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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