Five Games for Doomsday

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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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

Ben sits in the cabin, dusts of his baton and weaves rhapsodic about Symphony No.9.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

Ben rummages through the fertile crescent and talks about Trade on the Tigris.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

On the occasion of reaching FIFTY patreon backers I thought I'd write a thank you note.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

Ben imagines his perfect game night and starts with his first guest- Thomas Paine.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

Ben plants himself under a willow and weeps at the brilliance of Arboretum. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here

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/5g4dBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.Support the show here