Ludology

By Erica Hayes-Bouyouris, Sen-Foong Lim

Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how's and why's of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, and... more

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The podcast currently has 703 episodes available.

Ludology episodes:

February 16, 2019 GameTek Classic 193 - Merchant of Venus
Scott Rogers is back with the biography of Merchant of Venus!
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8min
February 10, 2019 Ludology Episode 193 - Lean and Mean in 2019
Gil and Geoff welcome back Stephen Buonocore from Stronghold Games for their traditional annual State of the Industry discussion. What trends did we see in 2018? What do we see for the future of tabletop gaming?
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1h 8min
February 03, 2019 GameTek Classic 192 - Ties
In this classic GameTek Geoff talks about ties and tie-breakers. What makes a good tiebreaker?
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7min
January 27, 2019 Ludology Episode 192 - Loops I Did It Again
Gil and Geoff talk about Game Loops and how they can be designed to accomplish a variety of goals.
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54min
January 21, 2019 GameTek Classic 191 - Schelling
In this classic GameTek, Geoff talks about the work of Thomas Schelling.
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8min
January 13, 2019 Ludology 191 - The Life of the Party
Gil and Geoff welcome Scott Rogers to discuss party games. What features make for a good party game? What are the dos and don'ts for designers?
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1h 16min
December 30, 2018 GameTek Classic 190 - Ameritrash
Scott Rogers is back with Part 2 of his Eurogame-Ameritrash series!
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14min
December 16, 2018 Ludology Episode 190 - Diabolus in Ludica
Gil and Geoff discuss the idea of Ludonarrative Dissonance. What is it? How can it sink a game or make it soar?
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56min
December 09, 2018 GameTek Classic 189 - I Cut, You Choose
In this classic GameTek, Geoff looks at the criminally under-used "I Cut, You Choose" mechanism.

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7min
December 02, 2018 Ludology Episode 189 - Missing Selinker
Gil and Geoff are joined by game and puzzle designer Mike Selinker to discuss the relationship between puzzles and games.
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1h 11min

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