In this week's episode Ben welcomes publisher and all round gaming titan Zev Shlasinger into the cabin. They talk about how he got started, bringing Pandemic into the world and how he is transforming Wizkids...but which games did he choose?
In this week's episode Ben speaks to multi Spiel des Jahres winner and designer of Village, Raja of the Ganges and the Exit series of games, Inka Brand. They talk about how to remain motivated when the world ignores you, how she met her design partner and what it's like to win the most prestigious award in gaming...but which games did she choose?
This week's guest is the the graphic designer and illustrator for A Study in Emerald, Nemo's War and Lisboa among many others, Ian O'Toole. We discuss his formative years, how he stumbled into the board game world and why Glory to Rome is better than anything else...but which games did he choose?
This week Ben speaks to designer of An Infamous Traffic, John Company and Root,Cole Wehrle. We discuss war games, getting a PhD and being a full time game producer, but which games did he choose?
This week Ben interviews designer of Yogi and Wibble, Bez Sharihari. They discuss her youth in Iran, the nature of identity and what games are for. But which games did she choose?
There is no better place than the kitchen of the cabin to ruminate on the building of a new city and Founders of Gloomhaven offers a springboard for such arid examination.
This week I speak to the daddy of war gaming Mark Herman! We discuss what a war game actually is, working at the pentagon and Edward Snowden. But which games did he choose?
In this episode Ben talks to prominent physician Max Davie. They discuss cutting up dead bodies, how much time your children should REALLY spend in front of the T.V. and what a well respected doctor is doing in the murky world of board game media...but which games did he choose?