Five Games For Doomsday

Another day looking out on the wasteland the planet has become and thinking about games. This time Ben reviews Spyrium by William Attia and Ystari Games.

This week I speak to games teacher and designer of the upcoming Dirty Dragons from Kolossal Games, Kathleen Mercury. We talk about the challenges in teaching game design to gifted children and the rewards in organising a gaming con. But which games did she choose?

Ben sits in the kitchen of the cabin, listens to smooth electronica and reviews the civilisation classic Through the Ages.

In this week's episode I talk to renaissance man, Isaac Shalev. We talk about his history as a designer, the joys of working in a partnership and how his faith influences him and his work.  But which games did he choose?

Based on the board game, City of Remnants, Rise of a Remnant charts the rise, through the criminal underworld, of a young hungry "rem". The City of Remnants is a city populated by alien refugees that have been captured by the cruel overlords of the galaxy, The Yugi. If you're not big enough to work in the mines or strong enough to fight at the front you are thrown in to The City of Remnants to struggle for the meagre life that can be found there. This is a short story written and performed by Ben Maddox. 

In this episode I speak to owner of Formal Ferret Games and the designer of The Networks, Gil Hova. He tells me why he was dysfunctional as child, what the guy from Paizo did to him and the future for Formal Ferret Games but what games will he choose?