like a fill-in-the-blank game: Cards Against Humanity, What Do You Meme, Joking Hazard, Apples to Apples”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
What Do You Meme?
What Do You Meme (inferred)
“it's kind of like a fill-in-the-blank game: Cards Against Humanity, What Do You Meme, Joking Hazard, Apples to Apples”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Joking Hazard
Cyanide & Happiness (inferred)
“it's kind of like a fill-in-the-blank game: Cards Against Humanity, What Do You Meme, Joking Hazard, Apples to Apples”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Apples to Apples
Mattel (inferred)
“it's kind of like a fill-in-the-blank game: Cards Against Humanity, What Do You Meme, Joking Hazard, Apples to Apples”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Pokemon Trading Card Game
The Pokemon Company (inferred)
“of course, collectible trading card games: Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, things like that”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Magic: The Gathering
Wizards of the Coast (inferred)
“of course, collectible trading card games: Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, things like that”— Elan Lee
ProductReferenced
Settlers of Catan
Catan Studio (inferred)
“Let's talk about Settlers of Catan for a second, because for me there is a really interesting category there. That is one of the few hardcore games I've played”— Elan Lee
MediaReferenced
BattleTech
Jordan Weisman (inferred)
“Jordan Weisman is one of the most famous game designers ever. He designed BattleTech. He designed Crimson Skies”— Elan Lee
MediaReferenced
Crimson Skies
Jordan Weisman (inferred)
“He designed BattleTech. He designed Crimson Skies. The list goes on and on”— Elan Lee
MediaReferenced
Halo
Bungie (inferred)
“He immediately just started throwing me on projects, with projects like Halo and saying like, Go do this”— Elan Lee
MediaReferenced
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Steven Spielberg (inferred)
“Your boss, Jordan, just paid Warner Bros. for the rights to my new movie, AI. Apparently your job is you've got to make four video games about this movie”— Elan Lee
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