Five Games For Doomsday

This week's guest is founder of Uganda's Butterfly Project, Ben Parkinson. We discuss the state of Uganda, starting the first board game convention in Africa and helping children realise their potential...nut which games did he choose? Careers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1475/careers Folklore: The Affliction: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159504/folklore-affliction Alhambra: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6249/alhambra Cheeky Monkey: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29773/cheeky-monkey Agricola: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola    Support the show at patreon.com/5g4d

Ben and compound doctor, Max Davie, talk past politics and what is the greatest value you get from gaming. 

Ben jumps at creaking floorboards and reviews Betrayal Legacy.

Ben hops on a bike and travels through Copenhagen.

This week's cabin inductee is designer, author, teacher and broadcaster, Geoff Englestein. We talk about being compelled to game at camp, the need for design education and why Through the Ages is audacious...but which games did he choose?   Go: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go High Society: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Through the Ages: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization ASL: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8611/red-barricades-asl-historical-module-1 A deck of cards: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts   Support the show here: patreon.com/5g4d 

Ben explores the empty husk that is the dungeon crawler, Alone.

Ben looks at the horticultural joy of Vadoran Gardens.

This week we welcome Richard Ham into the cabin.  Ben and Richard discuss violence in video games, why he runs through and what makes board games tick...but which games did he choose? Gloomhaven: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Shadowrun Crossfire: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/135382/shadowrun-crossfire Trajan: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102680/trajan La Granja: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146886/la-granja Glen More 2: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265188/glen-more-ii-chronicles   Twitter Facebook Support the show here.

Ben has got a brand new bag!

This week's inductee to the cabin is entrepreneur and guru, Rich Mulholland. Rich and Ben talk about the state of South Africa, the benefits of confidence and how board gaming encompasses a variety  of hobbies...but which games did he choose. Istanbul: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148949/istanbul Scythe: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe Joraku: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180901/joraku War Chest: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249259/war-chest Pyramid Arcade: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187988/pyramid-arcade Twitter Facebook Support the show here.

Ben sits in the cabin, dusts of his baton and weaves rhapsodic about Symphony No.9.

Ben rummages through the fertile crescent and talks about Trade on the Tigris.

On the occasion of reaching FIFTY patreon backers I thought I'd write a thank you note.  

This week I speak to the best known artist in board gaming, Klemens Franz. We talk about his biography of Helen Keller, the nightmare of Agricola and how art in games is fareing...but which games did he choose.   Agricola: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola   Defenders of the Realm: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65532/defenders-realm   Catan: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan   Orleans: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164928/orleans   Ebbe und Flut: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1379/ebbe-flut   Support the show: http://patreon.com/5g4d 

Ben imagines his perfect game night and starts with his first guest- Thomas Paine.

Ben plants himself under a willow and weeps at the brilliance of Arboretum. 

In this weeks show I speak to the head of Spielworxx Uli Blenemann. We talk about the loss of gaming in the German countryside, why you should play war games and the pitfalls of being a publisher...but which games did he choose.   Borodino: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252/borodino   Empire of the Sun: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11825/empire-sun   Pax Porfiriana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128780/pax-porfiriana   Here I Stand: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17392/here-i-stand   Diplomacy: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/483/diplomacy   Support the show: http://patreon.com/5g4d

Ben sits and the cabin but dreams of sailing the seven seas when he reviews Endeavour: Age of sail.