Tim Fowers, indie designer and publisher at Fowers Games, intrigues Christina and Shoe with the concept of "anticipation" and how it plays into dopamine-filled play. But why does Tim make so many games centered around escaping (Fugitive, Sabotage, Burgle Bros) anyway? And because Tim is such a marketing mastermind, he drops a Fugitive 2 tease about...46 minutes into this episode.
Christina of course has to ask Tim about Paperback and Hardback, Fowers Games's two popular word/spelling games...and listen for a shocking revelation from Tim!
Topics in this episode:
- Tim (guest): Anticipation in games (15:12)
- Shoe (producer): Escape (not escape room!) games (25:44)
- Christina (host): Our favorite word (spelling) games (39:40)
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Games mentioned this episode:
Intro:
- Paperback
- Hardback
- Paperback Adlventures
- Burgle Bros.
- Burgle Bros. 2: The Casino Capers
- Ark Nova
- Wordle
- Dog Lover
- Wingspan
- The Quest for El Dorado
- The Quacks of Quedlinberg
- Catan
- Ra
- Foundations of Rome
- Sabotage
Tim's topic: Anticipation
- Agricola
- Ticket to Ride
- Alcatraz: The Scapegoat
- Ark Nova
- Terraforming Mars
Shoe's topic: Escape games
- Sabotage
- Fugitive
- Burgle Bros.
- Burgle Bros. 2: The Casino Capers
- Android: Netrunner
- Dog Lover
- Forbidden Desert
- The Game
- Fugitive 2
- Red November
- Room 25
Christina's topic: Word (spelling) games
- Paperback
- Hardback
- Bananagrams
- Scrabble
- Boggle
- Star Realms
- Paperback Adventures
- Codenames
- Letter Jam
- Hanabi
- Wordsy
- Word Domination