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Ludology

Erica Hayes-Bouyouris, Sen-Foong Lim•ludology.libsyn.com
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Video Games
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 discusses game history, game design and game players. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Episodes

Ludology Episode 201 - Are We Having Fun Yet?

Gil, Emma, and Scott talk about fun and meaning in games. What is fun, and how can we achieve fun in our games? What are games that try to balance fun within a more serious topic? And how about games that are not meant to be fun at all; how do they provide meaning for their players? During the episode, Scott discusses Marc LeBlanc's 8 Types of Fun, which you can read more about here: https://theangrygm.com/gaming-for-fun-part-1-eight-kinds-of-fun/ Note: In the last 20 minutes of the episode, be ...

Jun 02, 2019•1 hr 26 min

Ludology Episode 200 - Auld Lang... Engelstein?

After 200 episodes, Geoff has decided to step back from Ludology to focus on game design and book writing. So we've gathered previous co-hosts Ryan Sturm and Mike Fitzgerald, as well as future co-host Emma Larkins and future contributor Professor Scott Rogers, for a big slam-bang going away party! You'll continue to hear Geoff with his GameTek segment every 4 weeks. And if you'd like to stay in touch, follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gengelstein...

May 19, 2019•1 hr 3 min

Ludology Episode 199 - What's In the Box?

Gil and Geoff discuss uncertainty in games, using Greg Costikyan's _Uncertainty in Games_ as a guide. What kinds of uncertainty are there in games? How do they affect the game experience?

May 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min

Ludology Episode 198 - Inspired

Gil and Geoff are delighted to be joined by Anthony Giovannetti, one of the designers of the popular video game Slay the Spire, a deck-building rogue-like dungeon crawl. How did the board game concepts of deckbuilding translate into a computer game? What advantages did the solo roguelike format give the designers?

Apr 21, 2019•56 min

Ludology Episode 197 - Empires Up In Arms

Gil and Geoff welcome Mikael Jakobsson and Rick Eberhardt from the MIT Game Lab to discuss their research into colonial themes in board games, and the game design workshops they run in former colonial countries.

Apr 07, 2019•47 min

Ludology Episode 196 - Word Up

Gil and Geoff welcome guests Allison Parrish and Tim Szetela, designers of Rewordable, to discuss word games. What particular design techniques are required for this type of game?

Mar 24, 2019•1 hr 6 min

Ludology Episode 195 - Value Added

Gil and Geoff discuss valuation within games - what are the different ways of determining resource value? How does value flow and change over the course of play?

Mar 10, 2019•1 hr 7 min

GameTek 194 - The Hanabi Challenge

In this new interview, Geoff talks with Nolan Bard from Google Deep Mind and Jakob Foerster from Oxford University about their proposal to use the card game Hanabi as the next frontier in Machine Learning and AI research. The original paper can be found at https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.00506 .

Mar 03, 2019•34 min

Ludology Episode 194 - Lifting the Fog

Gil and Geoff are live at ToyFair NY with the designer of Fog of Love, Jacob Jaskov. What was his development process like for this innovative design? What does that tell us about creating narrative inside games?

Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 2 min

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?

Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 7 min

GameTek Classic 192 - Ties

In this classic GameTek Geoff talks about ties and tie-breakers. What makes a good tiebreaker?

Feb 03, 2019•6 min

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?

Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 15 min

Ludology Episode 188 - Unique as a Snowflake

Gil and Geoff welcome designer Corey Konieczka to discuss his new "Unique" game, Discover: Lands Unknown . What is it like to design a game that will have a unique combination of components in each copy? How does it impact playtesting and production? Duration: 47:14

Nov 18, 2018•47 min