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Volko Ruhnke
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, design…
5 years, 6 months ago
Matt Leacock on the Pandemic Legacy Series
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 h…
5 years, 6 months ago
A History of Surprises-Part 2
Here is the second part of the history of Surprised Stare Games recorded at Spiel Digital 2020.
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5 years, 6 months ago
Frank West
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 ru…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Guild w Isaac Shalev-The things we miss.
Isaac joins Ben in a bar of ill repute to discuss what the pandemic has done to us as gamers.
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5 years, 7 months ago
A History of Surprises-Part One
In this special live show recorded at Spiel Digital, the founders of Surprised Stare Games chart their history as a company.
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5 years, 7 months ago
Grant Rodiek
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…
5 years, 7 months ago
Ruel Gaviola
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..…
5 years, 7 months ago
Elizabeth Davidson
This week's guest is biblical scholar, Latin teacher and evangelist for Solo Games, Elizabeth Davidson. We talk about playing alone, why Christianity…
5 years, 8 months ago
Tom Vasel
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 ch…
5 years, 8 months ago