Decision Space

Episode 18 of Decision Space, originally published May 26, 2021. Join us in the Discord community for the re-listening club discussion. 

"In this "What We Talk About Episode" Jake and Brendan discuss signposts in board games. We ask important questions like what are they even? And further, what do they do? To this end, Jake becomes increasingly more confused. Fortunately, we eventually come to some steady footing and draw conclusions about this board game terminology that we believe will lead to even more productive board game discussions moving forward. If that sounds like a good time to you, then good lord and welcome, Decisionaught, you are most definitely in the right place. This is Decision Space!"

Episode 22 of Decision Space, originally published June 23, 2021. Join us in the Discord community for the re-listening club discussion. 

"Today, friends, feast your ears on one of tastiest point-salad morsels ever served up by the master chef himself, Mr. Stefan Feld. The Castles of Burgundy is a great, great game. Quite possibly the best board game ever made by the tastes of one of our hosts. But why is it so good? What is it about the decision space that makes it an experience so many people want to return to time and time again. We'll try to unravel some of these mysteries in this week's episode of Decision Space. Hop in, there's no time to lose."

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Episode 179 - The Ultimate Stefan Feld Tier List with Tyler Hackmann

This week we undertake a voyage that we have never dared to attempt before -- to create an ultimate, near-comprehensive tier list of Stefan Feld Games. We knew we couldn't do it alone, so we brought in friend and fellow interdecisional spaceship traveler, Tyler Hackmann to help us out. Enjoy!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Tier List Starts - 3:30
Notre Dame - 8:43
Castles of Burgundy the Card Game - 11:46
Marrakesh - 14:41
The Castles of Tuscany - 17:35
Aquasphere - 21:42
Amerigo - 26:20
Speicherstadt - 30:05
Luna - 34:33
La Isla - 37:24
In the Year of the Dragon - 41:07
Carpe Diem - 45:43
Merlin - 48:35
Bonfire - 50:56
Kokopelli - 55:13
Bruges/Hamburg - 57:32
Macao/Amssterdam - 1:01:46
Oracle of Delphi - 1:05:07
Bora Bora - 1:09:45
Trajan - 1:12:20
The Castles of Burgundy - 1:16:52

Pre-Planners

Re-listening club episodes for the next two weeks while Jake is out of town, then Azul: Summer Pavillion.

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 178 - More Design Problems and Games that Solve Them with Jamey Stegmaier

We bring back the design problems and games that solve 'em format, and we've brought in a ringer to help us with the topic. We welcome Stonemaier Games' own Jamey Stegmaier back aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship to shout out some ingenious solutions to sticky game design problems. Enjoy!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Captain Flip - 4:08
Planet Unknown - 7:18
The Castles of Burgundy - 12:00
Let's Go To Japan - 15:35
Bonfire - 18:59
Nimalia - 23:15
Isle of Skye - 25:34
Settlers of Catan/Wingspan/Apiary/Oracle of Delphi - 28:52
A Feast for Odin - 32:30
Charcuterie - 33:48
MLEM - 34:44
Babylonia - 37:30
Cascadia - 43:18
Viticulture - 45:55
Challengers/Balatro - 52:30

Pre-Planners

Azul Summer Pavillion, Stefan Feld Games Tier List

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 177 - Tikal

Tikal, designed by Decision Space favorites Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling, is back on the menu. Boosted by a great implementation on Board Game Arena, we have gotten enough plays to give this great game the full deep dive experience. 

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Review - 1:04
Game Background - 5:31
Rules Overview - 12:37
Tikal Deep Dive - 14:12

Pre-Planners

More Design Problems, Azul Summer Pavillion, Stefan Feld Designer Space?!E

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 176 - Recent Plays Arcs, Food Chain, and the $%@! List

It's a what we talk about episode on progression and the two ways it shows up in board games -- progression through games and progression in games. Decisionaughts, let's rock!

Games Mentioned

Arcs, Food Chain Magnate, Marabunta, El Grande, Veil of Eternity, My City, and Wavelength.

Pre-Planners

Tikal, More Design Problems, and Azul Summer Pavillion

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 10 of Decision Space, originally published in April 7, 2021. Join us in the Discord community for the re-listening club discussion. 

"Welcome to... episode eleven! (See what I did there?) Today, we talk about the famous roll and write/Roland Wright/flip and write board game Welcome To... designed by Benoit Turpin and published by Blue Cocker Games. Hop on into our interdecisional spaceship as we go deep into the variants, variance, and decisions of this exceedingly pleasant game. "

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Episode 175 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Progression

It's a what we talk about episode on progression and the two ways it shows up in board games -- progression through games and progression in games. Decisionaughts, let's rock!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Progression (WWTA) - 2:49

Games Mentioned

Magic: The Gathering, Spirit Island, Challengers!, 7 Wonders, Dominion, Modern Art, Dune Imperium, Twilight Imperium, My City, Can't Stop, Scythe, Age of Innovation, Findorff, Samurai Spirit, Hey That's My Fish, The Castles of Burgundy, BattleCon, Blood Rage, Blue Lagoon, Great Western Trail, Tigris & Euphrates, Raiders of the North Sea, and The Quest for El Dorado.

