About
This booklet introduces the player: who he is, where he comes from, which tables he has played at.
First editionThe player
20+board gamesEducator & game designerAbilityA person who cannot stop makingCreditsRaşit BurucuBaseDenizli · PamukkaleStudioLODOSBackgroundEnglish Language Teaching, Pamukkale University20+ board games for clients in 10+ countriesDesigner of Casus Belli and Sweet SpotAnatomy of the card
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The story
I graduated from Pamukkale University in English Language Teaching. During those years I moved into analog and digital game design, and made more than twenty board games for clients in 10+ countries, including the US, Germany, Australia, the UK, Chile, France, and Canada. I still work in game design and in gamification for education.
I founded LODOS Entertainment and Technology in Denizli, Pamukkale. Casus Belli is a strategy card game we print and sell in Turkey; Sweet Spot is a conversation game. Tadisyon is an order, menu, and till tool for restaurants and cafes: a waiter enters the order or a guest orders from a QR code, the kitchen sees it, and the day closes.
At Usturlab I ran education-game projects and wrote İbn Sina’nın Esareti. I designed Kaşif-i Şahane for Topkapı and Bilgem Evreni for TEKNOFEST, and took international board-game commissions on Fiverr.
The path
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2017–2019
History and culture networks
Eleştirel Tarih, World of the Witcher, and Arts of Warriors — four-language content, organic community.
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2021–2022
Graphics, video, community
Comighraphy, İlaçsız Yaşıyoruz, and Piva Production: brand graphics, video editing, social media work.
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2021–2025
ELT and language schools
Graduated in ELT from Pamukkale University. Taught English at YDS Akademi, American Culture, and Yargı Akademi.
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2022—
Usturlab
Project lead on educational tabletop games. Contracted author of the Bilgi Muhafızları series; first volume: İbn Sina’nın Esareti.
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2023
Museum, BİLGEM, Fiverr
Kaşif-i Şahane (Topkapı / HERÇEV & İKA). Bilgem Evreni (TEKNOFEST). International board-game commissions.
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2023—
LODOS
Studio founded at Pamukkale Technopark. Casus Belli on sale; Sweet Spot and Tadisyon live.
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2024—
Wikipedia
Fifty-plus Turkish-language articles on education, play, and gamification.
Awards & milestones
Milestone: Organic, ad-free social media reach
Award: Innovative Entrepreneur — Pamukkale Teknokent Jury Special Award (KOSGEB, 2024)
Milestone: Casus Belli boxes sold
Award: KOSGEB R&D grant — Casus Belli
Milestone: Board games, for clients in 10+ countries
Award: TÜBİTAK 2209-A — research on a vocabulary-teaching game
Milestone: Cafés and university communities where it’s been played
Award: KOSGEB Entrepreneur Success Story — interview
Stage
Talk · 2026
DIGIAGE × Informatics Valley
Global Indie Game Summit, Izmir
Sweet Spot on stage. A LODOS booth demo.
Jam · 2026
Trabzon Game Jam
The jam
One table, one team, a continuous build.
Talk · 2023
TÜYAP
40th Istanbul Book Fair
İbn Sînâ’nın Esareti: a talk and a signing. The Usturlab table.
Interview · 2023
Anadolu Ajansı
DIGIAGE winter camp
Casus Belli on the table. Anadolu Agency covered the camp.
Open the source ↗- Article
Article · 2024—
Wikipedia
Turkish-language articles
Fifty-plus articles on education, play, and gamification; account opened in April 2024.
Open the source ↗ - Interview
Interview
TRT World
Interview
An interview given to TRT World.
Conference · 2024
INGED
22nd International ELT Conference
Vocabiventures talk. A conference presentation, not an award.