Stay ConnectedWelcome 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.
Copyright: © Geoff Engelstein, Sen-Foong Lim, and Erica Bouyouris
In this classic GameTek, Geoff looks at the ancient Greek practice of Antidosis, and it's application as a game mechanism.
Duration: 05:34
Mike and Geoff talk about teaching games in convention environments. If you are giving demos of a game in a booth, what are the key things to focus on? How much depth do you go into?
They also discuss teaching games in general, with tips for getting things going smoothly.
Duration: 1:07:30
In this all-new content, Geoff interviews Curtis Hickman, Chief Creative Officer of The Void, a company pioneering an immersive extension of Virtual Reality called Hyperreality. Debuting a few weeks ago as the Ghostbusters Dimension experience at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in New York City, it got immediate rave reviews.
What's new about this technology, and how can it be extended in the future?
Duration: 16:09
Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome guests Sen-Foong Lim and Jay Cormier, designers of Godfather: A New Don, Junk Art, and many more games. How does their collaboration work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of working as a team?
Duration: 1:04:54
In this classic GameTek, Geoff talks about Scoring Tracks, and how to make them work with your players, instead of against them.
Duration: 06:26
A little window into dinner time at the Engelstein household: Young Brian asks the question "Can a board game make the players cry?" and he ends up on a podcast.
So can they? Mike, Geoff, and Brian explore what makes people sad, and whether board games can do that - and how that affects their status as 'art'.
Duration: 56:13
Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome Walter Crist, archeologist and co-author of Ancient Egyptians at Play, to discuss the history of board games in ancient Egypt, and their impact on culture and society.
Duration: 51:10
It's another Listener Question episode! Mike and Geoff take on all comers. Can they survive?
Duration: 1:11:21
In this GameTek, Geoff discusses the role that mental models play in how we interact with objects in the world.
Duration: 06:00
Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome Suzanne Sheldon and Sydney Engelstein to discuss the topic of diversity and inclusion in gaming.
Duration: 1:49:42
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
