by Sanctuary Woods. In August 2000, Steve Meretzky joined WorldWinner as a game designer. Among the draws of the job, in his view, was that it allowed him to create games "very reminiscent of the kind of games in Hodj 'n' Podj". He has cited the game as a career turning point, which led him away from adventure games and toward the casual game market. While working at Playdom on the role-playing game Sorority Life, he took direct inspiration from Hodj 'n' Podjs implementation of minigames into an overarching structure. Sorority Life was a success, which Meretzky saw as proof that Hodj 'n' Podjs commercial failure was caused by marketing and distribution factors rather than design flaws. References External links Article about Steve Meretzky at Gamasutra 1995 video games Digital tabletop games Classic Mac OS games Fantasy video games Minigame compilations Puzzle video games Steve Meretzky games Video games developed in the United States Virgin Interactive games Windows games Multiplayer and single-player video games