Five Games for Doomsday

This week's guest is ex-CIA analyst and inventor of the COIN series of games Volko Ruhnke. We talk about how the COIN series has crossed over, designing games for the CIA and the gaps in our knowledge of history...but which games did he choose?   Combat Commander Pacific: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28181/combat-commander-pacific War of the Ring: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-ring-second-edition Steel Inferno: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289247/verdun-1916-steel-inferno Inferno Hunt for Blackbeard: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263479/hunt-blackbeardBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

The release of Pandemic Legacy Season 0 marks the end of the Pandemic Legacy Series and I sit down with Matt Leacock to talk about the new game and his views on the series as a whole.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

Here is the second part of the history of Surprised Stare Games recorded at Spiel Digital 2020.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

This week's guest is the owner of City of Games and the designer of Isle of Cats, Frank West. We talk about obsession, computer science and how to run a publisher...but which games did he choose?   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/5g4d   Magic the Gathering: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering Werewolf: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/925/werewolf Pingo-Pingo:https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171136/pingo-pingo Blackout Hong Kong: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262215/blackout-hong-kong Eclipse: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

Isaac joins Ben in a bar of ill repute to discuss what the pandemic has done to us as gamers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

In this special live show recorded at Spiel Digital, the founders of Surprised Stare Games chart their history as a company.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

This week's guest is mover and shaker in both digital and analogue games, Grant Rodiek. We talk about growing up in Texas, the huge world of The Sims and the discipline of designing for the tabletop...but which games did he choose?   Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/5g4d   Carcasonne: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne Call of Duty: https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare Combat Commander: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21050/combat-commander-europe Pax Pamir 2nd Ed.: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Star Realms: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realmsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

This week's guest is writer, mentor and host Ruel Gaviola. We talk about growing up in Southern California, poker and the state of board game media...but which games did he choose?   Support the show here.   A Deck of Cards Twilight Imperium Viticulture Paperback CrokinoleBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

This week's guest is biblical scholar, Latin teacher and evangelist for Solo Games, Elizabeth Davidson. We talk about playing alone, why Christianity was so successful and how David Hasselhoff is in real life...but which games did she choose?   A deck of cards. Lord of the Rings LCG Mage Knight Too Many Bones Aeon's EndBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

This week's guest is the best known board game reviewer on the planet, Tom Vasel. We talk about his childhood, speaking in front of crowds and his charity work...but which games did he choose?   Le Havre Ticket to Ride Lost Cities Frosthaven Cosmic EncounterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.