Tison Pugh¿is Pegasus Professor of English at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of¿The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom¿and¿Innocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children’s Literature, among others. ¿

Introduction: David Sedaris’s Queer Poker Game Part 1. Theorizing Queer Ludonarratology 1. Theorizing Ludonarratology 2. Queering Ludonarratology Part 2. Structures and Readings in Queer Ludonarrativity 3. Win/Loss Pregame: The Thrill of Defeat Geoffrey Chaucer’s Queer Losers and Blissful Ludonarrativity 4. Players Pregame: Whose Side Are You On? Edward Albee’s Queer Players and Sadomasochistic Ludonarrativity 5. Godgames Pregame: Fun and Games with Sociopaths David Fincher’s Films and Ludonarrativity’s Queer Godgames 6. Rules Pregame: May the Better Player Lose! J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Novels, Muggle Quidditch, and Ludonarrativity’s Queer Rules 7. Children Pregame: Of Preschoolers and Prodigies Nintendo’s Queer Children and Questing Ludonarrativity in The Legend of Zelda Video Games Conclusion: Gone Home and the Ludonarrative Limits of Queer Representation Notes Works Cited Index