Geoff (making a one-off Ludology return) and Gil chat with Al Leonardi, designer of the legendary picture-book game Ace of Aces, and a legion of spinoffs using the same brilliant first-person system.
SHOW NOTES
4m19s: Richthofen’s War
8m18s: If you're interested about Ace of Ace's mathematical underpinnings, and its true nature as a hex-grid game, here's Geoff's article.
9m52s: There were two Star Wars games Al worked on: Star Wars: Starfighter Battle Book, and Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling (which was based on Lost Worlds, which we discuss later in the episode). Also: Dragonriders of Pern: The Book Game, Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon, and Ace of Aces: Wingleader.
11m11s: The Immelman turn, in World War I, was a difficult maneuver that allowed a skilled pilot to turn their aircraft around quickly. In modern aerobatics, it now refers to a type of half-loop.
16m58s: "Ditto sheets," known in the UK as a "Banda machine," refers to a method of print duplication used for much of the 20th century, and very popular in American schools at the time. People of a certain age will recall paper quizzes with a distinctive blue ink on the paper.
22m16s: Two more aerial maneuvers: the wingover, and the snap roll.
25m32s: Lost Worlds
27m48s: The Society for Creative Anachronism.
39m15s: TransAmerica, Ticket To Ride
Pros and Cons Ep 2
Pros and Cons Ep 1
TTRPG Kids Ep 8
Ludology 314 What Games Mean to Calvin
Ludology EP 313 Welcome to the Social Club
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Ludology 312 Fall Host Chat
Thinking Beyond Mechanisms Ep 6
Ludology 311 The Essen Experience
TTRPG Kids Ep 6
Ludology 310 Professional Jugglers
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Ludology 309 Home Grown Games
TTRPG Kids Ep 5
Ludology 308 We've Got More in Store!
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Episode 307 Let's Party!
TTRPG Kids Ep 4
Ludology 306 We Survived Gen Con 2023!
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