Five Games For Doomsday

Ben chats to Isaac about the price of games.

Ben hammers some nails through a plank and heads down to Slyville.

This week's guest is the president of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore. We talk about LARPs, the state of the industry and the unbearableness of living in Florida...but which games did he choose? Listen to the show Download the show  Support the show here.     Betrayal at House on the Hill Codenames Flamme Rouge Terraforming Mars War of the Ring

Ben pops to see mechanic Kai Havertz and they talk about the new year in gaming.

Ben sits in the kitchen and muses on failure.

Ben battens down the hatches and reviews Blitzkrieg!

This week owner of Stonemaier Games, Jamey Stegmaier comes to the cabin. We talk his design ethos, the state of Kickstarter and running one of the most successful publishers in board gaming...but which games did he choose?   Magic- The Gathering Hanamakoji On Tour The Castles of Mad King Ludwig T'zolkin Support the show here.

Ben sits on some horns and reviews The King's Dilemma.

This is a short story about finding community. Merry Christmas!

This week's guest is the founder of Heavy Cardboard, Edward Uhler. We talk about being in the Marines, starting a board game media company and the benefits of therapy...but which games did he choose? Glory to Rome D-Day at Omaha Beach 1822 Pax Pamir Age of Steam

Ben and Kellen talk about the gifts the hobby needs. 

Ben heads down to the petting zoo and...WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!!???!!!

My guest this week is writer, Matt Thrower. We talk about growing up in Northern Ireland during the troubles, inventing the term "Ameritrash" and being a writer...but which games did he choose? Gloomhaven Here I Stand Imperial Once Upon a Time Memoir '44 Support the show here.

Steve joins Ben in the legendary Kitchen of the Cabin TM to talk about what makes a doomsday game.

This week Ben is sucked into the black hole of Lux Aeterna.

This week's guest is the inventor of the legacy system, Rob Daviau. We discuss working at Hasbro, legacy games and branching out on your own...but which games did he choose? Magic: The Gathering  A deck of cards. Dungeons and Dragons Codenames 7th Continent

Ben slowly travels through a game of Fast Sloths.

Ben dons his top hat and becomes the devil of the white city while he muses about Chicago 1875: City of the Big Shoulders.

This week's guest is Google's first ever employee and architect of the search engine, Craig Silverstein. We talk about the early days of Google, the need of philanthropy and games on your wedding day...but which games did he choose? El Grande Power Grid Schotten Totten Bohnanza Viva Topo