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Finding Ludemes in Modern Board Games: Analyzing the Top Number One Games of Board Game Geek

By: Micael Sousa  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 205 - 229
Published on: Oct 19, 2023
Published by: Ludus Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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