Pre-Planners

Dominion

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 174 - Art Awards

Stop! Attention! Before you go any further, you must know that we have outlawed talking about decision spaces on board the Interdecisional Spaceship. This is not a drill. Today we talk about and give awards for art excellence, which, it turns out, is a pretty nice thing to do!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Cones of Dunshire Award - 2:30
Brian Jacques, Red Wall Award for Anthropomorphic Universal Appeal - 9:27
Pixar Imagination Award - 12:13
Granola Cabin Art of the Year 2024 - 16:15
Sell This in the Gift Shop of your Modern Art Museum Award - 21:30
Red Giant Pulp Sci-Fi Masterpiece Award -26:37
Avant Garde Award -31:40
The "I Wish My Grandparents Had This in Their Collection when I Was Growing Up" award - 38:37
George Brunner Approved Award - 42:26
Vibrant Fear Award - 47:46
HM Sai Beppu - 51:20

Pre-Planners

Dominion

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 173 - Captain Flip

Ahoy! We are not on ye old Interdecisional Spaceship this here be the Interdecisional Pirate Ship! Today we cover Captain Flip a game featuring many of our crewmates like the cook, the monkey, and of course, our gunners. We'll flip into the decisions in this one and if you don't like... it's the plank for ye!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Game Background - 2:37
Rules Overview - 10:52
Captain Flip Deep Dive - 12:10

Pre-Planners

Dominion

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 172 - Hidden Gem Connections

Welcome to Hidden Gem Connections, a new game show right here on the Decision Space podcast. In this episode, joined by designer Paul Salomon (Honey Buzz, Genotype), the three hosts will each share three games that we think are hidden gems. Then we challenge the other two hosts and you at home to guess the one thing that connects the three. Good luck Interdecisional Spaceship traveller as the difficulty ramps up throughout the episode!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Main Topic (Jake's Picks) - 3:30
Crossing Oceans - 3:44
Aquasphere - 9:49
Boonlake - 14:17
Paul's Picks - 20:51
Pirate Tails - 21:36
Incan Gold - 27:04
Priests of Ra - 33:10
Brendans picks - 46:30
Gravwell - 46:37
Glass Road 51:01
Coal Baron - 53:24
Rock, Paper, Scissors Stuff - 1:03:1738:26
Looot Review - 41:25
Nimalia Review - 49:28

Pre-Planners

Puzzly games??

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 171 - "Puzzly" Games

I played a game recently that was sooo puzzly. Listener, you may have heard a sentence like this before. You may even understand what that means, but have you ever tried to break down the decision space implications? Believe it or not, that's what we do on this week's episode of Decision Space. Plus, we end with two short board game reviews! Believe in that, interdecisional spaceship travelers. Let's ride!

Timestamps

Main Topic - 2:55
Calico - 3:34
Can't Stop - 7:14
Carcassonne - 9:14
Tikal - 10:49
Riftforce - 12:07
Imhotep - 14:08
My City - 19:40
Strengths and Weaknesses of Puzzly Games - 23:00
New Segment Puzzly or Gamey - 38:26
Looot Review - 41:25
Nimalia Review - 49:28

Pre-Planners

Puzzly games??

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 170 - Geekway Plays

This week we have 10 Freshies and 5 Refreshies, mini-impressions and reviews, that Jake is sharing from his weekend at Geekway to the West 2024. If I saw you there, then you already know what a weekend it was. If I didn't see you there, then I hope to catch you next time!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00

Bottle Imp - 4:20
Veil of Eternity - 8:45
Condottiere - 13:08
Nimala - 20:58
Rhino Knizz Interlude - 24:45
Tower of Babel - 26:08
Orongo - 30:46
Medici: The Card Game - 36:31
Lacuna - 41:05
Sea Salt & Paper - 43:27
The Restance: Avalon - 47:28
Guards of Atlantis II - 53:45
Mini Express - 59:04
Glory to Rome - 1:01:30 
Findorff - 1:02:28
Challengers! - 1:04:46

Pre-Planners

Puzzly games??

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Vote for Decision Space to win the Golden Geek HERE: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
(If you have any questions or difficulty, please reach out in the discord!)

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 169 - Trick-Taking

Pete Wissinger stops by the interdecisional spaceship to talk trick-taking games!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Main Topic - 3:22
Scout (Shedding vs Trick-Taking) - 5:25
History of Trick-Taking - 7:12
Regional Variations (French Tarot, Durak, Beer Pong) - 8:46
Trick-Taking and Non-Gamers - 14:00 
Trick-Taking in the Market - 16:18
Must Follow - 22:00
Fox in the Forest - 29:53
The Crew - 31:02
Short Suited - 32:50
Bidding - 38:19
Shooting the Moon (Hearts/Spades) - 42:16
Kingmaking - 43:23
Nokosu Dice - 45:24
Boast Or Nothing - 47:47
Passing Cards - 49:11 
Yokai Septet - 50:15
Special Powers (Jekyll Vs. Hyde) - 51:42
Skull King/Rebel Princess - 55:05
Theme - 57:45
Trick-Taking as a Mechanism (Arcs, Brian Boru) - 59:08
Pace of Play and the Social Experience - 1:01:15
Pete's Recommendation (Trick Takers) - 1:06:33
Jake's Recommendation (Schadenfreude) - 1:08:02
Brendan's Recommendation (Haggis/Vidrasso) - 1:09:35

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Vote for Decision Space to win the Golden Geek HERE: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
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Episode 168 - The Decision Space Jam

This week we discuss the Decision Space Jam, a game design jam run in our podcast community. All the games discussed are available to print and play for free here, including Jake's own game Soul Power (a roll and write a game that plays in just 12 quick rolls). If any games discussed sound interesting, I highly recommend checking them out for yourself!

