This week Ben speaks to convention organiser, competitive pinball player and designer of Dungeon Roll, Chris Darden. They talk about history, the metal ball and what inclusiveness is...but which games did he choose? Listen to the show here:https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/chris-darden Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Chris_Darden.mp3 Support the show here: patreon.com/5g4d Tichu: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215/tichu Crokinole: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole Pirates of the Caribbean... Continue Reading →

In this Voices from the Solitude special we talk to Dan Hughes about the kids game he designed with his daughter, Cora during lockdown- CoraQuest. Listen to the show here:https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/voices-from-the-solitude-coraquest Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Voices_from_the_Solitude-_Coraquest.mp3 Back the game here: https://www.coraquest.com/welcome-to-coraquest-mobile/ Support this show here:http://patreon.com/5g4d

This week's guest is game designer, musician and developer, Jonny Cantin. We talk jazz, game design and imposter syndrome...but which games did he choose? Listen to the show here: https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/jonny-cantin Download the show here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Jonny_Cantin.mp3 Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/5g4d Carcassonne: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne Puerto Rico: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3076/puerto-rico Colosseum: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27746/colosseum First Class: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206941/first-class-all-aboard-orient-express The Quacks of Quedlinburg: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg

This week's guest is Dice Tower staffer, Mike DiLisio. We talk about living in Hollywood, the American school system and Working for the Dice Tower...but which games did he choose? Listen to the show here:https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/mike-dilisio Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Mike_DiLisio.mp3 Support the show here: http://patreon.com/5g4d Blue Moon City: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21882/blue-moon-city Five Tribes: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/157354/five-tribes Deception: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156129/deception-murder-hong-kong Root: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root... Continue Reading →

In this the final part of the history of Surprised Stare Games, recorded live at Spiel Digital, we talk about the monumental changes that are happening to the company. Listen to the show here:https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/a-history-of-surprises-part-four Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/A_History_of_Surprises-Part_Four.mp3 Support the show here:http://patreon.com/5g4d

This week's guest is stand up comic and board game commentator, Grant Lyon. We talk American football, dying on stage and designing games...buy which games did he choose? Listen to the show here: https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/grant-lyon Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Grant_Lyon.mp3 Support the show here:http://patreon.com/5g4d Telestrations: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46213/telestrations Champions of Midgard: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172287/champions-midgard Bang Dice: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143741/bang-dice-game 7 Wonders Duel: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel... Continue Reading →

Happy Holidays! Ben and Steve sit in the Guild and enjoy a glass of moonshine and reminisce on Christmases past. Listen to the show here:https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/the-guild-episode-30-merry-chirstmas Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/The_Guild_Episode_30-_Merry_Christmas.mp3 Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/5g4d

This week's guest is ex-CIA analyst and inventor of the COIN series of games Volko Ruhnke. We talk about how the COIN series has crossed over, designing games for the CIA and the gaps in our knowledge of history...but which games did he choose? Listen to the show here: https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/volko-ruhnke Download the show here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Volko_Ruhnke.mp3... Continue Reading →

Enjoy the salad days of Surprised Stare Games. Listen to the show here:https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/a-history-of-surprises-part-3 Download the show here:https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/A_History_of_Surprises-Part_Three.mp3 Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/5g4d

The release of Pandemic Legacy Season 0 marks the end of the Pandemic Legacy Series and I sit down with Matt Leacock to talk about the new game and his views on the series as a whole. Listen to the show https://fivegamesfordoomsday.libsyn.com/matt-leacock-on-the-pandemic-legacy-series Download the show https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fivegamesfordoomsday/Matt_Leacock_on_the_Pandemic_Legacy_Series.mp3 Support the show https://www.patreon.com/5g4d