Five Games for Doomsday

By Ben Maddox

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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The podcast currently has 1,073 episodes available.

Five Games for Doomsday episodes:

June 17, 2026 Long Haul 1983 - Episode 0 - Where Am I
This is a reupload of Ben's play of Long Haul 1983 by Sean Patrick Cain.

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38min
June 15, 2026 Haim Shafir
This week's guest is designer of Taki and Halli Galli, Haim Shafir. We talk about being an institution, creativity and legacy...but which games did he choose?

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1h
June 09, 2026 Spiel des Jahres 2026 - Cozy Stickerville with Corey Konieczka- Audio
Ben sits down with Cory Koniezka to talk about his Spiel des Jahres nominated game Cozy Stickerville.

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24min
June 08, 2026 The Queen's Dilema - Part 1
Ben, Steve and a host of others sit down to play the legacy game, Queens's Dilema.

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35min
June 01, 2026 Lonny Orgler
My guest week is the designer of 1837 and 1854, Lonny Orgler. We discuss taking care for handicapped children, 18xx games and publishing your own titles...but which games did he choose?

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34min
May 29, 2026 The Spielworxx Bulletin - The Escapist Episode
Ben and Uli talk about escapism.

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46min
May 25, 2026 Dark Romance
Ben and Steve embark on a Dark Romance.

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49min
May 21, 2026 5G4D's Very Best Things About Board Games
These are the things I love about board games.

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13min
May 20, 2026 The Thousand Year Old Vampire Episode Ten - Death Comes Ripping
In this classic rerun of Ben's solo RPG series the end is nigh.

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34min
May 19, 2026 The Thousand Year Old Vampire - Episode Nine - After the Darkness the Light!
In this classic rerun of Ben's solo RPG series Martin finds peace?

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40min

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How many episodes does Five Games for Doomsday have?

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