Ranked #1
Ludology Episode 34 - The Good, The Bad, and The Random
Ludology Episode 34 - The Good, The Bad, and The Random
Ryan and Geoff take a look at the use of uncertainty and randomness in games. What works and what doesn't? When should y... Read more
10 Jun 2012
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #2
Ludology Episode 90 - Kniziathon
Ludology Episode 90 - Kniziathon
Ryan and Geoff take a close look at the body of work of Reiner Knizia, one of the most influential and prolific designer... Read more
19 Oct 2014
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1hr 24mins
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Ludology Episode 69 - Area 69
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Hot on the heels of talking about Set Collection, Ryan and Geoff tackle its cousin, Area Majority, a mechanic which come... Read more
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Ludology Episode 144 - The Edge of Seventeen
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Ludology 207 - Card Advantage
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Ludology Episode 149 - Blast From The Past
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Ludology Episode 138 - Hug To Win
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Ludology Episode 38 - You Are Here
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Ludology Episode 133 - The Crying Game
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A little window into dinner time at the Engelstein household: Young Brian asks the question "Can a board game make the p... Read more
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Ludology Episode 66 - Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?
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Ryan and Geoff are joined by special guest Corey Koneiczka of Fantasy Flight Games designer of such classics as Battlest... Read more
6 Oct 2013
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #11
Ludology Episode 142 - Slots O Fun
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Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome slot machine game design Jeremy Hornik. Jeremy has been designing slots for over 1... Read more
11 Dec 2016
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1hr 16mins
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Mike and Geoff take a deep dive into Martin Wallace's latest game, Via Nebula. They look at all the design choices, from... Read more
30 Oct 2016
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Ludology Episode 134 - There's No "I" In Team
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Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome guests Sen-Foong Lim and Jay Cormier, designers of Godfather: A New Don, Junk Art,... Read more
21 Aug 2016
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Ludology Episode 162 - The Ares Project
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Gil and Geoff take a deep dive into the design of Terraforming Mars. What makes it tick? What works and what doesn't? Du... Read more
22 Oct 2017
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Ludology 209 - The 6 Zones of Play
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Emma, Gil, and Scott discuss a theory Scott is working on that describes 6 distinct physical zones when playing a board ... Read more
22 Sep 2019
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Ludology Episode 140 - Training Day
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Mike and Geoff are thrilled to welcome guest Mark Herman to the program. Mark is the designer of a slew of games, includ... Read more
13 Nov 2016
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1hr 17mins
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Ludology Episode 44a - The Rubber Meets the Road
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Finally! Ryan corrals his buddies into trying Trading in the Mediterranean, and records their thoughts afterwards. Revi... Read more
25 Nov 2012
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33mins
Ranked #18
Ludology Episode 136 - Thinking Inside The Box
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Mike and Geoff discuss the way that constraints, both internal and external, affect the design process. They are pleased... Read more
18 Sep 2016
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #19
Ludology 205 - All's Well That Ends Well
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Scott did some research and came up with all the different ways a board game can end. In this super-sized episode, Scott... Read more
28 Jul 2019
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1hr 26mins
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Ludology Episode 152 - The Better Angels Of Our Nature
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Gil and Geoff are thrilled to welcome Chris Cobb from Riot Games, creator of the number one online game in the world, Le... Read more
21 May 2017
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1hr 2mins