Episode Description (Generated with Podbean AI)

Join us on this week's episode of the Interdecisional Spaceships podcast where we delve into the Decision Space Jam, a game design challenge hosted within our community. This episode gives listeners an insight into our experience of developing games, playtesting, and managing a game design jam. Tune in to hear about creative processes, practical tips, and a detailed discussion of two community favorite games.

Our episode offers a sneak peek into the winning entries and the unique thematic and mechanical considerations that went into their design. From world exploration and scavenging to factory production and thrilling boss fights, these community-generated games promise something for everyone. We also discuss the complexities involved in writing a game's rulebook and ensuring the game is captivating despite time constraints.

We highlight the role of a well-crafted rulebook and the significance of clean graphic design. We also explore how unpredictable elements like dice outcomes can lead to a variety of gameplay routes. The episode features a spotlight on two community favorites - Arrival and Street Organist. These games demonstrate how unique gameplay mechanisms and smart design can provide immersive gameplay experiences.

The episode concludes with a discussion on the outcome of the inaugural Decision Space Jam, expressing our thrill over the high level of collaboration and creativity displayed in the entries. We also discuss future plans for the jam, including ideas to encourage deeper feedback and collaboration. Whether you are a participant of the jam, interested in game design, or a board game enthusiast, this episode promises an engaging insight into game design challenges, innovations, and aspirations within our community.

Pre-Planners

Puzzly games, trick-taking games, and the Geekway to the West recap show are coming up soon!

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Vote for Decision Space to win the Golden Geek HERE: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
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Episode 167 - Top 10 Games 2024

Not much to say here, folks! Hop into the Interdecisional Spaceship as Jake and Brendan update all travellers about their current top 10 games of all time as of May 2024

Pre-Planners

The next few episodes will discuss puzzling games and the Decision Space Jam. 

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Honorable Mentions - 1:54
Number 10s - 6:17
Number 9s - 11:08
Number 8s - 16:54
Number 7s - 23:11
Number 6s - 29:48
Number 5s - 36:26
Number 4s - 42:40
Number 3s - 50:09
Number 2s - 55:39
Number 1s - 1:00:41
Final Thoughts - 1:05:34

Games Mentioned

Ra, High Society, My City, The Resistance, Bruges, BattleCon, Monolith Arena, Tigris and Euphrates, Fox in the Forest, Magic: the Gathering, Just One, Babylonia, Broom Service, Keyflower, Cosmic Encounter, El Grande, Modern Art, Challengers, Azul, Cascadia, Findorff, Tikal, Bonfire, Age of Innovation, Nokosu Dice, Scout, Trajan

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Vote for Decision Space to win the Golden Geek HERE: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
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Episode 166 - Quantum

Holy geek! Decision Space has been nominated for a Golden Geek award again. Thank you all so much for voting, truly. With that out of the way, this week we are giving Quantum our traditional Decision Space deep dive treatment. We will explore why the game's efficient use of dice feels simultaneously, foundational, thematic, and efficient. We also talk about end-game dynamics, if this space game feels like chess, special powers, and so much more. Interdecisional Spaceship travellers, join us in the magic circle and let's explore Quantum!

Pre-Planners

Next week we will share our top 10 games of all time!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Game Background - 2:56
Rules Overview - 7:45
Quantum Deep Dive - 10:00

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Nominate Decision Space for a Golden Geek Here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
(If you have any questions or difficulty, please reach out in the discord!)

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Episode 165 - Revisiting Games

Golden Geek, Golden Geek, Golden Geek! That's right, it's pledge week here on Decision Space. Please consider nominating us for best podcast in the golden geek awards on BGG. 

In this week's episode. Jake and Brendan talk about revisiting games. What causes us to dust off and revisit a game after it has been on the shelf for some time? Are there some qualities that make a game more revisitable than others? Is revisitability even a word? Don't answer that last question. After an initial discussion, Jake and Brendan dive into some games that they have been revisiting lately and there experiences with them. Enjoy, Decisionaughts, and ask yourself, did I do my part... to nominate Decision Space for a golden geek award.

Pre-Planners

Quantum is on our radar, Taverns of Tiefenthal is a maybe. Give us some recs!

Timestamps

Intro/Golden Geek - 0:00
Revisting Games - 3:03
Mansions of Madness/The Hunger - 4:15
String Railways - 5:35
Dominion - 7:55
Transatlantic/Dune Imperium - 8:45
Wyrmspan/Wingspan - 9:30
Bruges/Castles of Burgundy - 13:35
Fox in the Forest - 14:30
Pandemic Legacy/My City - 16:30
Broom Service - 20:30
Findorff/The Mind - 21:45
Challengers! - 26:45
Riftforce - 32:45
Magic: the Gathering - 37:15
Spades - 44:33
Tikal - 49:30

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Nominate Decision Space for a Golden Geek Here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
(If you have any questions or difficulty, please reach out in the discord!)

