Beyond Solitaire
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Latest Episodes
Episode 253 - Alisha Volkman on The Game Crafter
If you've ever needed to print a nice prototype, The Game Crafter has probably been a part of your life. This week on the pod, Alisha Volkman drops by to discuss what the service can do for anyone hoping to do anything from print an early proto...
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 studen...
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.kickst...
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. <...
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://lud...