Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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On Episode 7 of GMT Talk, Rachel and Luke chat with Volko Ruhnke, the father of the COIN series, about Labyrinth, COIN, Levy & Campaign, and his new design, Coast Watchers. We hope you enjoy!

This episode was recorded on May 14, 2024.

00:00 Intro
04:46 Labyrinth
15:09 COIN series
21:17 Levy & Campaign series
32:13 Coast Watchers
59:33 Recon series
01:04:07 Favorite game by another GMT designer?
01:06:18 Which gaming people positively influenced you?
01:13:19 Outro

Intro and outro music was composed and performed by Dan Pancaldi. Thanks Dan!
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If you would like to listen to the audio only version of the podcast, you can find us on:

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0rVh4a8geI6kBdXvQEv9dj
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gmt-talk/id1721637441
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Labyrinth series page: gmtgames.com/xsearch?searchterm=labyrinth

COIN series page: gmtgames.com/c-36-coin-series.aspx#[PageNumber(0)|PageSize(50)|PageSort(Name)|DisplayType(Grid)]

Levy & Campaign series page: gmtgames.com/c-92-levy-campaign-series.aspx#[PageNumber(0)|PageSize(50)|PageSort(Name)|DisplayType(Grid)]

Coast Watchers P500 page: gmtgames.com/p-1102-coast-watchers.aspx

Also, check out Volko’s Hunt for Blackbeard Kickstarter page with Fort Circle: kickstarter.com/projects/fortcircle/hunt-for-blackbeard