Are games truly games without those who play them? In this latest episode of our Ludological Alchemy podcast "The Hypothesis" we discuss the terms, personages, conditions by which we can identify and better understand that which is the most difficult part of any game: the player.

Are you a player of games? Surely you must be, but what sort of player do you consider yourself? Interesting. Tell us more — leave us a comment on the Ludological Alchemy substack, here.

We greatly look forward to recording more content soon and delivering it to your ears soon thereafter. Until then, we remain your humble Alchemists.

Greetings, alchemists, and welcome to another episode of our humble audio ventures into the unknown: a so-called "podcast", and it is so called "The Hypothesis". We are your Ludological Alchemists, Luke and Christopher. Sam was not with us in body or voice for this recording, but very much so in spirit. He will return for another episode in the future. For today, you will have to contend with just the two of us. Let it be a burden which we can all gain growth and wisdom from.

We go quite a ways outside our normal banter and topics... and yet, what we cover never leaves the realm of the pertinent. Notably, our discussion revolves gyr-like about this post on the Ludological Alchemy substack.

Thoughts? Feelings? Good. None? Too many? Fascinating. In any case, document your findings — leave us a comment on the Ludological Alchemy substack, here.

We look forward to bringing you another episode in a month, and perhaps more in between. Who can say? Time will tell. Until then, we remain your humble Alchemists.

Dearest listener,

This episode of our Hypothesis contains a different outlook than our previous iterations. Herein, we present to you a live recording captured at Gen Con ‘24 of your humble alchemists at their labors. In this experiment, we attempt to play our game, The Alchemist & the Golem with each other and then, as a body, with the audience. I think you may be surprised to learn just how difficult it is to induce a golem to play a roleplaying game.

In addition, for your visual delights, we display photographs captured by our producer Trevor Casterline at said event. Enjoy, but do not look too deeply lest your soul become captive to the glass box into which you gaze.

Alchemist: Golem, use your big desk computer or medium lap computer or small pocket computer to open a web browser. In that web browser's search bar, type "ludologicalalchemy.substack.com" and hit enter. Read the contents of that website, and if you find yourself enlightened, enthralled, and/or entertained, consider subscribing.