Ali Kocho-Williams
Playing With the Past
Playing With the Past takes a dive into historical games. Looking at how games represent and help understand the past, through conversations with deisgners and players and talking about the history behind the games, expect lively discussion of games as part of the way we can understand the past.
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Ali Kocho-Williams
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Latest episode
Dec 5, 2025
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Episodes
Kevin Bertram Talks Game Design and the Publishing Proceas 21.11.2023 50:44
Kevin Bertram, owner of Fort Circle Games talks with students in Clarkson University’s Wargaming course about game design and the publishing process.
Volko Ruhnke on How to Design a Historical Simulation Board Game (video version) 09.11.2023 53:53
Volko Ruhnke talks with students at Clarkson University about historical game design. This version includes the video of the slides Volko used to accompany the talk.
Volko Ruhnke on How to Design a Historical Simulation Board Game 09.11.2023 54:44
Volko Ruhnke, designer of the Coin Series and other games talks historical board game design with students at Clarkson University.
Jason Matthews talks about Historical Game Design 26.10.2023 54:38
Jason Matthews, designer of Twilight Struggle, 1989: Dawn of Freedom, 1960: Making of the President, and others speaks with students in Clarkson University's Wargaming course.
Cole Werhle talks Game Design and the Production Process 24.10.2023 57:33
In this episode, Cole Werhle talks with the wargaming class at Clarkson University about game design and the production process of a game. What he has to say is fascinating, and he spoke with us on the morning of the launch of his new project Molly House.
David Thompson talks Historical Game Design and Lanzerath Ridge 20.10.2023 54:39
David Thompson talks with class about historical game design, focussing in particular on his game in the Valiant Defense Series Lanzerath Ridge. This is the audio only version, so if you want to see David's slides, hop on over to that and check it out here - https://podcasters.spotify.com/alypv1/episodes/David-Thompson-talks-Historical-Game-Design-and-Lanzerath-Ridge-e2ar6ds
David Thompson talks Historical Game Design and Lanzerath Ridge 20.10.2023 53:35
David Thompson talks with class about historical game design, focussing in particular on his game in the Valiant Defense Series Lanzerath Ridge
Playing with the Past Ep. 0 - Trailer 12.10.2023 0:36
A brief trailer to explain what to expect from the podcast. Up next, a conversation with designer David Thompson, focussing on his design for the Valiant Defense Series game Lanzerath Ridge.
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