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 164 - Ticket To Ride with Bill Collins

This week we are joined by Bill Collins. You may know him as Varianor on the Decision Space Discord. In this episode, Bill, Jake, & Brendan dive deep into the decisions in this new classic family board game. We look deep at all possible actions, the timing puzzle, the implications of no hand limit, and much more decisional goodness. Then, Bill guides us through the high points of what is out there in the extended TTR universe of products.

Pre-Planners

Quantum is on our radar, Taverns of Tiefenthal is a maybe. Give us some recs!

Timestamps

Golden Geek - 0:00
Episode Start  - 1:30
Ratings and Game Background - 4:14
Rules Overview  - 12:52
Deep Dive Discussion - 14:45

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 163 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Drafting, Part Two

In the second part of our What We Talk About episode on drafting, we move away from drafting mechanisms and into drafting decisions. Jake and Brendan discuss the decision space created in drafting games, focusing on traditional pack drafting games, and then move on to designing drafting games. Enjoy, nerds!

Pre-Planners

Next week we will be deep diving Ticket To Ride!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Main topic - 4:13
Magic: The Gathering - 6:20
Keyflower - 11:00
Imhotep - 19:00
Sushi Go/Seven Wonders/Bunny Kingdom - 21:00
Challengers - 33:05
Drafting Design -35:30
Star Wars Unlimited - 38:35
Moon - 42:20
Cascadia/Blood Rage - 49:26

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 162 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Drafting, Part One

Brendan is back in the saddle, and we settle down to part one in a two (or more) part series on drafting in board games. This episode is specifically on drafting as a mechanism and how this common mechanism shows up in games. It's a mechanism survey folks. Sound the alarm! 

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Quantum

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Drafting - 4:08
Blood Rage, Ark Nova, 
Booster Draft/Magic the Gathering - 14:00
Grid Drafting/Sobek for 2 Players - 18:52
Push Your Luck Drafting/Coloretto/Kanagawa/Circus Flocati - 22:06
Winston Draft - 28:15
Memory in Drafting - 31:35
I Cut You Choose/Wingspan/ - 36:00
Variable Set Up Drafting/Agricola/Age of Innovation/Catan/Findorff - 40:55
Entwined Drafting/Cascadia - 46:03
Player Arranged Drafting/Kingdomino/Arboretum/Enchanged Plumes  - 48:15
Solitaire Drafting/Challengers! - 55:06
Card Row Drafting/Star Reals/Robot Quest Arena - 57:21
        

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 161 - Pete's Back! Gamers Ranch Recent Plays

Pete Wissinger is back, and he and Jake are talking about recent plays at a magical trip to Gamers Ranch. We talk about Dune Imperium: Uprising, Blob Party (Jake's play of the weekend), Schadenfreude, Robot Quest Arena, and Three Ring Circus. Sit back and enjoy decisionaughts!

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Quantum

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Gamers Ranch - 2:46
Dune Imperium Uprising - 9:51
Blob Party - 16:36
Schadenfreude - 24:58
Robot Quest Arena - 34:34
Three Ring Circus - 41:05
        

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 160 - Bunny Kingdom

This week we discuss Bunny Kingdom! We talk about the benefits of the visual representation of the deck via the board grid, the fact that scoring kind of seems like a drag, and a ton about the strategic implications of various cards. We hope you take flight with us on this week's journey aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship. 

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Review - 2:26
Game Background - 6:55
Rules Overview - 14:50
Deep Dive - 16:35

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!

Episode 159 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Scoring Logistics

Scoring logistics, the way the game facilitates scoring sometimes feels like an afterthought. At least, it isn't often at the forefront of game reviews and criticism. This week, Brendan and Jake dig into this perhaps overlooked aspect of board games and you can listen to what they talk about.

Games Mentioned

El Grande, Ticket to Ride, Babylonia, Challengers, Patchwork, Jaipur, Hey That's My Fish, Dominion, Modern Art, Zoo Vadis, Cascadia, and more,

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Scoring Logistics - 5:47

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!

Episode 158 - What We're Playing with Pete Wissinger

Pete Wissinger stops by the interdecisional spaceship to talk with Jake and Brendan about some games that he's been playing lately, and wouldn't you know it, we've been playing some games too! Pete is an up and coming game designer with a love for Tricktaking games. You can find his top 25 trick taking game list, right here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/318000/my-top-25-trick-taking-climbing-shedding-games

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Next Station London - 3:55
Dracula vs. Van Helsing - 10:00
Sea Salt & Paper - 17:15
Quantum - 19:52
Faraway - 28:45
Charms - 34:40
Imperium: Legends - 42:26
Hamburg - 53:25
My Island - 56:50
Age of Innovation - 1:02:30

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!

Episode 157 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Learning Plays

Holy animal meeple, it's back to back what we talk about episodes. This time Jake and Brendan talk all about learning plays. Jake gets a little confused half way through, but Brendan is there to help way find for the Interdecisional Spaceship. Enjoy!

