Nick Fountain
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Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
You are going to do some business today, some Planet Money business.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
So as you know, Planet Money is making a board game.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
But more than that, games are also a way to demonstrate some economic ideas in fun ways.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
And we partnered with this kind of famous game company called Exploding Kittens.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
We gave them like 17 ideas that were like obscure economic concepts and very nerdy.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
They made the game way less textbook, way more fun, more of a party.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
And that's what this project is going to become next year.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
Is the game ready for primetime?
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
Of course, to actually do all this, we need to have a product that is fun and good.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
And so the game needs to work.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
And this is where, like, the real update is, it's a thank you.
Planet Money
The Rest of the Story, 2025
They were from families playing at home.