Episode #10 : Interview with Volko Ruhnke (Labyrinth: The War on Terror)

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History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of Edinburgh

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In this series of episodes hosts from the History & Games Lab from the University of Edinburgh will be talking to historians, game creators, heritage professionals and others about history, games and the places where they meet. Connect with us further: https://linktr.ee/HistoryandGamesLab

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Episode #10 : Interview with Volko Ruhnke (Labyrinth: The War on Terror) - History and Games Lab Podcast

History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of Edinburgh

1 hour 20 minutes 17 seconds

4 years ago

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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○ 00:00:00 - Start

○ 00:04:38 - How does Labyrinth anticipate the future of 'The War on Terror'?

○ 00:26:25 - Is it difficult to convince people to use games in order to better understand what's going on in the world?

○ 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?

○ 01:05:17 - Which games would Volko recommend?

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○ Volko discussing the origins of Labyrinth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9jCUoxAW9o&t=1s

○ Volko discussing the convergence of Intelligence Analysis and Board Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFtpwcU1f0

○ Volko giving a lecture on the COIN series at Georgetown University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbfLZE_NTRI

○ Which COIN game is best for you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFchyQkjH2I

○ Follow Volko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Volko26

○ Zenobia Award: https://zenobiaaward.org/who-we-are/

○ Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289247/verdun-1916-steel-inferno

○ Empires of Middle Ages: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/911/empires-middle-ages

○ Men of Inferno: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/14683/men-iron

○ 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: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod

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