{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Notes on Play","title":"23: Is Catacombian a designer, a publisher, or both?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cad37fba\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":868,"description":"Brian Bornmeuller's talk at NYU Game Center helped me finally articulate a question I've been wrestling with: what is Catacombian Games, exactly? In this episode I map out the five layers of the board game industry — design, publishing, manufacturing, distribution, and retail — and share how I'm approaching 2026 like a product manager: setting clear experiments, defining success criteria, and actually measuring results. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/grruytEc_u-RJpP1K0I6OmKNiNQp0rChFumh1f-TV8Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZTNh/MjQxZGJhZThiNTMx/ZTdlZWM0NDA4ZmFi/ODVhZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}