If you’re a gamer, you’ve been waiting for an episode like this one. If you’re not a gamer, you’ll love it anyway.

Why?

Because play isn’t a concept, it’s something we all do, whether it’s in front of a screen or on a court or with a colored pencil in our hand. And on our fourth episode of EXP, we’re getting hands-on with two indie games from the same niche genre to show what they reveal about the industry and to offer wisdom for how you play.

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Next week on our fifth episode of EXP, we’ll continue our concrete case studies by turning to an analog form of entertainment with universal appeal: trading cards.

Whether you remember collecting baseball cards, Pokemon cards, or recently funded a Kickstarter for some ambitious new TCG, there are deep lessons in the history of this phenomenon that you won’t want to miss. Check it out when it lands in your inbox soon.

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