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What goes into making a card game

Eric Olsen is the co-founder of Messy Table Games.
Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen is the co-founder of Messy Table Games.

This segment originally aired on September 29th, 2025.

Have you ever wondered what goes into making a card game? It's not just about creating the rules and playtesting. Sometimes it's also about pirates and French goats in trench coats.

At least that's the case for Eric Olsen, a retired Boise math teacher who's taken these one-of-a-kind ideas and turned them into a very successful new career.

Olsen joined Idaho Matters to talk about what goes into making a good game.

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