
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 • 206 episodes
Beyond Solitaire
Latest Episodes
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 connects with players. Beyond Soli...
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Season 11
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Episode 206
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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 other settings, including prisons. https://im...
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Season 11
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Episode 205
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59:51

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. https://bestwith1.com/Art & System B...
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Season 11
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Episode 204
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57:20

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 classroom practice. You can join her Patreo...
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Season 11
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Episode 203
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1:17:25

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 focused on individual board games. Book: htt...
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Season 11
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Episode 202
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57:32
