Beyond Solitaire
@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
Solo Games Specialist at Leder Games. Classics enthusiast.
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The first novel I read this year was Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo, and while I have some quibbles, it was a great first read of 2025 because its characters can’t be happy until they quit worrying about what other people will think. Also, as usual, Rooney writes vulnerable inner thoughts so well.
Fun was had playing Foxes & Lions today!
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Fun was had playing Foxes & Lions today!
A very special video for me: Finally a setup for one of my own games! Tutorials to follow. @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social Queen of Spies Prototype + Setup
youtu.be/juXR8-A0RGA
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Queen of Spies Prototype + Setup
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November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A very special video for me: Finally a setup for one of my own games! Tutorials to follow. @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social Queen of Spies Prototype + Setup
youtu.be/juXR8-A0RGA
youtu.be/juXR8-A0RGA
Just got to the airport for my flight to Cali, and I am so grateful for all the TSA agents who showed up today and are working super hard even though they haven’t been paid for over a month.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Just got to the airport for my flight to Cali, and I am so grateful for all the TSA agents who showed up today and are working super hard even though they haven’t been paid for over a month.
Leaving for SDHistCon tomorrow! It’s one of my favorite cons in general, and it’s a very special one this time around because my friend and co-designer Paul Wright and I will be showing our first game together, Foxes & Lions.
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Leaving for SDHistCon tomorrow! It’s one of my favorite cons in general, and it’s a very special one this time around because my friend and co-designer Paul Wright and I will be showing our first game together, Foxes & Lions.
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Supreme Court LIVE: Hearing on Trump’s tariffs
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November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Had a lovely catchup with Ricky Royal on the pod this week! youtu.be/ipCfZMzoJLA
Beyond Solitaire Podcast 215: Ricky Royal on Deckers and Oath
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November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Had a lovely catchup with Ricky Royal on the pod this week! youtu.be/ipCfZMzoJLA
About to stream Elder Scrolls, but gotta rep @leder.games! @chiptheorygames.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
About to stream Elder Scrolls, but gotta rep @leder.games! @chiptheorygames.bsky.social
A little pre-Halloween gaming: Fury of Dracula!
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A little pre-Halloween gaming: Fury of Dracula!
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I wrote a thing. Check it out.
Games As Art Forms https://armchairdragoons.com/games-art-forms/
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October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I wrote a thing. Check it out.
@danthurot.bsky.social and I got nerdy with our discussion of The Great Commission, a game about running a church. We had complicated feelings about it, but that's kind of our thing. youtu.be/mgBUMMdE_yc
The Great Commission: Chat w/ Dan Thurot
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
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October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
@danthurot.bsky.social and I got nerdy with our discussion of The Great Commission, a game about running a church. We had complicated feelings about it, but that's kind of our thing. youtu.be/mgBUMMdE_yc
Terra Mystica makes for a lovely afternoon.
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Terra Mystica makes for a lovely afternoon.
Test driving Cross Bronx Expressway.
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Test driving Cross Bronx Expressway.
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I have reached the point in my life where I am super excited because it's Virgin Queen night with my friends on Discord/VASSAL.
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I have reached the point in my life where I am super excited because it's Virgin Queen night with my friends on Discord/VASSAL.
Partway into King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby, and it is riveting and horrifying. Seems like Cosby nails it every time.
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Partway into King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby, and it is riveting and horrifying. Seems like Cosby nails it every time.
This week on the pod, Hannah Fair dropped in to discuss her article, "Playing with the Anthropocene." youtu.be/CMVMxXwTYzI
Beyond Solitaire Podcast 214: Hannah Fair on Playing with the Anthropocene
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October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This week on the pod, Hannah Fair dropped in to discuss her article, "Playing with the Anthropocene." youtu.be/CMVMxXwTYzI
It’s here and it is a real game and everything!!! @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It’s here and it is a real game and everything!!! @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
Queen of Spies is coming to Gamefound Dec. 4, and there is a banner for it at Essen! The number of people who have sent me photos warms my heart.
@djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
@djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Queen of Spies is coming to Gamefound Dec. 4, and there is a banner for it at Essen! The number of people who have sent me photos warms my heart.
@djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
@djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
I am bummed that I won't be at Essen, but I am very happy that I already have the game I would have wanted to buy there: Deckers by Richard Wilkins! (AKA Ricky Royal) youtu.be/z8ET6boO8lM
How to Solo: Deckers
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
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October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I am bummed that I won't be at Essen, but I am very happy that I already have the game I would have wanted to buy there: Deckers by Richard Wilkins! (AKA Ricky Royal) youtu.be/z8ET6boO8lM
This week on the pod, Gonzalo of @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social dropped by for a great conversation. youtu.be/z-4McmOFqik
Beyond Solitaire Podcast 213: Gonzalo Maldonado on Salt & Pepper Games
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
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October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This week on the pod, Gonzalo of @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social dropped by for a great conversation. youtu.be/z-4McmOFqik
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Wargame archaeology is back! In three hours with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social we'll talk with @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social about the origins, evolution and current state of figurine wargaming.
youtube.com/live/QBOP-VJ...
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Wargame Archaeology: Digging Into the History of Miniature Wargaming with Matthew Kirschenbaum
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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October 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wargame archaeology is back! In three hours with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social we'll talk with @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social about the origins, evolution and current state of figurine wargaming.
youtube.com/live/QBOP-VJ...
youtube.com/live/QBOP-VJ...
I played a bunch of the new Elder Scrolls stuff from @chiptheorygames.bsky.social, and this is what I thought: youtu.be/ZKDAwMbS9qo
Preview: Elder Scrolls Expansion Material
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October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I played a bunch of the new Elder Scrolls stuff from @chiptheorygames.bsky.social, and this is what I thought: youtu.be/ZKDAwMbS9qo
Swiped from a religious studies friend.
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Swiped from a religious studies friend.
The hardest thing about audiobooks is that I read faster than I can listen, so it is TORTURE when I am dying to find out what happens next. I'm at the tail end of Stephen Graham Jones' "Buffalo Hunter Hunter" and I am GOING THROUGH IT. But the performance is too enjoyable to speed up any more.
kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and looking at the camera .
ALT: kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and looking at the camera .
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October 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The hardest thing about audiobooks is that I read faster than I can listen, so it is TORTURE when I am dying to find out what happens next. I'm at the tail end of Stephen Graham Jones' "Buffalo Hunter Hunter" and I am GOING THROUGH IT. But the performance is too enjoyable to speed up any more.