Ludology
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 discusses game history, game design and game players.
Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
Episodes
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Feb 10, 2019 • 1h 7min
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 3, 2019 • 6min
GameTek Classic 192 - Ties
In this classic GameTek Geoff talks about ties and tie-breakers. What makes a good tiebreaker?
Jan 27, 2019 • 54min
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.
Jan 21, 2019 • 8min
GameTek Classic 191 - Schelling
In this classic GameTek, Geoff talks about the work of Thomas Schelling.
Jan 13, 2019 • 1h 15min
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?
Dec 30, 2018 • 13min
GameTek Classic 190 - Ameritrash
Scott Rogers is back with Part 2 of his Eurogame-Ameritrash series!
Dec 16, 2018 • 56min
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?
Dec 9, 2018 • 7min
GameTek Classic 189 - I Cut, You Choose
In this classic GameTek, Geoff looks at the criminally under-used "I Cut, You Choose" mechanism.
Dec 2, 2018 • 1h 10min
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.
Nov 25, 2018 • 9min
GameTek Classic 188 - Eurogames
Scott Rogers takes a look at the origin of the term "Eurogames".
