Beyond Solitaire
Beyond Solitaire
Latest Episodes
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.backe...
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 ...
Episode 244 - Alice and Jessica Hong on FamBam Games
This week on the pod, sisters Alice and Jessica Hong drop by to discuss FamBam Games, the company they started together, and the process of making games that delight both their own large family and families around the world. https://fambam.game...
Episode 243 - Morten Monrad Pedersen on Solo Design
This week on the pod, Morten Monrad Pedersen, head of the Automa Factory and designer of Skoventyr and Shajarat, discusses his takes on solo game design and what solo gaming means to him. https://automafactory.com/Check out The Blue Way...
Episode 242 - Megan Rhodes Victor on Archaeogaming as Scholarly Play
This week on the pod, Prof. Megan Rhodes Victor (@archaeovictor.bsky.social) discusses her new edited volume, Archaeogaming as Scholarly Play, and her work as an archaeologist in the real world--and in video game settings. How do we note the pa...