Alex Weldon is a game designer and a writer for Part Time Poker. In this interview, we discuss what makes poker unique among games, how to strategize for unfamiliar poker variants, the art and business of game design, and how computers have changed the nature of gaming.

You can find Alex’s digital games and more information about his tabletop games at www.benefactum.ca. This is the article about journalistic integrity mentioned in the interview, and this is his post about Courchevel strategy (discussed in greater detail on Episode 48 of the Thinking Poker Podcast). The game designer Alex recommended is Vlaada Chvátil.

Here’s a follow-up article about Duck Flush.

Timestamps

0:30 hello & welcome

6:13 strategy: constructing ranges

20:25 interview: Alex Weldon