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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 6 hours 47 minutes
Ludology Episode 64 - The ABC's of CCG's
Ryan and Geoff are joined by guest Mike Fitzgerald. Mike is the designer of a variety of card games including the Mystery Rummy series and Hooyah, but also spent many years working on CCGs like Wyvern, Magic, and Pokemon. Mike joins us to...
GameTek Classic 63 - Interview with Bob Abbott
In this classic GameTek, Ryan and Geoff interview game designer Bob Abbott, designer of classic games like Confusion, Eleusis, and Code 777. Duration: 09:29 This episode of Ludology is sponsored by , the new publication from lautepelit.fi....
Ludology Episode 63 - Set Your Phases To Fun
Ryan and Geoff take a very high level look at the structure of games - the phases and turns that make them tick. What structures were there in ancient games? How has this changed over time? How does the structure selected by the designer influence the...
GameTek Classic 62: Flipping Probability
In this classic GameTek, Geoff shares a technique for making it simpler to calculate probabilities in your head. Duration: 06:06
Ludology Episode 62 - Gone Digital
Ryan and Geoff are joined by John Meindersee of Campfire Creations, to talk about the special challenges in creating digital versions of boardgames. Campfire Creations developed the iOS version of Stone Age, and John shares the details of the...
GameTek Classic 61: Choices
Meaningful decisions are what drive deep strategy games. But can there be too much of a good thing? Can having too many choices hinder our ability to make good, or any, decisions? Duration: 06:42
Ludology Episode 61 - Listener Spectacularerer
In this third listener question episode, Ryan and Geoff respond to a veritable panoply of user questions, and field them with their usual combination of aplomb and pithy aphorisms. Duration: 1:04:57
GameTek Classic 60: PokerBots
In this classic GameTek, Geoff talks about PokerBots: How they are programmed, why they're a problem, and how to detect them. Duration: 04:54
Ludology Episode 60 - How To "How To Play"
Rules! Every game has them, but they are a big source of gamer frustration. Ryan and Geoff put their heads together to come up with rules for rules. What makes for a good set of rules? What are common pitfalls? How should they be structured?...
GameTek Classic 59 - Man vs Machine
In this classic GameTek, Geoff talks about the difference between playing a human vs an AI opponent. Do we act and feel differently about the game? If so, why? Duration: 5:58