n=10^5;
Ludic={1};
seq=Range[2,n];
ClearAll[DoStep]
DoStep[seq:{f_,___}]:=Module[{out=seq},
 AppendTo[Ludic,f];
 out[[;;;;f]]=Sequence[];
 out
]
Nest[DoStep,seq,2500];

Ludic[[;; 25]]
LengthWhile[Ludic, # < 1000 &]
Ludic[[2000 ;; 2005]]
Select[Subsets[Select[Ludic, # < 250 &], {3}], Differences[#] == {2, 4} &]