Sorting through what's wicked & what's wise with designer & full-time game producer Fertessa Alysse

This was a great chat with Fertessa and a rare opportunity to dive deep with a full-timer at a game company. Wicked & Wise is live on Kickstarter August 10th, here's the link: http://weirdgiraffegames.com/WW1700:00 - Intro00:48 - Staffer or Freelancer?02:19 - Funco, Production & Prospero Hall07:09 - History with tabletop games11:44 - Alternate career paths13:31 - Buy in from family?16:10 - Pitching to Weird Giraffe18:53 - Design & development of Wicked & Wise19:45 - The problem with cooperative games24:57 - Establishing Theme26:29 - Design & Development sacrifices29:28 - Inspiration to improve output?34:20 - Day to day routine as a games producer40:42 - Dream game with dream IPLINKS:Fertessa's Twitter https://twitter.com/fertessaOur Site - www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551