Ludus
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Build the best ludus in the world! and survive in ancient Rome. From the Steam store page
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38 of 38 · most liked firstThis Roman gameboard and checkers, used to play a game called Ludus Latrunculorum, was discovered at Bearsden Roman fort in Glasgow. Although we don't fully understand the rules, the name means 'the game of robbers'. You can see it now in the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University. #FindsFriday
unlabelledView post →Meanwhile, Blasphemous The Board Game, by Ludus Magnus and @thegamekitchen.com has passed the million-dollar goal!🤯 To celebrate, here are two characters I hadn't shown yet!🤟 Hope you like it! P.s. Look how wonderful the 3D artists work with these miniatures! :v
unlabelledView post →Even if you're not into tabletop games (or miniatures) you must admit that the #Blasphemous Board Game just announced by Ludus Magnus Studio is pretty awesome. It already reached a 500.000€ stretch goal in less than one day, which is absolutely bonkers. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxaR...
unlabelledView post →I just backed, with the current maximum possible pledge, the #Blasphemous Board Game campaign by Ludus Magnus Studio. I mean, how couldn't I? Look at all of this!!! 😍 And the campaign keeps beating stretch goal after stretch goal! It's about to hit 900.000€ mark! gamefound.com/es/projects/...
unlabelledView post →Ludus duodecim scriptorium (XII scripta) is a Roman Empire era board game discovered at Ephesus. The ‘game of twelve marks’ has been viewed by some as the ancient predecessor of backgammon, and is mentioned in Ovid’s Ars Amatoria. 🏛 Ephesus Museum 🏺Ancientbluesky
unlabelledView post →I got my hands on a preview copy of Opera Magna to photograph and it’s a real beaut. Didn’t get to play it (because fml 💁♂️) but I hear good things. Ludus Magnus will have it up on Gamefound in September! I took way too many pictures so I’m sure you’ll see more soon 😁 #boardgame #photography
unlabelledView post →I've always thought some of Paul Hindemith's music sounded a little video game-y, so I made this 8-bit arrangement and performance of the 4th interlude from his Ludus Tonalis! Hope you enjoy it!
unlabelledView post →Researchers in England, equipped with a 3D printer, created a playable replica of Roman Britain’s most popular board game, Ludus Latrunculorum. Soldiers and civilians alike enjoyed the strategy game www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/3... @SmithsonianMag #globalmuseum #games #Roman
unlabelledView post →I'm making a new computer game using the Ars Magica 5E tabletop system called Ludus Mercurii! A systems-heavy roguelike that adapts the detailed rules of Ars Magica 5th Edition into a digital dungeon crawler. dragynrain.itch.io/ludus-mercur... #indiegames via @itchio #arsmagica #rpg
unlabelledView post →Here's my first #NintendoSwitch #indiegame highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼 Game - The Last Friend Developer - The Stonebot Studio & Ludus Games Publisher - Skystone games Release date - April 21, 2022
unlabelledView post →The second illustration made for Runar was this goood boiii. Runar is an awesome viking TT game made by Ludus Magnus Studio!
unlabelledView post →New on Player32: ▸ Wobbledogs ▸ Meowstery Wisp ▸ Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator ▸ Tactical Annihilation Trailers, demos and deals for every game → https://player32.com/ #PCGaming #gamedev
unlabelledView post →OUT NOW: From Glasgow to the Hebrides: Ludus Pax Studios Launches Scottish-Inspired ‘Tiny Terra Spaces’ #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Starting PC: Marcus of Bonisagus - Ludus Mercurii dragynrain.itch.io/ludus-mercur... The starting character for the game! Including complete PDF downloadable character sheet! #indiegames #indiegame #arsmagica #roguelite #ludusmercurii
unlabelledView post →"Among the most notable finds of 2024 are pieces used in the games Ludus Latrunculorum and Ludus duodecim scriptorum, dated to the 5th century CE." www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/r...
unlabelledView post →Kinda unoriginal but here's a logo for Botalud And for those who didn't understand yet, it's a portmanteau word of Botanic and Ludus (game in latin)
unlabelledView post →Hail and well met, Cabalists! Today marks the triumphant return of The Dungeon Master’s Ludus, a show dedicated to sharing the wisdom of both new and seasoned Game Masters alike. Join us as we discuss Session Zero and the development of a Group Charter. Huzzah! thesecretcabal.com/episodes/dun...
unlabelledView post →Ludus Latrunculorum is an ancient Roman game of pure skill. Two players face each other across a rectangular board which is marked with a grid of squares. The players each have an equal number of pieces, with one player's pieces differing from the other in colour #gamedev
unlabelledView post →"Oh, what is this thing and why are there so many creatures inside of it?" - ♀ "It's a crane game, Reg. You maneuver a claw to win a stuffed animal." - L.V "Can you win one for me? Pretty please?" - ♀ #8DaysofXIVLove - Day 3 : Ludus (Playful Love) #ffxiv | #GPOSERS | #ReShade | #Hyur | #Viera
unlabelledView post →LUDUS SUPER. - Game Over (Chapter 4) #deltarune
unlabelledView post →To all my followers here on Bluesky, I'm giving away a new set of game codes for the following titles: AI Wars 2 Hell Clock Indika Ludus If you're following me here on Bluesky and would like one or more of these titles, feel free to reply down below and make sure your DMs are open. Thank you.