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal

Games Mentioned

Pipeline
Chess
Cascadia
Dominion
Torres
Raiders of the North Sea
Codenames
Ra
Sushi Go
Great Western Trail
Barrage
Heat
Pandemic
Bunny Kingdom
7 Wonders
Azul
Keyflower
Blue Lagoon 
Quantum
Architects of the West Kingdom
In the Year of the Dragon
Broom Service
BattleCon
Go
Imperial 2030
KeyForge
Findorff
Age of Innovation

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 156 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Player Interaction

Jake has a lot on his mind after some recent turbulence at his weekly game night. The culprit? Player interaction. The result is this episode. Brendan and Jake talk for an hour about all forms of player interaction, invent a new quadrant to map types of player interaction, and hopefully provide some therapeutic listening to the Interdecisional Spaceship passengers who have also been on the wrong side of a board game beat down.

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal

Games Mentioned

Yahtzee, Ticket to Ride, Zoo Vadis, Pipeline, Castles of Burgundy, Tigris & Euphrates, Keyflower, El Grande, The Resistance

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 155 - The Resistance

At long last, we are deep diving the resistance the first and only social deduction game we've covered on this podcast. Because the game is so different from other things we've covered, you should expect a different kind of conversation. You can trust me y'all. Seriously, please trust me!

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 2:06
Game Background- 4:47
Rules Overview - 8:45
Resistance Deep Dive - 10:07
Avalon - 52:22
Quest - 54:52

Other Games Mentioned

Yahtzee

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 154 - Roll and Write

Trying something new here. This week we explore not, not two, but all of the roll and write games. That's right, we're taking on the whole roll and write genre. What types of decisions are found in these games, what does the genre do well, and maybe what is better left served by other core mechanisms? We hope you enjoy this episode, fellow decisionaughts!

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Defining Roll and Write - 2:07
Castles of Burgundy - 5:02
Twilight Inscription/Hadrian's Wall - 6:09
Get on Board - 9:04
My City - 9:37
Can't Stop - 10:59
Types of Roll and Write Games - 12:22
Welcome To - 12:36 
Next Station: London - 13:07
Qwixx/Twenty-One - 14:04
Cartographers/Railroad Ink/Trails of Tucana - 16:16
Ganz Schon Clever - 24:16
Rajas of the Ganges Dice Charmers/Three Sisters/Fleet - 25:41
Rolling Realms - 30:49

Other Games Mentioned

Yahtzee

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 153 - Jake Played 19 Games at Geekway Mini

I played 19 games this weekend at Geekway Mini and I'm still tired, BUT I couldn't be more excited to share my amazing weekend with the rest of the crew and passengers aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship. TSpecial shoutout to Luke, Jared, Tyler, William, Keenan, and Bridget for all the great games.

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Topic - 7:07
Bruxelles 1893 - 7:15
Mini Express - 15:13
Santiago - 20:10
Heat - 26:17
Fun Facts - 28:12
Challengers Beach Cup - 31:37
Coimbra -  34:49
Lords of Vegas - 39:54
Dune 47:22
Tricky Time Crisis - 58:29
Lunar - 59:56
Resistance - 1:01:18
Doodle Dash - 1:02:35
Torres - 1:05:39
Moon 1:06:58
Sol: Last Days of a Star - 1:11:12
Summer Treasures/Circus Flohcati - 1:13:11
Smartphone Inc. - 1:16:00

Other Games Mentioned

Patchwork, Moon, Magic: the Gathering

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 152 - Planet Unknown

The Interdecisional Spaceship blasts off for the first deep dive of 2024. This week we cover Planet Unknown, designed by Ryan Lambert, Adam Rehberg. This game is a mess... but we kind of love it for that. Listen in to a great discussion on why that is in this week's episode of DECISION SPACE SPACE SPACE.

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 5:28
Game Background - 8:12
Rules Overview - 11:25
Deep Dive - 13:23

Other Games Mentioned

Patchwork, Moon, Magic: the Gathering

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 151 - The Future of Decision Space

The future is now. We've conquered the first 150 episodes (I still can't believe that number) of Decision Space, and so we set our Interdecisional Spaceship on course for a new frontier. While long-time listeners will notice some passing similarities to our mission planning episode, this episode feels a little different. We unpack what we've done with the show thus far, our goals moving forward, and only end by sharing a few games we hope to cover in the year ahead. I hope you travelers enjoy this honest conversation (if at times a little naval gazing) about our show.

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Planet Unknown, and Food Chain Magnate

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Discussion - 1:57

Other Games Mentioned

The Resistance, Paperback Adventures, Concordia, Navagadore, Zoo Vadis, Ra, Bunny Kingdom, 7 Wonders, Through the Ages, Nokosu Dice, My Island, Arkham Horror LCG (more cooperative games), Wingspan

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 150 - We Rank Every Game Year End Special (Episode 150!!!)

This is the 150th episode of Decision Space. I really can hardly believe it, and how fitting it is that it lands on the annual year-end special where we look back at and rank every game from every deep dive this year. Everyone, join is the Interdecisional Spaceship bridge at once!

