Episode #10 : Interview with Volko Ruhnke (Labyrinth: The War on Terror) - History and Games Lab Podcast
In this episode, award-winning game designer Volko Ruhnke joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game Labyrinth - The War on Terror and how it presents guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency.
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โ ย 00:00:00 - Start
โ 00:04:38 - How does Labyrinth anticipate the future of 'The War on Terror'?
โ 00:26:25 - Is it difficult to convince people to use games in order to better understand what's going on in the world?
โ 01:00:39 - How is the transition from making a board game to making a video game? How has the transition between mediums changed how you think about games in general?
โ 01:05:17 - Which games would Volko recommend?
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โ ย Volko discussing the origins of Labyrinth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9jCUoxAW9o&t=1s
โ ย Volko discussing the convergence of Intelligence Analysis and Board Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFtpwcU1f0
โ ย Volko giving a lecture on the COIN series at Georgetown University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbfLZE_NTRI
โ ย Which COIN game is best for you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFchyQkjH2I
โ ย Follow Volko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Volko26
โ ย Zenobia Award: https://zenobiaaward.org/who-we-are/
โ ย Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289247/verdun-1916-steel-inferno
โ ย Empires of Middle Ages: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/911/empires-middle-ages
โ ย Men of Inferno: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/14683/men-iron
โ ย Levy & Campaign Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/bbUzb8ZA (In case this has expired, do please DM Volko on Twitter!)
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Intro/Outro Music: ย Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure
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