unlabelledView post →Encounters and Approaches - Ludus Mercurii dragynrain.itch.io/ludus-mercur... Here's my design thoughts on the biggest fundamental system in the game! #indiegame #indiegames #roguelite #arsmagica #ludusmercurii
unlabelledView post →Post-MVP: Where this game could go... - Ludus Mercurii dragynrain.itch.io/ludus-mercur... Here's my thoughts on where this game could go! #arsmagica #indiegame #indiegames #roguelite #ludusmercurii
unlabelledView post →New playtests on player.gg 🤠 - Tiebreakers by @tiecorpstudio.bsky.social - 4 Penny Coffins @4pennycoffins.bsky.social - Petty Ungodliness by @crnggames.bsky.social - Expendabots by Collision Games - Crim Ludus by Hawk Vision Game Dive in 🌊
unlabelledView post →youtu.be/k9KX2o7v3jc?... Opera Magna from Ludus Magnus Studios #boardgames
unlabelledView post →www.instagram.com/p/DbnstwFFiyp Check out more photos and more info from this upcoming game from Ludus Magnus Studios Game: Opera Magna #boardgames
unlabelledView post →According to the Digventures info in the link in my thread it was a Northern British version of ‘tafl’, a family of games derived from the Roman war game Ludus Latrunculorum, and played in Britain, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden before the arrival of chess in the 11th-12th centuries!
unlabelledView post →Playing Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns for the first time finally (I got the gay patch working FINALLY) and uhhhhh this one is really good already, on my list of desired remakes and it's not even an in game month. (Animal Parade is on that list too.) Also Ludus.
unlabelledView post →what is the best video game love interest and why is it Ludus Three Towns
unlabelledView post →Ludus Coriovalli • An ancient Roman game survived as lines worn into stone. The Rules We Left Behind By JB #4Sun #poetry #thoughts #writingcommunity
unlabelledView post →A Roman board game, Ludus Latrunculorum excavated at Vindolanda, Northumberland has had a replica created through 3D printing. 👇 BBC News - Northumberland Roman game 3D printed at Newcastle Univeristy - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
unlabelledView post →Injecting the serum from The Substance into the arm of Critical Game Studies & it gives spine birth to a Babdie Ludus who knows how to hang (Huizinga said this in the footnotes)
unlabelledView post →Caissa as the goddess of chess comes from the 16th century poem, Scacchia Ludus, by Hieronymus Vida. The poem, in the original Latin or translated into English, describes a game between Apollo and Mercury. chessctr.org/discover/cai...
unlabelledView post →Having seen the reconstruction of a game with the LUDUS system based on the wearing of the board, I'm wondering if we could improve our understanding of Senet rules by applying the same technique.
unlabelledView post →You Can Now Play An Ancient Roman Board Game Called Ludus Latrunculorum, Dating Back At Least 2,000 Years ->IFLScience | More on "Ancient Roman board game discovered" at BigEarthData.ai
unlabelledView post →Ludus means game. Homo Ludens, man the player. Latrunculorum is a diminutive form (unculus). So, "little robber or thief." Cognitive with the Spanish ladrón, thief or robber. Spanish train companions warned me of "ladrónes," pickpockets working the flameco shows in Granada.
unlabelledView post →Cyprus studio Top App Games hits $50 million in net revenue with hit game Ludus https://www.byteseu.com/2222497/ Cyprus developer Top App Games celebrates two-year growth milestone Cyprus-based mobile game developer Top App Games Ltd announced on Thursday that its strategy RPG Ludus: Merge …
unlabelledView post →AI Reconstructs Rules of Ancient Roman Board Game Ludus Coriovalli AI has reconstructed the rules of Ludus Coriovalli, an ancient Roman board game from a limestone artifact. The game is now playable for free in a browser, with hounds chasing hares.
unlabelledView post →Newcastle University researchers used 3D scanning and printing to recreate a playable replica of a 1,800-year-old Roman game board (Ludus Latrunculorum) discovered in five pieces at Vindolanda in 2019, en… https://goodlede.com/story/3dprintinggivesnewlifetoanancientgameboarddiscoveredataroman
unlabelledView post →AI Wars 2 has now been claimed. Ludus is now the only game remaining. Here's the trailer for the title in case you may not know what it's about. In the meantime, feel free to reply in the original post down below if you're interested in claiming this game. Thank you kindly.
unlabelledView post →The Latin on the circle: • Ludus insanus sine victore (Insane game without a winner) • Persona non ludi, sed pignus (Not a player, but a pawn) • Charta cadit, vita fluit (The card falls, life flows away)
unlabelledView post →Still catching up on #genuary: #genuary10 #ludus: The only number you may use in your code is tau (twice pi). Back to my fuchsia-on-purple colour scheme. Playing with organic forms.…
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