5 games 4 doomsday
Which games would you choose?
Welcome to the cabin!
Welcome to Five Games For Doomsday - the podcast and YouTube Channel which accosts the great and the good of the boardgames industry and asks them the burning question of what games they would save, and more importantly, why?
Latest Episode
22nd October 2026
Ben gets to Essen Spiel and annoys the best and brightest of the board game world.
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Previous Releases
20th October 2026
Ben and Steve discuss whether Essen Spiel is still the most important convention in the world.
19th October 2026
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?
15th October 2026
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14th October 2026
Ben sits down to talk to Sam Gullman about his Victorian horror game, The Presence.