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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 615 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Video GamesLeisureGames | |||
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Latest Episodes
In her 10th installment, special guest host Sarah Shipp lends her insights into how thematic win condition not only drive play, but allow for better immersion.
TTRPG Kids' host Steph Campbell joins us once again to drop knowledge about how to set up great encounters for your children or students. Whether those encounters are in a familiar system or a new one, whether they focus on combat or puzzles or socia... more
In this episode, Sen and Erica speak with Laia Gonzales, one half of Wonderbow Games about their amazingly successful Kickstarter project, Kelp, and the unfortunate issues that arose because of said success. Laia talks about the illicit copies of Kel... more
In the last episode, Sarah Shipp discussed the concept of gates that actively and intentionally restrict player agency as a useful tool for game design. In this episode, she takes a more in depth look at gates that specifically force players to confr... more
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Really gets into the details of gaming, and understanding them. Highly recommend.
Podchaser55 months agoGeorge- Turned to junk
This uses to be a great podcast. Then it became a platform for SJW’s to promote leftist politics. But, I still listened every other week to game tech and anatomy of a board game. Now, 2023, it’s just a wank fest of jargon, pretense, and elitist self-congratulation. Their use of meaningless 50-cent words is beyond worthless and I feel more stupid for hearing it. After hearing the latest self-important mechanism mini-episode I can see it’s time for this designer to get out of here and back to the ... more
Apple Podcasts1horgar
United States9 months ago I expected more depth than is on offer.
Podcast Addict12 years agobfcncGreat education on game design, focusing on boardgames but eventually expanding quite a bit.
Podcast Addict52 years agoBrendan P- Just keeps getting better!
Been on board since the oldey days and every crew shift improves it!
Apple Podcasts5CastaigneUnited States2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #76 | United States/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #11 |  Canada/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #72 | Canada/Leisure |
Apple Podcasts | #39 |  Australia/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #104 |  France/Leisure/Games |
Apple Podcasts | #168 | Australia/Leisure |
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