Welcome!
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical dialogue of the hows and whys of the world of board video games. Rather than information and opinions, Ludology explores quite a lot of subjects about video games from a wider lens, in addition to talk about sport historical past, sport design and sport gamers.
We publish a brand new Ludology episode each different week. In these episodes, hosts Erica Bouyouris and Sen-Foong Lim deep-dive right into a single subject inside sport design, typically with a well-regarded visitor from the sport business. We typically give attention to tabletop sport design (primarily board video games and RPGs), however we regularly pull in specialists from all types of video games, from video video games to flee rooms to fit machines.
On weeks the place there isn’t a flagship Ludology episode, we’ll alternate between two smaller mini-sodes. Erica and Sen are comfortable to announce that Sarah Shipp of Shippboard Games and Stephanie Campbell of TTRPGKids might be becoming a member of us for the following 12 months, offering further content material between our longer episodes.
Sarah’s phase, Thinking Beyond Mechanisms, is a month-to-month characteristic that dives deeper into the opposite features of video games past the cube and playing cards we’re all accustomed to.
Stephanie’s phase, TTRPGKids, explores how dad and mom and academics can use function taking part in video games with kids within the house and within the classroom.
We hope you benefit from the further content material!
Our History
We goal for many Ludology episodes to be timeless, so you’re welcome to discover our complete catalog. Most of it ought to age fairly properly. The podcast was began in 2011 by Geoff Engelstein and Ryan Sturm, with Mike Fitzgerald taking up for Ryan in 2015. Gil and Scott joined the present in 2017 when Mike stepped apart, and Emma joined in 2019 when Geoff ended his tenure as host. Emma left in 2021, and Erica and Sen joined us. Since then, Scott stepped down in 2022 and Gil might be hanging up his mic in 2023, leaving Erica and Sen to hold on this superb legacy.
Erica and Sen are working to convey new voices to Ludology and have some nice issues to announce as gaming expands to incorporate much more folks!
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Have your personal ideas about our subjects? We encourage you to go to us at our guild on Boardgamegeek to get entangled in a unbroken dialogue.
You may electronic mail us at howdy@ludology.internet.
Ludology is a part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board sport media community.
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Ludology is made potential by means of the help and donations of listeners such as you.
We at present have 3 “First Listen” collection that may exit to Patrons properly upfront of the audio being launched to the broader viewers.
- The Memories that Made Us (month-to-month) – reminiscences about gaming experiences that helped form the those that convey trendy video games to life
- Tales from the Designer Toolbox (month-to-month) – suggestions and tips from business execs discovered from each success and failure
- Ludology Live – recordings from conventions all over the world
Patrons will even get further consideration for any giveaways that we’d have!
You may make a one-time or month-to-month donation right here. The hyperlink will take you to Erica’s account. People who donate on this approach is not going to have entry to the Patreon web page – sorry!