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Planet Unknown, and Food Chain Magnate

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Discussion - 5:10
Zooleretto - 5:50
Messina 1357 - 7:55
Santa Monica - 10:24
Spots - 13:17
Architects of the west Kingdom - 15:30
Ark Nova - 19:55
Tikal - 24:22
Torres - 28:00
Chicago Express/Wabash Canonball - 32:25
Barrage - 37:18
In the Year of the Dragon - 41:15
Troyes - 45:38
Can't Stop - 49:15
Coloretto - 52:17
Babylonia - 55:39
Heat - 59:33
Renature - 1:02:35
My City - 1:08:01
Challengers - 1:13:55
Community Top 10 - 1:19:50
Patreon Patron Goal - 1:24:00

Other Games Mentioned

Azul, Broom Service, Santas Workshop

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 149 - Paradigm Shifting Games

Jake and Brendan share nine games that shifted the way we think about games. Oops! Jake even included a video game. Stupid Jake, bad! Ahem. Interdecisional Spaceship travellers, suit up. It's time to get out there into the paradigm shift!! Awoooooosh.

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Planet Unknown, and Food Chain Magnate

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Discussion - 3:11
Hanabi - 9:04
Keyforge - 12:46
Soulforge Fusion - 15:11
High Society - 18:45
Voyages of Marco Polo - 22:22
Super Smash Bros Melee - 23:26
7 Wonders - 27:55
Challengers! - 30:20
Sidereal Confluence - 36:15
Magic: the Gathering - 36:44
The Mind - 39:55
Twenty-One - 45:50
A Feast for Odin - 50:24
Barrage - 53:54
Zoo Vadis - 55:27

Other Games Mentioned

Azul, Broom Service, Santas Workshop

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 148 - Heat Deep Dive

This week we are doing a classic, patented Decision Space Deep Dive (where we say our ratings at the beginning of the episode) on Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Heat is a hot new board game (classic us) designed by Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen, with art by Vincent Dutrait and published by Days of Wonder.

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Planet Unknown, and Food Chain Magnate

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Game Background - 4:55
Rules Overview - 9:03
Deep Dive Review - 12:08

Other Games Mentioned

Azul, Broom Service, Santas Workshop

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 147 - 2023 Holiday Board Game Gift Guide

This week Decision Space veers towards consumerism at the seasonally appropriate time. We bring you our best insights on what games will make good gifts to the people in your life (we hope) by answering prompts shared in our discord. Interdecisional Spaceship passengers, prepare your wallets!

Pre-Planners

Heat, Ticket To Ride, and Planet Unknown

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Discussion - 3:11
Heat - 4:16
Ticket to Ride: Legacy - 5:01
Apiary - 5:47
Azul - 6:52
Frosthaven - 7:22
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition - 11:59
Warhammer Underworlds - 12:45
Marvel United - 13:33
The Resistance - 16:15
Modern Art - 16:46
Raiders of the North Sea - 17:49
Spicy - 21:10
Sushi Go - 23:41
Cascadia - 27:34
My City - 28:19
The Fox in the Forest - 29:15
A Feast for Odin - 30:12
Riftforce - 30:35
Planet Unknow - 30:40
Can't Stop - 34:30
Just One - 35:49
Challengers! - 39:29
Set - 41:43
Claim it! - 44:21
Draftasaurus - 45:56
Coconuts - 47:19
Mysterium/Mysterium Park - 49:16
Celebrity - 49:22
Renature/Babylonia/Zoo Vadis - 50:50
Findorff - 52:08
Paperback - 53:58
The Isle of Cats - 55:30
Calico - 56:18
Potion Explosion - 57:08
Forgotten Waters - 59:05
Crokinole - 1:00:58
QE - 1:02:01
Wingspan - 1:03:07
Sea Salt & Paper - 1:03:38
Air, Land, & Sea - 1:04:19
Blue Lagoon - 1:04:53

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 146 - Five Knizia Hidden Gems with Jared Ingersoll

Oops, Jake forgot his microphone! No worries though, Jared Ingersoll President of the Reiner Knizia Fan Club was willing to jump in and share his top 5 hidden Knizia gems. These picks come straight out of his personal collection of *checks notes* over 100 Knizia games. Enjoy!

Pre-Planners

Heat and Ticket to Ride

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Knizia Histories - 3:15
5 Hidden Gems - 9:45
Tower of Babel - 10:34
Rhinelander - 17:00
Orongo - 23:46
Beowulf: the Legend - 34:44
Municipium - 42:13
Indigo - 50:35
Reif für die Insel - 57:15

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 145 - Something Old, Something New, & Something Never Getting Reprinted

This week, Jake and Brendan talk about some recent plays in a mini-review format. Our gift to you, dear listener is covering something new (2024 release!), something Old (1997), and something out of print and (probably) never getting reprinted (???). Brendan also reveals a new segment that you are probably really going to like. And hey wait, what's that music in the background? 

