Beyond Solitaire

Games #205

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.

Episode 199 - Ian, David, and Liz on the Art of Night Witches
Jun 2, 2025 – 01:02:28
Episode 198 - Ananda Gupta on Designing for Board and Video Games
May 26, 2025 – 01:03:26
Episode 197 - Lars de Wildt on the Pop Theology of Videogames
May 19, 2025 – 01:02:23
Episode 196 - Erin Escobedo on Meltwater
May 12, 2025 – 01:00:31
Episode 195 - Brooks Barber on Sykes-Picot, Spindletop, and Painkillers
May 5, 2025 – 01:01:40
Episode 194 - Mark Herman on "Wargames According to Mark"
Apr 28, 2025 – 01:11:58
Episode 193 - Eric Lang on Design, Activism, and Mentorship
Apr 21, 2025 – 01:08:32
Episode 192 - Jason Matthews on Tariffs, GAMA, and Collective Action
Apr 14, 2025 – 53:02
Episode 191 - Michelle Strayer on Wargame Analysis
Apr 7, 2025 – 55:08
Episode 190 - Lichao Zhu on the Linguistics of Games
Mar 31, 2025 – 01:04:46
Episode 189 - Ada Palmer on LARPing the Renaissance
Mar 24, 2025 – 01:22:00
Episode 188 - Amabel Holland on Cardboard Ghosts
Mar 17, 2025 – 01:01:44
Episode 187 - Thomas Malaby on Anthropology and Gaming
Mar 10, 2025 – 01:08:28
Episode 186 - Emily Knox on Book Banning
Mar 3, 2025 – 59:37
Episode 185 - Eric Zimmerman on Teaching Game Design
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:00:10
Episode 184 - Laine Nooney on the Apple II Age
Feb 17, 2025 – 01:02:39
Episode 183 - Sreyashi Mukherjee on the Game World of Reality TV
Feb 10, 2025 – 01:01:36
Episode 182 - Daniel Newman and Marceline Leiman on the Indie Games Night Market
Feb 3, 2025 – 01:07:16
Episode 181 - Greg Loring-Albright on Keep the Faith
Jan 27, 2025 – 54:02
Episode 180 - Paul Wright and Liz Davidson on Foxes & Lions
Dec 9, 2024 – 55:10
Episode 179 - Natalia Zwarts and Chris Gledhill on Gaming Ukraine
Dec 2, 2024 – 01:12:46
Episode 178 - Clarence Simpson on Growing as a Game Designer
Nov 25, 2024 – 54:17
Episode 177 - Anthony Chatfield on Board Game Academics
Nov 18, 2024 – 51:36
Episode 176 - Tim Clare on The Game Changers
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:18:33
Episode 175 - Alison Collins on Publish or Perish: Wiñay Kawsay
Nov 4, 2024 – 48:21
Episode 174 - Dave Neale and David Thompson on War Story
Oct 28, 2024 – 57:20
Episode 173 - David Digby on Solo Mode Design and Dev
Oct 21, 2024 – 59:03
Episode 172 - Xoe Allred on Non-Hierarchical Games
Oct 14, 2024 – 49:22
Episode 171 - Geoff Engelstein on Kurt Vonnegut's Lost Board Game
Oct 7, 2024 – 01:00:47
Episode 170 - Jarrod Carmichael on Red Dust Rebellion
Sep 30, 2024 – 58:55
Episode 169 - Torill Elvira Mortensen on Transgressive Play
Sep 23, 2024 – 01:07:36
Episode 168 - Josh Fitzgerald on Games of 19th Century Mexico
Sep 16, 2024 – 59:11
Episode 167 - Jason Carr on Solo Modes at GMT
Sep 9, 2024 – 01:06:33
Episode 166 - Cosima Werner on Inclusion and German Gaming Culture
Sep 2, 2024 – 01:02:38
Episode 165 - Marceline Leiman on Designing Solo Modes
Aug 26, 2024 – 01:00:51
Episode 164 - Andrew Bucholtz and Joe Schmidt on SDHistCon
Aug 19, 2024 – 01:03:28
Episode 163 - Connor Alexander on Coyote & Crow
Aug 12, 2024 – 56:20
Episode 162 - Yoni Goldstein on Chicago '68
Aug 5, 2024 – 50:08
Episode 161 - Non Breaking Space on Games as Communication
Jul 29, 2024 – 59:14
Episode 160 - Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson on Co-Design
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:13:12
Episode 159 - Marco Arnaudo on The Tabletop Revolution
Jun 10, 2024 – 58:58
Episode 158 - Will Thompson on Winter Rabbit
Jun 3, 2024 – 45:54
Episode 157 - Kai Jensen on Production at GMT
May 27, 2024 – 59:52
Episode 156 - Pete Pellegrino on Gaming at the Naval War College
May 20, 2024 – 01:03:30
Episode 155 - Andrew Olimpi on Adapting Games for the Classroom
May 13, 2024 – 48:55
Episode 154 - Calvin Wong Tze Loon on Mass Effect
May 6, 2024 – 01:13:28
Episode 153 - Holly Black on Enemies and Lovers
Apr 29, 2024 – 53:40
Episode 152 - Eduardo García-Molina on Archaeogaming
Apr 22, 2024 – 01:08:08
Episode 151 - Joe Dewhurst on Developing Heavy Games
Apr 15, 2024 – 58:14
Episode 150 - Elizabeth Hargrave on Science Games + the TTGDA
Apr 8, 2024 – 58:32

Recent Reviews

NJ-JohnnyRico

Well beyond “what have you been playing”

If you enjoy discussion about things going in the board game world and want to hear more about what games people have played, the Beyond Solitaire is for you. Liz is an academic and that shines through in her topics and guests.
SlushyZohan

A Real Gem!

Liz’s podcast is a deep dive into historical and cultural aspects of the board game hobby. She always has fascinating discussions with a wide swath of folks in the universe of board games — from designers to educators to historians. Amazing stuff!
BayonetBrant

Tough topics; smart discussions

Love that this podcast doesn’t shy away from difficult topics and does so with intelligent discussion and informed perspectives
RusZap

Fantastic podcast

Liz is one of a few content creators that offers more than just reviews and previews but really digs into games beyond the superficial elements and connects thoughts such as representation, social norms, and historical modeling with fantastic guests. Definitely worth checking out!
sblauert

Great podcast

Subbed after listening to interview with Cole Wehrle. Better history discussion than most history podcasts I’ve listened to!
RHolmes68

Superb podcast

Subscribed after listening to the second podcast. Host does a fantastic job of presenting a fun, informative listening experience, with such a great rapport with the guest. Definitely on my binge listening to do list!
Txcycle

Love!!

Love the YouTube channel, and excited for more content! Hope to find a gaming group after I move next month, but been in depth in solo games, and more is appreciated!
guntheory

Great insight...

Great insight into both gaming and history. Subscribed immediately and looking forward to more. - David Thompson
Board_Game_Gal

Another must listen podcast for the list!

Fascinating deeper delve into the boardgame hobby. Looking forward to the next episode.