Beyond Solitaire
A podcast all about going not just Beyond Solitaire, but beyond the board! Join your host, Liz Davidson, for interviews that touch on gaming history, historical games, and the cultural significance of the games we play.
Podcasting since 2020 • 193 episodes
Beyond Solitaire
Latest Episodes
Episode 193 - Eric Lang on Design, Activism, and Mentorship
This week on the pod, game designer Eric Lang (@ericlang.bsky.social) discusses his thoughts on game design, what makes projects exciting, the course of his long career, and how he's giving back. Keep the Faith campaign: https://ww...
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Season 10
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Episode 193
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Episode 192 - Jason Matthews on Tariffs, GAMA, and Collective Action
If you care about the board game industry, then you've been worrying about tariffs. In this episode, Jason Matthews (@jasondcmatthews.bsky.social) talks about what they are, their potential consequences for publishers and hobbyists, and what we...
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Season 10
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Episode 192
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Episode 191 - Michelle Strayer on Wargame Analysis
This week on the pod, Michelle Strayer, a wargame designer and analyst at CNA, talks about how data for wargames is collected and how design teams ensure that what they collect is meaningful. Keep the Faith campaign: https://www.ba...
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Season 10
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Episode 191
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55:08
Episode 190 - Lichao Zhu on the Linguistics of Games
This week on the pod, Lichao Zhu discusses several linguistics projects that look into the language we use when we play--and what that might mean.Keep the Faith campaign: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/ffdefab3-adb6-48aa-8335-...
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Season 10
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Episode 190
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Episode 189 - Ada Palmer on LARPing the Renaissance
This week on the pod, Ada Palmer (@adapalmer.bsky.social) speaks about her papal election LARP at The University of Chicago--but also about historical research, her work as a sci-fi author, and how both history and fiction can help us talk abou...
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Season 10
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Episode 189
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