{"podcast":{"title":"The Secret Lives of Games","slug":"the-secret-lives-of-games-439116","podcast_index_feed_id":439116,"rss_url":"https://thespelunkyshowlike.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://secretlives.games","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/a/a/3/0aa3620161cba7ac16c3140a3186d450/TSLOG_Hero.png","author":"Nick Suttner","episode_count":273,"summary":"Candid conversations with game creators that dive deep into the art, craft, and process of making games.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116"},"episode":{"title":"156: Filling Buckets with Tonda Ros (Blue Prince)","slug":"156-filling-buckets-with-tonda-ros-blue-prince","published_at":"2026-04-10T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/156-filling-buckets-with-tonda-ros-blue-prince","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116","url":"https://eggplant.show/156-filling-buckets-with-tonda-ros-blue-prince","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thespelunkyshowlike/TSLOG_Episode_156__Blue_Prince.mp3?dest-id=790494","summary":"We chat with Tonda Ros (Dogubomb) one year after the release of his genre-blending room-drafting puzzlebox sensation, Blue Prince. Our discussion covers Tonda's year as the game's representative in the world; his inspirations across digital, analog, and tabletop works; cultivating player appreciation for virtual spaces; managing player hunches through playtesting; balancing lore with puzzle mechanics; comparing game development with filmmaking; and so! much! more! Kind of like the game itself, we just keep going. Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Blue Prince https://www.blueprincegame.com/ Mythic Spoiler https://mythicspoiler.com/ My Perfect Console – Tonda Ros https://www.myperfectconsole.com/episode/129 realMyst https://cyan.com/realmyst/ Digital version of MAZE: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle by Christopher Manson https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1l9urle/website_version_of_christopher_mansons_1985/ \"It Seems I Have Found Myself In Another Mysterious House\" by Rob Dubbin https://roblemsolving.com/games/2025/04/25/mysterious-house.html The Castles of Mad King Ludwig https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155426/castles-of-mad-king-ludwig Dominion https://www.riograndegames.com/games/dominion/ Ascension https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game Blue Prince Soundtrack by Trigg and Gusset https://triggandgusset.bandcamp.com/album/blue-prince-the-original-soundtrack Jewels in the Attic https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16608/jewels-in-the-attic Tales of the Crystals https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9755/tales-of-the-crystals The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029120/ The Graduate (1967) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/ MIO: Memories in Orbit https://store.steampowered.c…","meta_description":"We chat with Tonda Ros (Dogubomb) one year after the release of his genre-blending room-drafting puzzlebox sensation, Blue Prince. Our discussion covers T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7427,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/episodes/156-filling-buckets-with-tonda-ros-blue-prince/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/156-filling-buckets-with-tonda-ros-blue-prince.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}