Ludology
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.
Latest episodes
Sep 3, 2017 • 6min
GameTek Classic 158 - Opration
Biography of a Board Game returns with the classic Operation! Duration: 06:12
Aug 27, 2017 • 52min
Ludology Episode 158 - Gen X
Gil and Geoff host the first-ever Ludology live Q&A from Gencon 50! Duration: 51:39
Jul 28, 2017 • 1h 10min
Ludology Episode 157 - Come Scale Away
Gil and Geoff are pleased to welcome guest Matt Wolfe, to discuss the concept of Decision Scales in games. Duration 1:10:04
Jul 23, 2017 • 7min
GameTek Classic 156 - Alpha Go
In this classic GameTek, Geoff dives into the details of Alpha Go, Google's Go-playing AI. Duration: 06:41
Jul 16, 2017 • 1h 7min
Ludology Episode 156 - Surprise!
Gil and Geoff are joined by the gang from the Flip The Table podcast to talk about Roll & Move games. What works (and doesn't) with this much-maligned mechanic? Duration: 1:07:00
Jul 9, 2017 • 6min
GameTek Classic 155 - Mystery Rummy
Scott takes a look at the history of the Mystery Rummy series, by a designer y'all might know... Duration: 6:24
Jul 2, 2017 • 1h 12min
Ludology Episode 155 - Model Citizen
Gil and Geoff talk about different methods for using mathematical modeling and simulation during the design process. Duration: 1:12:12
Jun 25, 2017 • 6min
GameTek Classic - 154
In this classic GameTek, Geoff takes a look at the physics behind the coin toss. Duration 5:39
Jun 18, 2017 • 1h 15min
Ludology Episode 154 - Leave Me Alone!
Gil and Geoff are pleased to welcome Morten Monrad Pedersen, to discuss the art of designing solo games. Morten has designed several popular solo variants to games, including Scythe and Viticulture. What are the design techniques for solo games? How do they differ from multiplayer games? Duration: 1:14:38
Jun 11, 2017 • 6min
GameTek Classic 153 - Arkham Horror
Scott Rogers joins us with a new Biography of a Board Game - Arkham Horror! Duration: 6:16
