Ludology
Hosted by Sen and Erica · Erica Hayes-Bouyouris, Sen-Foong Lim
4.8from 396 ratings
- 702
- Episodes
- 109
- Transcribed
- 396
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2011
- First episode
About Ludology
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.
- Publisher
- Erica Hayes-Bouyouris, Sen-Foong Lim
- Category
- leisure · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Feb 2011
- Latest episode
- 28 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
109 of 702 episodes have a transcript.
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ludology 364 The Cost of Complexity
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Pros and Cons Ep 20
29 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ludology 363 Transformative
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Ludology 364 The Cost of Complexity
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There is some really interesting thinking in the different ways you can, you know, lay out objectives for trick taking. it doesn't necessarily equate to complexity. It's almost kind of like a sophistication within that genre. Because I'm using something I already know, maybe the basic idea of just how a honestly very standard card game, the most card games out there are trick takers. Like even with a just traditional deck of cards, what becomes interesting is the twist. But it didn't add complexity per se. It made the game better. It made the games more interesting. And I think that's getting into the idea of maybe more of a I think sometimes it's sophistication. […]
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- Alain Fragman
- Mario Haché
- Marc Engfield
- Shawn Roske
- Steenz
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 344 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 52 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Ludology?
Sen and Erica host the show. Published by Erica Hayes-Bouyouris, Sen-Foong Lim.
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