How Puzzmo Reinvents Puzzle Games with Game Designer Zach Gage

Puzzmo is a digital reinvention of the daily newspaper puzzle page, complete with a more accessible crossword, hit word games like Spelltower and Typeshift, and more to come. Co-founder and game designer Zach Gage joins Sam this week to discuss Puzzmo, its puzzle-locked limited launch, and how it rethinks newspaper games while preserving what makes them fun.

 

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:46 – Zach’s Favorite Games

00:10:59 – What Is Puzzmo?

00:17:23 – Gamifying Puzzmo’s Limited Launch

00:26:05 – Preserving the Fun of Physical Newspaper Games

00:43:21 – How to Improve Crossword Puzzles

00:55:51 – The Puzzmo Team

01:08:58 - The Puzzmo Mascot

01:17:09 – Outro

 

Play Puzzmo here, and follow Zach on Twitter @helvetica.

 

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