Pre-Planners

Heat and Ticket to Ride

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Discussion - 3:15
Nokosu Dice - 4:18
Glory To Rome - 15:50
Zoo Vadis - 26:58
Hansa Teutonica (The East Expansion Board) - 37:23
Tigris and Euphrates - 42:20
Abluxxen/Linko/Scout - 46:39
MLEM: Space Agency - 51:05

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 144 - Replayability

It's a classic what we talk about episode on replayability! (And there was much rejoicing.) We discuss 6 factors that make a game replayability and how they intersect. Then, Jake asks a deep question and we ponder if replayability even matters after all. At the end, we even make time for a quick chat about video games. We hope you enjoy this podcast. See ya on the Interdecisional Spaceship (that's our discord) after the show!

Pre-Planners

Heat and Ticket to Ride

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Replayability WWTA  - 2:12
Twilight Imperium - 3:42
Automatic Decisions - 8:40
Villagers - 11:23
Can't Stop - 11:35
Variable Setup - 13:00
Cascadia/Calico - 14:34
Zoo Vadis/Root/Cosmic Encounter - 14:44
15:32
Spirit Island - 18:28
Magic: the Gathering - 21:04
Randomness - 21:35
Challengers! - 23:35
Castles of Burgund/Kingdomino/Welcome To - 25:55
Varried Game Arcs - 27:16
The Resistance - 28:15  
Aeon's End - 31:52
Impereal 2030 - 33:25
Chess - 34:45
Guards of Atlantis II - 36:30
Depth - 42:45
Jake has a deep question - 47:34
Monikers/Catan - 48:05
Replayability and why it doesn't matter - 51:40
Gimmick Experiences/The Mind -54:08
QE -54:36
Pendemic Legacy - 57:17
Competitive Motivation and Structure (Poker/Chess) - 58:25
Legacy Games - 59:45
Videogames - 1:02:05

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 143 - Santa Monica

This week, the Interdecisional Spaceship takes a much-needed detour to the beach. That's right, we are catching some waves in sunny Santa Monica. In the episode, Brendan and Jake will deep dive into the game and get into some pretty deep waters about the implementation and nature of variability in this game. Enjoy!

Pre-Planners

Santa Monica coming up next week!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Review - 2:09
Game Background - 5:29
Rules Overview - 6:17
Santa Monica Deep Dive - 8:15
Takes from Preplanners - 16:34

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 142 - Our Most Played Physical and Digital Games

Brendan and Jake share their top 5 most played games digitally and physically and think about what these lists mean through a lens focused on replayability. We hope you decisionaughts enjoy this discussion as much as we enjoyed having it!

Pre-Planners

Santa Monica coming up next week!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Main Topic - 2:46
Most Played Games Digitally - 10:47
My City - 11:09
Bruges - 12:54
Star Realms - 14:13
Hey, That's My Fish - 17:34
Lost Ruins of Arnak - 19:12
Claim It! - 24:!8
Tigris and Euphrates - 26:56
The Castles of Burgundy - 29:52
Challengers - 32:44
7 Wonders - 35:48
Most Played Games Physically - 39:23
Kingdomino - 39:42
The Fox in the Forest - 41:21
Monikers - 44:54
Dominion - 47:06
Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game - 50:29
The Resitance - 53:56
Keyforge/Magic: the Gathering - 55:55
Cascadia - 57:58

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 141 - Catching Up

We didn't prepare for this episode at all! Without time to create a full fat episode of Decision Space, Jake and Brendan hop on the mic to catch up with eachother on what has been going on over the past few weeks. We invite you to listen in. Topics include Jake's vacation, the games we've squeezed in, TV shows, and Stonemaier Design Day. Enjoy and we will see you next week for an episode we've actually prepared for. 

Pre-Planners

New to the list Taverns of Tiefenthal! Santa Monica, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al remain in our backlog. Santa Monica will likely be the next deep dive we do!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Can Games Be Scary - 3:50 
Can't Stop - 11:35
Zombie Dice - 12:36
Jenga - 13:00
Dread (RPG) - 15:33
Pandemic/Pandemic Legacy - 16:59
The Princes of Florence - 18:10
Incan Gold/Diamont - 20:37
Clockwork Wars - 21:42
Hidden Movement (Fury of Dracula, Letters from Whitechappel, Beast) - 23:46
Star Wars Rebellion - 25:11
Codenames - 25:32
The Resistance - 27:01
Spooktacular - 33:25
Broom Service - 33:47
Mysterium/Mysterium Park - 35:35
The Mind - 37:45
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition - 41:45
Return to Dark Tower - 43:55
The Hunger - 48:04
Social Deduction (Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, Deception: Murder in Hongkong, etc.) - 50:20
Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game - 51:10
Alice is Missing - 53:33

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast! 

Episode 140 - The Spooktacular (Can Games Be Scary and Game Recommendations To Play this Spooky Season)

Pumpkin spice is in the air, and we are in the mood for some spooky times with our favorite hobby. In this episode we consider if games can be scary and share recommendations for spooky games to play this fall/halloween season. Hey Interdecisional Spaceship travellers, are you afraid of the dark?

