Five Games for Doomsday

By Ben MaddoxLeisure Games Hobbies

Five Games for Doomsday episodes

November 02 Steve Jackson
This week's guest is the designer of Munchkin, Ogre, and GURPS, Steve Jackson. We talk about being raided by the government, designing a classic and renown...but which games did he choose?

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48 min
October 28 Spielworxx Bulletin - The Essen Spiel 2026 Episode
Ben and Uli are joined by Liz Davidson and Geoff Englestein for a live show from Essen Spiel 2026.

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1 hr 1 min
October 26 Essen Spiel 2026 - Day 4
Ben stalks the halls on the final day of Essen Spiel 2026.

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1 hr 7 min
October 25 Essen Spiel 2026 - Day 3
Ben is still trudging through the halls at Essen. Are you with him?

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1 hr 10 min
October 24 Essen Spiel 2026 - Day 2
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1 hr 36 min
October 23 Essen 2026 - Day 1
Ben experiences the first day of Essen and speaks to some interesting people.

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2 hr 7 min
October 22 Essen 2026 - Day 0
Ben gets to Essen Spiel and annoys the best and brightest of the board game world.

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1 hr 35 min
October 20 #Channel - The Essen Show
Ben and Steve discuss whether Essen Spiel is still the most important convention in the world.

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1 hr 1 min
October 19 Michael Palm
This week's guest is the designer of the Spiel des Jahres winner, Dorfromatik, Michael Palm. We talk about growing up in politics, designing award-winning games, and the pressures of retail...but which games did he choose?

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1 hr 9 min
October 15 Battle Reprot - Medico(Sample)
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21 min

About Five Games for Doomsday

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Five games for Doomsday is a show in which people are thrust into a cabin in the woods but can only take five of their games with them. Which will they choose?

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