Crisis - Hostage Negotiator - S1E4

Hostage situations are dark material for a game, but the solo board game Hostage Negotiator puts you in the middle of one of these intense standoffs. We talk with designer and publisher A.J. Porfirio about walking the line on a sensitive topic. And former crisis negotiator Tony D’Aiuto reveals some unexpected things about the tactics that professionals use, as he tells the surprising story of his first time as lead negotiator.

Read a full transcript of this episode.

Immersed is produced by Cardboard Edison.

Special thanks to Tony D’Aiuto, A.J. Porfirio, and Linda Durant.

Editing assistance by Eric Booth.

Music:

Kadupul by Nihilore is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Enjoyable to Know by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Twisted Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Backed Vibes Clean by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Alter - 150bpm by Rafael Archangel is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Week Twenty-five by Ben von Wildenhaus is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Covert Affair Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Landmine by Bankrupt Bakery is licensed under a Attribution License.

Check by Monplaisir is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Bouncy Gypsy Beats by John Bartmann is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Brooke's Dream by Dan Lebowitz

Modulation of the Spirit by Little Glass Men is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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ADVISERS: Rob Greanias, Peter C. Hayward, Justin Gibbs, Robin Kay

SENIOR INVENTORS: Steven Cole (Escape Velocity Games), Calvin Johns, Chris and Kathy Keane (The Drs. Keane), Joshua J. Mills, Marcel Perro, Behrooz "Bez" Shahriari, Shoot Again Games, Nick Thacker

JUNIOR INVENTORS: Ryan Abrams, Luis Lara, Neil Roberts, Jay Treat

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