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Kenny Malone

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

Okay, cool.

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

But part of the exploding kittens process, Stephanie says, is then to ask, what is the less on-the-nose version, funnier, more whimsical?

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

Because that may help the game stand out on a big box shelf.

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

Stephanie pulls up a screen showing that the art department has invented and illustrated very silly mascots for all kinds of products.

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

Okay.

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

Stephanie pulls up an illustration of, oh my gosh, a very cute Bigfoot.

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

Ethically, we would ethically capture them.

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

I did feel magically transported to being a little kid who loves Sasquatch, I will admit.

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

They were adorable.

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

But okay.

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

Yeah.

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

Finally, option number three.

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

Cats who are also car salesmen.

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

Now, to be clear, not cars, because we talked about car problem.

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

The imagery here is cats in suits.

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

And they are, in fact, doing all kinds of jobs, to be clear, these cats.

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

It is dawning on us that we clearly have entered, I guess we'll call it the art of game selling.

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

Like will cats in suits sell better than ketchup bottles with crowns?

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

But we have no idea.

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

How are we supposed to know this?