Five Games for Doomsday
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? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.
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October 26, 2026 • 66 mins
Ben stalks the halls on the final day of Essen Spiel 2026.
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October 25, 2026 • 69 mins
Ben is still trudging through the halls at Essen. Are you with him?
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Mark as Played
October 24, 2026 • 95 mins
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Mark as Played
October 23, 2026 • 126 mins
Ben experiences the first day of Essen and speaks to some interesting people.
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Mark as Played
October 22, 2026 • 94 mins
Ben gets to Essen Spiel and annoys the best and brightest of the board game world.
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Mark as Played
October 20, 2026 • 60 mins
Ben and Steve discuss whether Essen Spiel is still the most important convention in the world.
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Mark as Played
October 19, 2026 • 68 mins
This week's guest is the designer of the Spiel des Jahres winner, Dorfromatik, Michael Palm. We talk about growing up in politics, designing award-winning games, and the pressures of retail...but which games did he choose?
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Mark as Played
October 15, 2026 • 20 mins
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Mark as Played
October 14, 2026 • 53 mins
Ben sits down to talk to Sam Gullman about his Victorian horror game, The Presence.
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Mark as Played
October 12, 2026 • 76 mins
In this episode of the news show, Ben and Steve answer your questions, Rob Daviau talks The King's Gambit, and Mark Cooke reflects on becoming UK Games Expo's new COO.
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Mark as Played
October 5, 2026 • 83 mins
This week's guest is the designer of Blood Bowl and Age of Sigmar, Jervis Johnson. We talk about getting in at the ground floor and being a legend...but which games did he choose?
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Mark as Played
September 28, 2026 • 59 mins
Ben and Uli chat about capitalism in Eurogames and whether it's the only option.
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Mark as Played
September 25, 2026 • 51 mins
Ben and Isaac talk about the dilemmas of writing a book.
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Mark as Played
September 24, 2026 • 93 mins
In this news episode, Ben and Steve give out some titles and answer some questions, and Ben speaks to the designers of the upcoming game, Timespan.
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Mark as Played
September 21, 2026 • 92 mins
This week's guest is owner of Board Game Wire, Mike Didymus-True. We talk about crime, the decline of the truth, and if we're living in a Tolkien board game golden age...but which games did he choose?
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Mark as Played
September 16, 2026 • 56 mins
In this resurrection of #Channel we discuss whether players' ineptitude is the key to loving games.
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Mark as Played
September 14, 2026 • 24 mins
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Mark as Played
September 10, 2026 • 23 mins
In this episode of the journaling RPG, Jamais Vu, Ben gets a new band member and more of the town gets revealed.
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Mark as Played
September 7, 2026 • 93 mins
This week's guest is game designer Matt Green. We talk about urban degradation, class consciousness, and petty British nimbyism...but which games did he choose?
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Mark as Played
August 31, 2026 • 22 mins
In this second actual play of RPG Jamais Vu, our protagonist meets some old friends and goes to the theatre.
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