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Ben Maddox
Five Games for Doomsday
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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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 112 ratings
Unfortunately…
Once great board games show is now a bad and extremely irritating comedy show.
Igor Tudor via Apple Podcasts · Croatia · 03/11/24
5G4D can’t be beaten.
I’ve been listening to Ben since the earlier days of his previous podcasting venture, and over the years he has just gotten better and better. I don’t always agree with his opinions, but I never tire of his hard work and dedication to delivering excellent interviews and commentary. He and Steve...Read full review »
Up Late Again via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/08/23
Low brow humour, highbrow content
Simply the best board game podcast on the net. Thoughtful interviews are the core of the podcast, but it’s fearless treatment of philosophical issues is excellent. Ben, Steven and guest may not always be right, but they are always thoughtful and challenging.
cdhunter-gladiator via Apple Podcasts · New Zealand · 06/28/23
Recent Episodes
In this classic episode Ben speaks to the inventor of the COIN system, Volko Ruhnke. Support the show here Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.
Published 04/22/24
Published 04/22/24
This week's guest is the designer of the Undaunted series and Mandala, Trevor Benjamin. We talk about growing up in Canada, the purpose of language and the process of game design...but which games did he choose?  Support the show here Become a supporter of this podcast:...
Published 04/15/24
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