Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

92: Untangling Language with Knotwords

Jun 10, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Jack Schlesinger: A Game Designer and Musical Theater Writer
01:48 • 2min
3
The Weirdest End of the Spectrum
03:47 • 2min
4
Not Words: A Minimal and Elegant Logic Puzzle
05:38 • 5min
5
How to Design a Puzzle Game
10:15 • 6min
6
The Importance of Scalability in a Game
15:59 • 2min
7
How to Make a Good Sudoku Puzzle
18:14 • 5min
8
The Roguelike Comparison
23:07 • 2min
9
The Modularity of English in Sudoku
25:07 • 4min
10
The Importance of Interjections in Sudoku
29:09 • 1min
11
How to Solve a Not Words Puzzle
30:38 • 5min
12
How the Not Words Puzzle Generator Solver Works
35:20 • 5min
13
How to Organize Puzzles for Fun
40:43 • 5min
14
How to Fix a Broken Puzzle Maker
46:07 • 4min
15
How Zach's Co-Designing Process Has Evolved
50:32 • 4min
16
The Benefits of Working With Jack
54:42 • 5min
17
The Power of Reusable Code
01:00:02 • 4min
18
The Daily Structure of Good Sudoku
01:04:06 • 4min
19
How Wertle Redefined the Word Game Category
01:07:54 • 5min
20
Solis Refuses Into Culture
01:12:42 • 3min
21
What Are Your Favorite Words and Why?
01:16:10 • 5min
22
How to Resurrect a Game One Hit Wonder
01:20:44 • 6min
23
Jack and Zach's Predeceased Legacy
01:26:43 • 2min