Five Games For Doomsday

Ben and Richard pop into the guild and chat about The Prestige and whether board games are art.

Now Dex Raymond, private eye, has been set on the trail he makes his way to MGM Studios to track down the mysterious Marsh. 

This is part one of a Cthulhu Confidential  actual play starring Steven Syrek as Dex Raymond and Ben Maddox as The Guide.

Ben gets Thomas Sing, designer of The Crew on the phone to have a chat about serendipity.

Ben sits down with Jerry and Gaby of The Board Game Snobs to talk the roles games play in their lives and why the 80s were the high water mark for cinema. 

This week's guest is renowned RPG writer, Jason Durall. We talk about his discovery of RPGs, the problem with Lovecraft and how important awards are...but which games did he choose?   Support the show here.   Call of Cthulhu Amber Diceless RPG King Arthur Pendragon Fisaco Azul

Ben sits down with Reiner Knizia to talk about his SdJ nominated legacy game My City.

Ben has a chat with Lorenzo Silva and Hjalmar Hach the designers of The King's Dilemma about their nomination. 

Ben sits down with the developer of Nova Luna, Lars Frauenrath to talk the game and what a prize like the SdJ would mean to a small publisher.

This week Ben visits the coach of the compound footy team Mark Besada and they talk about what makes the perfect player of board games and also why rolling around in filth is a good thing. 

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Ben talks to CEO of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore about his upcoming retirement. 

Today's guest is one of the most important people in the world of gaming, the founder of Board Game Geek, Scott Alden. We talk about the founding of BGG, the vagaries of working in the video game world and what community means...but which games did he choose?    Support the show here.   Tigris and Euphrates Arkham Horror Gloomhaven Cities and Knights Time's Up

This week's guest is game designer and owner of Plaid Hat Games, Colby Dauch. We talk about his upbringing, his love for Heroscape and his new found independence...but which games did he choose?    Support the show here.   Heroscape Chess Dungeons and Dragons Ashes Gloomhaven