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Erika Barris

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1329 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

You could imagine each of our players is a sports agent or a team trading and acquiring good and bad athletes.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

King Ketchup, Liverwurst Lad, Jolly Roger, Moptop.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

And that is how they arrived at theme and name number one, misfit mascots.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Great.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Okay.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Take two.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Imagine Loch Ness monsters, Chupacabra, the Kraken.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

The idea is you're a creature collector trying to capture and assemble the best groups of magical creatures.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

No cages.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

feels right, what sticks, these are not metrics that work with our econ data brains.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

It's like when someone tries to give you a recipe and they just say, oh, you'll know when it's done.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Like, no, tell me how long and at what temperature and what order the things go in.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

That is pretty much where we left the meeting.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

This is great.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Trust the process.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Trust the process.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

I know.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

Good to see you, too.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

You may remember game consultant Jamie Walansky.

Planet Money
BOARD GAMES 3: What’s in a name?

She's a person who months earlier played a prototype of our game.