Ludology

Erica and Sen speak with author and academic, J. Ray Lee, about his book entitled, "Unsettling Catan: Detached Design in Eurogames". They discuss Catan's impact on the hobby, what detached design actually is, and what game designers can do to avoid detached design in practice.

Check out https://lookingglance.com/ for more information and musings about boardgaming!

Sen and Erica interview George and Jack Furnival, the couple behind Carrooka - the tabletop snooker game.

To see exactly what we're talking about on the podcast, check out pictures on their website:

www.carrooka.com
Be sure to listen to the companion episode about Crokinole featuring Jeremy Tracey on Patreon!

https://www.patreon.com/ludology

Sen talks to Chris Chung at BreakoutCon 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Chris talks about the origins of Lanterns, his work on the My Little Pony deckbuilder, and online playtesting.

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

Sen and Erica speak with Peter Williamson, co-founder and partner at barometerxp.com and the executive director at gamegenius.org about creating tabletop experiences for non-profit organizations or doing professional development and team training to facilitate practical learning outcomes.