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Ariadne’s Ribbon

The Labyrinth, from William Henry Matthews's Mazes and Labyrinths

Emmy Allen’s Stygian Library in silhouette

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMarch 1, 2021November 15, 2024Posted inCriticismTags:books, Emmy Allen, labyrinth, mise en abyme, rhizome, Stygian Library, textuality8 Comments on Ariadne’s Ribbon

Table Talk

TTRPGs as communication & communication in TTRPGs

Posted byLīber LūdōrumFebruary 15, 2021June 6, 2022Posted inTheoryTags:communication, rpg, Theory, ttrpg3 Comments on Table Talk

I COME TO BURY THE GOD-KING: A Game/Book Review of Sophia Tinney’s Kingdoms RPG

Forge a dynasty from birth scream to last gasp

Posted byLīber LūdōrumFebruary 8, 2021November 15, 2024Posted inReviewsTags:indie, Kingdoms, osr, ttrpg1 Comment on I COME TO BURY THE GOD-KING: A Game/Book Review of Sophia Tinney’s Kingdoms RPG

The Apocalypse Meant Möre

Art for MBC: Heretic by Johan Nohr

Insight and inspiration from Johan Nohr

Posted byLīber LūdōrumFebruary 1, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inCriticismTags:design, Mork Borg, print, ttrpgLeave a comment on The Apocalypse Meant Möre

Roleplayer’s Dilemma

Making tough choices in RPG theory and game theory

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJanuary 18, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inTheoryTags:design, game theory, play styles, rpg, rpg history, rpg theory, ttrpgLeave a comment on Roleplayer’s Dilemma

Imagining Dystopia

H. Gillet, illustration from Anatomie des centres nerveux, 1895; and George Bradshaw, Plan of Haumburg, ca. 1850-1859.

Neurocity & the cognitive, social, and political functions of RPGs

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJanuary 4, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inCriticismTags:complexity, dystopia, gaming, language, political, ttrpgLeave a comment on Imagining Dystopia

A Festive Apocalypse

Mörk Borg & Medieval Carnival culture

Posted byLīber LūdōrumDecember 21, 2020November 15, 2024Posted inCriticismTags:bakhtin, carnival, culture, materiality, Mork Borg, play theory, ttrpgLeave a comment on A Festive Apocalypse

Hindsight is d2020

Storm Crow's d2020

Let the bad times roll

Posted byLīber LūdōrumDecember 14, 2020January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:dice, drinking game, word gameLeave a comment on Hindsight is d2020

What Is a Roleplaying Game?

What Is a Roleplaying Game? by Epidiah Ravachol

It’s a game by Epidiah Ravachol, of course.

Posted byLīber LūdōrumDecember 7, 2020January 12, 2022Posted inCriticismTags:ravachol, rpg, rpg theoryLeave a comment on What Is a Roleplaying Game?

Analyses of the Unreal

Joshua Reynolds, Theory oil painting

A curated reading list of TTRPG theory for designers, players, and thinkers

Posted byLīber LūdōrumNovember 30, 2020April 17, 2023Posted inReferenceTags:design, philosophy, play theory, rpg history, rpg theory3 Comments on Analyses of the Unreal

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