Beyond Solitaire

Liz Davidson
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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.

  1. 4 days ago

    Episode 252 - Jeremiah McCall on Historical Problem Spaces

    This week on the pod, Jeremiah McCall returns to update us on the publication of his new book, Designing Historical Games for Classrooms, and how he uses historical problem spaces to inspire and inform game design for himself and for his students.  Jeremiah's book: https://www.routledge.com/Designing-Historical-Games-for-Classrooms-A-Practical-Guide-for-Educators/McCall/p/book/9781032595955 Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  2. 5 Oct

    Episode 251 - Gene Koo on Ephemerality in Games

    This week on the pod, Gene Koo, designer of The Bonsai Diary and co-designer of Color Jam, drops by to discuss his paper-heavy game designs and an upcoming PAXU event devoted to unpublishable games. Check out Color Jam on KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lunarpunkgames/colorjam Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  3. 28 Sept

    Episode 250 - Ed Beach on Designing Historical Series

    This week on the pod, Ed Beach drops by to talk about designing historical board games such as Here I Stand and Virgin Queen, about being both a contributor to and an originator of a game series, and a bit about his work on Civilization.  Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  4. 21 Sept

    Episode 249 - Sabrina Culyba on Transformational Gaming

    This week on the pod, Sabrina Culyba of Ludoliminal drops by to discuss both her current company and her past as a designer of transformational video games--games designed to impact the players in life, and not just within the game. https://ludoliminal.com/ Download the book: https://www.transformationalframework.com/product/book-pdf/ Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  5. 14 Sept

    Episode 248 - Isaac Vega on Rose Gauntlet Entertainment

    This week on the pod, veteran game designer Isaac Vega discusses Rose Gauntlet Entertainment, which he co-founded with Lindsey Rode, and its associated charitable foundation. rosegauntlet.com Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  6. 7 Sept

    Episode 247 - Alita Robertson on Kart

    This week on the pod, Alita Robertson, Developer and Producer at Leder Games, drops by to discuss Kart--our upcoming game about kids having a downhill kart race through the neighbors' yards. It's excellent. Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ledergames/kart?utm_source=LederGames&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=KartKS Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  7. 31 Aug

    Episode 246 - Mark Diaz Truman on RPG vs. Board Game Design

    This week on the pod, Mark Diaz Truman of Magpie Games drops by to discuss the Root RPG, RPGs in general, and his recent adventures in board game design. https://magpiegames.com/ Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

  8. 24 Aug

    Episode 245 - C. Thi Nguyen on Playing for the Right Reasons

    This week on the pod, Professor C. Thi Nguyen (@add-hawk.bsky.social) pops by to discuss his work on games, why we play them, and how dangerous it is to wind up playing by someone else's rules. Check out his books, Games: Agency as Art and The Score to learn more! You can also find him at https://objectionable.net/ Preorder The Blue Way on Backerkit: https://blue-way.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Follow Line by Line on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/line-by-line/pre-launch Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations Check out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/ All episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaire Contact Me:  Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.com Twitter: @beyondsolitaire Instagram: @beyondsolitaire Facebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaire Website: www.beyondsolitaire.net

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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.

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  • Creator
    Liz Davidson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    252
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Beyond Solitaire
  • Show Website
    Beyond Solitaire

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