Magic: The Gathering Creator Richard Garfield Reveals The 5 Games He Would Save in A Zombie Apocalypse


Richard Garfield, the inventor of Magic: The Gathering and other games like Keyforge, recently talked to the Five Games For Doomsday podcast about his approach to game design and the five games he would save in a zombie apocalypse. He also talked a lot about mathematics, his company Three Donkeys, and his love for Poker and Dungeons & Dragons.

Here are the 5 games Richard Garfield would save in a zombie apocalypse:

Dungeons and Dragons
Cosmic Encounter
Titan
Hanabi
Poker

It's interesting to hear Garfield talk about how the games influenced his design on Magic and the history of how its Standard format was born. He talked about how Dungeons & Dragons was the game that sparked his passion for game design.

You can listen to the interview from Five Games For Doomsday here:

Which 5 games would you save in a zombie apocalypse? Let us know in the comments section below.

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