Ben stalks the halls on the final day of Essen Spiel 2026.

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Ben is still trudging through the halls at Essen. Are you with him? 

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Ben experiences the first day of Essen and speaks to some interesting people. 

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Ben gets to Essen Spiel and annoys the best and brightest of the board game world. 

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Ben and Steve discuss whether Essen Spiel is still the most important convention in the world. 

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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?

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Ben sits down to talk to Sam Gullman about his Victorian horror game, The Presence.

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In this episode of the news show, Ben and Steve answer your questions, Rob Daviau talks The King's Gambit, and Mark Cooke reflects on becoming UK Games Expo's new COO. 

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This week's guest is the designer of Blood Bowl and Age of Sigmar, Jervis Johnson. We talk about getting in at the ground floor and being a legend...but which games did he choose?

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Ben and Uli chat about capitalism in Eurogames and whether it's the only option. 

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Ben and Isaac talk about the dilemmas of writing a book. 

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In this news episode, Ben and Steve give out some titles and answer some questions, and Ben speaks to the designers of the upcoming game, Timespan. 

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This week's guest is owner of Board Game Wire, Mike Didymus-True. We talk about crime, the decline of the truth, and if we're living in a Tolkien board game golden age...but which games did he choose?

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In this resurrection of #Channel we discuss whether players' ineptitude is the key to loving games. 

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In this episode of the journaling RPG, Jamais Vu, Ben gets a new band member and more of the town gets revealed. 

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This week's guest is game designer Matt Green. We talk about urban degradation, class consciousness, and petty British nimbyism...but which games did he choose?

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In this second actual play of RPG Jamais Vu, our protagonist meets some old friends and goes to the theatre. 

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