The Ludography Episode - Unwritten Earths Symposium

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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: Unwritten Earths Symposium Our Patreon Join the Discord Nathan's games Eppy's games Music by Will Jobst

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This episode was published on August 13, 2025.

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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 &...

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