Show Notes
Most states in the US have a minimum working age of 16, so you gotta start considering what companies are doing with that labor. A great example of a company we should consider is Wizards of the Coast, how they’re further monetizing the games they make, and the financial documents where they’re showing their entire profit-driven face. Former financial worker and only person who still has a soul and knows how to read these documents Amanda McLoughlin joins us for our first official episode of Games and Feelings and Workers Rights.
Links - Toy Company Slammed For Getting Greedy With Magic: The Gathering” from Kotaku - Hasbro's Fireside Chat - Dungeons & Dragons executives think “the brand is really under monetised” - Could Dungeons & Dragons Be The Next Harry Potter? Stranger Things Have Happened
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Credits - Host, Producer, & Question Keeper: Eric Silver - Editor & Mixer: Mischa Stanton - Music by: Jeff Brice - Art by: Jessica Boyd - Multitude: multitude.productions
About Us Games and Feelings is an advice podcast about being human and loving all types of games: video games, tabletop games, party games, laser tag, escape rooms, game streams, and anything else that we play for fun. Join Question Keeper Eric Silver and a revolving cast of guests as they answer your questions at the intersection of fun and humanity, since, you know, you gotta play games with other people. Whether you need a game recommendation, need to sort out a dispute at the table, or decide whether an activity is good for a date, we’re your instruction manual. New episodes drop every other Friday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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