We're joined by Color Gray Games' Andrejs Kļaviņš to discuss their deeply rewarding detective game The Case of the Golden Idol. We discuss building on the game's cross-media inspirations, finding the 'aha!' moments in playtesting, and trusting yourself to trust your players. Show Notes: <a href="https://www.thegoldenidol.com">The Case of the Golden Idol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/colorgray7">Color Gray Games</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrejsKlavins">Andrejs Kļaviņš</a> <a href= "https://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/resonance/">Resonance</a> <a href="https://obradinn.com">Return of the Obra Dinn</a> <a href= "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/road-to-igf-2023/-the-case-of-the-golden-idol-i-used-frequent-testing-to-improve-its-mystery-solving"> gamedeveloper.com interview</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/gwV_mA2cv_0">GMTK - What Makes a Good Detective Game?</a> <a href="https://scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/">Understanding Comics</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hogarth">William Hogarth</a> <a href="https://www.herstorygame.com">Her Story</a> <a href= "https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html">Outer Wilds</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls">Dark Souls</a> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault%27s_Pendulum">Foucault's Pendulum</a> <a href= "https://eggplant.show/118-exploring-your-curiosity-with-rita-orlov-postcurious"> PostCurious episode</a> <a href="https://godotengine.org">Godot Engine</a> <a href="https://eggplant.show/39-gmtk">Mark Brown episode</a> <a href="https://www.spiderheck.com">SpiderHeck</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercule_Poirot">Hercule Poirot</a> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_Face_(TV_series)">Poker Face show</a> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_a_Killing_Moon">Under a Killing Moon</a>