My Strategy Squad: Games

Strategizing skills, without the suits.

Six free games, about five minutes each. Each one practices one idea from the podcast. Nothing to install; they work on a phone or a computer.

Yes Machine
Every yes pushes something out. Focus means saying no.
Episode 4: The Power of No Puzzle or Mystery?
Sort a problem before you solve it. Calculate puzzles; scout mysteries.
Episode 5: Puzzle or Mystery? The Last Three
Your plan is the inside view. The record is the outside view.
Episode 6: The Inside View Pre-Mortem
Imagine it failed, and ask why, before it does.
Episode 7: It'll Be Different for Us The Squad
Ask the right people before a big call, and watch their record.
Episode 9: Before the Big Call Eight Shocks
Stress-test your plan: held, bent, or broke.
Episode 16: Stress-Test It in a Game

Prefer retro? Every game also comes as a PICO-8 cart. Get the carts and code on GitHub.