Beyond Solitaire Podcast
1) Episode 207 - Clifford Ando on the Humanities Crisis at UChicago
This week on the pod, Professor Clifford Ando of The University of Chicago drops by to talk about the effects of cutting humanities programs. As historical games enthusiasts, we should care about this...Show More
2) Episode 206 - Suzanne Sheldon on Restoration Games
This week on the pod, Suzanne Sheldon (@425suzanne.bsky.social) drops in to talk about her work at Restoration Games, what it means to "restore" a game, and how to create an experience that really con...Show More
3) Episode 205 - Nigel Scarfe on Imagination Gaming
This week on the pod, Nigel Scarfe drops by to discuss how his company, Imagination Gaming, helps students learn both academic and emotional skills in schools--and how games can also improve life in o...Show More
4) Episode 204 - Gabe Barrett on Best with 1 Games
This week on the pod, Gabe Barrett, publisher of the Solo Game of the Month series, drops in to talk about how he maintains such an intense publication pace and about what makes a good solo game. http...Show More
5) Episode 203 - Emily Friedman on the Study of Actual Play
This week on the pod, Dr. Emily Friedman (@friede.bsky.social), an English professor at Auburn University, comes by to discuss her work on actual play and how it has become part of her scholarship and...Show More
6) Episode 202 - J. Rey Lee on Unsettling Catan
This week on the pod, J. Rey Lee (@jreylee.bsky.social), author of Unsettling Catan, drops by to talk about his upcoming book--which also happens to be the beginning of a new series of academic books ...Show More
7) Episode 201 - Matteo Menapace on Cooperative Game Design
Welcome to Season 11! We are starting off with a delightful visit from Matteo Menapace, co-designer of Daybreak (Instagram: @ma.tteo.me). We talk about cooperative games, teaching game design, Matteo'...Show More
8) Episode 200 - Thoughts on the State of Historical Gaming
We've made it all the way to Episode 200! To celebrate the milestone, this is a mega episode filled with shorter interviews about the state of historical games and of "serious" games criticism. Thanks...Show More
9) Episode 199 - Ian, David, and Liz on the Art of Night Witches
Ian O'Toole joins David and me to talk about Night Witches art updates! We're getting there at last! CLGS will be launching a new Backerkit campaign on July 8: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...Show More
10) Episode 198 - Ananda Gupta on Designing for Board and Video Games
This week on the pod, Ananda Gupta, co-designer of Twilight Struggle, stops by to talk about the anniversary edition of his game, but also about new board game work and his life as a designer for Riot...Show More