Episode 21
The Ludography Episode
August 13th, 2025
54 mins 51 secs
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About this Episode
In this episode we do our game design homework of looking through game ludographies to chase down a chain of influence. It's a fun journey and we end up in very different places for our arcane gems! We also give an update on the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025, coming out soon!
Show Notes:
- You can still late pledge for the 2025 Annual
- Original Story Now Essay
- Atmosfear VHS/DVD Games
- Art & System: Games For Expanded Play is the upcoming project that includes a Dog Eat Dog re-release
Games Mentioned:
- Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin, by Ron Edwards (oh, and it is available auf Deutsch)
- Champions Now (Hero Games), Ron's take on Champions
- Gray Ranks (Bully Pulpit Games)
- Dog Eat Dog, by Liam Liwanag Burke
- Puppetland by John Tynes (1995 text/2013 edition from Arc Dream Publishing)
- Burning Wheel (Burning Wheel Gold is the current edition)
- My Life With Master (Half Meme Press)
- Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies (Thorny Games)
- Code of Unaris (Goldleaf Games)
- Sock Puppets: An RPG by A Smouldering Lighthouse
And there's more: