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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This week Ben sits in the Cabin and reviews the legacy game, Seafall.
This week I talk to presenter of This Game is Broken and regular Dice Tower contributor, Dan Hughes. We talk about his work for charity, his work as a mental health nurse, modern attitudes to mental health and the state of board game media. But which games did he choose?
Another day looking out on the wasteland the planet has become and thinking about games. This time Ben reviews Spyrium by William Attia and Ystari Games.
This week I speak to games teacher and designer of the upcoming Dirty Dragons from Kolossal Games, Kathleen Mercury. We talk about the challenges in teaching game design to gifted children and the rewards in organising a gaming con. But which games did she choose?
Ben sits in the kitchen of the cabin, listens to smooth electronica and reviews the civilisation classic Through the Ages.
In this week's episode I talk to renaissance man, Isaac Shalev. We talk about his history as a designer, the joys of working in a partnership and how his faith influences him and his work. But which games did he choose?
Rise of a Remnant charts the rise, through the criminal underworld, of a young hungry "rem". If you're not big enough to work in the mines or strong enough to fight at the front you are thrown in to The City of Remnants to struggle for the meagre life that can be found there. This is a short story written and performed by Ben Maddox.
In this episode I speak to owner of Formal Ferret Games and the designer of The Networks, Gil Hova. What games will he choose?
