Five Games for Doomsday
Summary: Five games for Doomsday is a show in which people are thrust into a cabin in the woods but can only take five of their games with them. Which will they choose?
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Ben sits in the cabin and ruminates over the exercise in telepathy that is The Mind.
This week Ben talks to the legend that is Reiner Knizia. They discuss the the importance of mathematics, how to be prolific and why he doesn't play other people's games, but which games did he choose?
After his brief expedition to the post-brexit hellscape of the formerly "just fine" Britain, Ben talks about his experiences at the UK Games Expo.
The game up for appraisal this time the, yet to be released, title from Hub Games, Holding On the troubled life of Billy Kerr.
In this week's show Ben speaks to blogger, raconteur and all round board game intellectual Nick Mariner of I call Yellow. We discuss his history and gaming and his work promoting the study of history, but which games did he choose?
Another review fresh from the cabin! In this one Ben looks at the oasis of calm that is Viticulture.
Ben sits at the kitchen table and reviews the zombie classic, City of Horror.
This week I invite the designer of Redacted, Anachrony and the upcoming Dice Settlers, David Turczi into the cabin. We discuss the corruption of his home country, moving to a foreign land and working with Vlaada Chvatil, but which games did he choose?
Ben sit's calmly in the cabin and reviews Wordsy form Gil Hova and Formal Ferret Games.
This week Ben sits at the kitchen table and ruminates on lexicographic delights of Wordsy.
This week I invite the designer of one of my favorite games, Guilds of London to the cabin. We discuss his process, the demise of the British rail system and designing a game just for his family. But what games did he choose?
This week Ben sits in the cabin over a steaming pot of nettle tea and ruminates on the wonderful Dragon Castle by Horrible Games.
This week I talk to children's game designer Liesbeth Bos. We discuss the challenges of designing for children, her history in product design and what children can teach us about life.
Do you love electronica and a discussion of the merits of Alien Artifacts? I've got you covered.
In this week's show I interview the designer of Imperial Settlers and Robinson Crusoe, Ignacy Trzewiczek. We chat about running a publishing house and gaming after the Iron Curtain fell.
