Welcome!

Welcome to Ludology, an analytical dialogue of the hows and whys of the world of board video games. Rather than information and critiques, Ludology explores quite a lot of subjects about video games from a wider lens, in addition to talk about recreation historical past, recreation design and recreation 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 matter inside recreation design, usually with a well-regarded visitor from the sport trade. We typically concentrate on tabletop recreation design (primarily board video games and RPGs), however we frequently 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 at present looking for content material creators for these 5-15 minute slots, so please attain out if in case you have concepts!

Our History

We intention for many Ludology episodes to be timeless, so you might be welcome to discover our whole catalog. Most of it ought to age fairly nicely. 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 can be hanging up his mic in 2023, leaving Erica and Sen to hold on this wonderful legacy.

Contact Us 

Have your individual ideas about our subjects? We encourage you to go to us at our guild on Boardgamegeek to become involved in a seamless dialogue.

You can even e-mail us at hey@ludology.web.

Ludology is a part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board recreation media community.

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Ludology is made potential by the assist and donations of listeners such as you.

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Make a one-time or month-to-month donation right here. The hyperlink will take you to Erica’s account.