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
GameTek 247.5 - Mana
Ludology 247 - Orc-kay Computer
Biography of a Board Game 246.5 - Quarriors
Ludology 246 - Cornering the Market
GameTek Classic 245.5 - Leadership
Ludology 245 - Play It Again Games
Biography of a Board Game 244.5 - Alien Frontiers
Ludology 244 - Games Brought to Life
GameTek Classic 243.5 - Beacons
Ludology 243 - Play Blall!
Biography of a Board Game 242.5 - Bingo and Yahtzee
Ludology 242 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
GameTek Classic 241.5 - The Elam Ending
Ludology 241 - A Different Kind of Year
Ludology 240 - Are You Receiving Me?
Biography of a Board Game 239.5 - Dark Tower
Ludology 239 - Words at Play
GameTek Classic 238.5 - Induction
Ludology 238 - Unraveling Complexity
Biography of a Board Game 237.5 - Which Witch
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