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Tabletop Summit: Bringing 'Survivor' to Game Night: A Case Study in Adapting Film/TV to Mass Market Tabletop

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How do you define a "good" adaptation? Is it better to bring elements of the original material over whole cloth, or can you create authenticity through feeling and emotion? And how do you make sure that adaptation is engaging to dedicated fans seeking it out AND new players who might stumble upon it in a game shop? nnIn this case study of Survivor: The Tribe Has Spoken, Ian Clayman will explain how he, show host and producer Jeff Probst, and the team at Exploding Kittens, Inc., tackled these creative challenges through the lens of adaptation theory.

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