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Ludology

Geoffrey Engelstein

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...

Episodes

20 of 702 episodes

Pros and Cons Ep 20

Once again, Sen was in la belle province, recording at FLIM when he heard about *another* convention in Montreal! Ludicon offers open gaming...

32:48Sep 13, 2026

Ludology 363 Transformative

This week, Erica and Sen speak with Dr. Marc Engfield and Shawn Roske about the game they co-designed to explore and address issues surround...

01:23:57Aug 29, 2026

Ludology 362 Getting Graphic with Games

Sen and Erica talk with Steenz (www.oheysteenz.com), a St. Louis cartoonist and professor, about the graphic novel she illustrated, "Side Qu...

49:19Aug 10, 2026

Pros and Cons Ep 19

Erica is just getting back from Japan and Sen is in Montreal for FLIM, so we're going to drop an interview from last year's inaugural Festiv...

25:40Jul 26, 2026

Ludology 361 Joie De Vivre!

Sen and Erica are joined by Marc-Antoine Doyon, organizer behind the Festival Ludique International De Montreal ( www.leflim.com ), a free o...

01:18:40Jul 12, 2026

Ludology 360 That Old Black Magic

Sen and guest host George Drayer (formerly from Meeple Syrup) speak with Jesper Myfors, the original art director of the game that changed t...

46:33Jul 5, 2026

Ludology 359 I'd Like To Thank The Academy

Erica and Sen speak with game designer and educator, Kathleen Mercury, about the second annual Game Design Academy that runs concurrently wi...

52:08Jun 15, 2026

Ludology 358 What's Your Story?

Sen flies solo and interviews Yeonsoo Julian Kim, narrative designer behind "The Fog Knows Your Name" and "Undying Fortress" on Choice Of Ga...

01:09:27May 31, 2026

Ludology 357 Unsettling Catan

Erica and Sen speak with author and academic, J. Rey Lee, about his book entitled, "Unsettling Catan: Detached Design in Eurogames". They di...

01:03:21May 17, 2026

Ludology 356 Put A Little English On It

Sen and Erica interview George and Jack Furnival, the couple behind Carrooka - the tabletop snooker game. To see exactly what we're talking...

52:23May 5, 2026

Pros and Cons Ep 18

Sen talks to Chris Chung at BreakoutCon 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Chris talks about the origins of Lanterns, his work on the My Litt...

31:06Apr 8, 2026

Ludology 354 Like A Dagger In My Heart

Erica and Sen speak with Spenser Starke about bringing Daggerheart, one of the new generation of tabletop role-playing games, to life.

01:14:51Mar 25, 2026

Ludology 353 The Power of Play

Sen and Erica speak with Peter Williamson, co-founder and partner at barometerxp.com and the executive director at gamegenius.org about crea...

01:05:27Mar 9, 2026

Ludology 352 Making the Game

Sen and Erica speak with Liqin Gu and Mitch Zhang from Longpack Manufacturing to delve into the ins and outs of how boardgames are made and...

01:12:05Feb 26, 2026

Pros and Cons Ep 17

Sen speaks with Kristen Mott at Gen Con 2024 about her designs and publications leading into 2025. We talk homeschooling, scouting, co-desig...

32:02Jan 27, 2026

Pros and Cons Ep 16

Recorded live at Gen Con 2024, Sen interviews Sarah Dahlinger, a comparative anatomy fueled creature creator who's made some of your favouri...

39:42Jan 13, 2026

Ludology 351 Better Health Through Gaming

Erica and Sen talk with Dr. Joe Macisco, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Wright State U...

58:52Dec 15, 2025

Thinking Beyond Mechanisms Ep 24

Sen and Erica welcome Sarah Shipp, guest host of Thinking Beyond Mechanisms, to talk about some of the ways in which theme can be measured a...

06:51Dec 8, 2025

Ludology 350 Beneath The Trees

Sen and special guest host Doug Levandowski (Kids on Bikes) talk with Noxweiler Ignatius Berf (or "Nox" for short) about his work on the sto...

01:03:08Dec 1, 2025