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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Episode 2: Definitions of "Play" and "Game" | 13 Aug 2026 | 00:47:33 | |
In this episode I start to look at games philosophy, which is going to be a big part of this podcast. I start off with some definitional groundwork. Looking at different definitions of the terms "Play" and "Game". Works Cited Papers and Books: WHAT’S IN A GAME? HUIZINGA, CAILLOIS, AND CONVENTIONAL BEHAVIOR IN GAMES, Chad Carlson, Routledge, 2026 SUITS ON GAMES AND THEIR VALUE, C. Thi Nguyen, Routledge, 2026 Both of the above can be found in: THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF PHILOSOPHY OF GAMES, Routledge, 2026 MAN, PLAY AND GAMES, Roger Caillois, University of Illinois Press, 2001 HOMO LUDENS, Johan Huizinga, The Beacon Press, 1950 THE GRASSHOPPER, Bernhard Suits, University of Toronto Press, 1978 RULES OF PLAY, Katie Salem, Eric Zimmerman, MIT Press, 2004 Games (excluding Sports and public domain): BRASS, Martin Wallace, Rowley, 2007 SETI, Tomáš Holek, Czech Games Edition, 2024 FLIP 7, Eric Olsen, The OP Games, 2024 LOVE LETTER, Seiji Kanai, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2012 MAGIC: THE GATHERING, Richard Garfield, Wizards of the Coast, 1993 | |||
| Episode 1: What We Talk About When We Talk About Games | 26 Jun 2026 | 00:30:44 | |
In this first episode, I introduce myself and tell you about this project. In the main part of the episode I talk about the language we use when talking about board games and what that language tells us about how we see board games. Works cited: Novels: TSCHICK, Wolfgang Herrndorf, Rowohlt, 2010 Games: EL GRANDE, Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich, Hans Im Glück, 1995 KANBAN, Vital Lacerda, Stronghold Games, 2014 7 WONDERS, Antoine Bauza, Repos Production, 2010 ABYSS, Bruno Cathala, Charles Chevallier, Bombyx, 2014 PANDEMIC, Matt Leacock, Z-Man Games, 2008 K2, Adam Kałuża, Rebel, 2010 KOLEJKA, Karol Madaj, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (IPN), 2011 FREEDOM: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, Brian Mayer, Academy Games, 2013 | |||