Pre-Planners

New to the list Taverns of Tiefenthal! Santa Monica, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al remain in our backlog. Santa Monica will likely be the next deep dive we do!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Can Games Be Scary - 3:50 
Can't Stop - 11:35
Zombie Dice - 12:36
Jenga - 13:00
Dread (RPG) - 15:33
Pandemic/Pandemic Legacy - 16:59
The Princes of Florence - 18:10
Incan Gold/Diamont - 20:37
Clockwork Wars - 21:42
Hidden Movement (Fury of Dracula, Letters from Whitechappel, Beast) - 23:46
Star Wars Rebellion - 25:11
Codenames - 25:32
The Resistance - 27:01
Spooktacular - 33:25
Broom Service - 33:47
Mysterium/Mysterium Park - 35:35
The Mind - 37:45
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition - 41:45
Return to Dark Tower - 43:55
The Hunger - 48:04
Social Deduction (Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, Deception: Murder in Hongkong, etc.) - 50:20
Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game - 51:10
Alice is Missing - 53:33

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 139 - Torres

So we may be a little obsessed with Kramer and Kiesling games, but we felt compelled to share our thoughts on Torres -- a spiel winner and honorary 4th game in "the mask trilogy." In this episode, we return to our classic deep dive format where we share ratings and reviews and then get down to business breaking down the decision space. We try to think about what separates this game from some of the other K&K action selection/territory control offerings, the action economy, and a very cool card system that drives the whole thing forward. And with that, the Interdecisional Spaceship is off!

Pre-Planners

New to the list Taverns of Tiefenthal! Santa Monica, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al remain in our backlog. Santa Monica will likely be the next deep dive we do!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 3:20
Game Background - 5:47
Rules Overview - 11:00
Torres Deep Dive - 12:47

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast! 

Episode 138 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Balance, Part Two

...And we're back with part two of the balance what we talk about episode. This time we dive into questions of perceived balance vs. objective balance, and do we really want an objectively balanced game? If so, who is that really serving? We talk about the ways designers might choose to balance the game, and *gasp* how they even use players to do this dirty work for them. Of course we give examples, and wrap up with a discussion of so what, why is it that we even care about balance, and what are the consequences of an under- or over-balanced game. Sheesh! That's a lot, we hope you enjoy it as today's in flight entertainment aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship!

Pre-Planners

Santa Monica, Torres, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al are coming up in the relatively near future!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Discussion Start - 2:53
A Few Acres of Snow - 8:45
Citadels - 12:24
BattleCON - 13:39
Findorff - 15:16
Player Balance vs. Designier Balance - 17:30
Root - 18:00
Cosmic Encounter - 20:43
El Grande - 23:49
Zoo Vadis - 25:44
The Castles of Mad King Ludwig - 28:50
Isle of Skye - 30:33
Keyflower - 31:14
Bruges - 34:16
Magic: the Gathering - 35:10
Why do we care about balance - 36:10
Innovation - 44:10
Imhotep - 47:47
Diplomacy - 51:51
Freedom: The Underground Railroad - 52:58

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 137 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Balance, Part One

There are no rules on the Interdecisional Spaceship. We break from tradition and declare that "What We Talk About" episodes can be two parters. Today, we deliver the first part of our topical episode on balance in board games. We attempt to define balances versus fairness; we discuss assymetric balance and strategic balance; and we ask for whom thy balance tolls for. It's a robust and, at times, unhinged conversation that we hope you join us for! 

Pre-Planners

Santa Monica, Torres, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al are coming up in the relatively near future!

Timestamps (Spoilers)

Intro - 0:00
Defining Balance and Fairness - 4:23
Asymetric Balance and Player Order - 14:30
Who Is This Game Balanced For? - 21:09
Strategic Balance - 22:04
Azul - 22:33
Guards of Atlantis II - 27:32
Keyflower - 31:45
The Unstoppable Board Position (Come Back Mechanism) - 32:40
Bruges - 35:12
Variable Set Up and Variance - 39:11
Catan - 39:41
Innovation and Imhotep - 42:56
How Often Should the Better Player Win - 45:32
Next Week on Decision Space! - 49:12
Patreon Plug (Join the Crew!) - 49:57

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 136 - Top 10 Games We Are Enjoying in 2023 

In this week's episode we count down the TOP 10 board games we are enjoying, so far, in 2023. This is distinctly not a discussion of games released in 2023, rather it is about the games that we are playing, that are hitting our tables this year. Also, Jake wants you to know that technically kickball and disc golf are essentially board games and remain as perpetual #0 on the top of his list. Okay, with that important clarification out of the way it is time to hop aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship and launch into this fan-favorite episode format!

Pre-Planners

Santa Monica, Torres, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al are coming up in the relatively near future!

Timestamps (Spoilers)

Intro - 0:00
Honorable Mentions - 3:00
Sports - 3:58
Can't Stop - 5:15
Barrage - 5:19
KeyForge - 5:22
Crokinole - 5:33
Coloretto - 5:52
District Noir/Throne and Grail - 6:32
Barrage - 6:53
TOP 10 - 8:46
Imperial 2030 - 8:59
Magic: the Gathering - 11:54
Renature - 14:45
My City - 16:36
Zoo Vadis - 18:13
Findorff - 20:53
Chicago Express - 24:49
Savannah Park - 27:10
Azul - 29:25
Bonfire - 32:57
TOP 5 - 36:00
Tigris & Euphrates - 36:11
Torres - 39:07
Cuzco - 41:50
Renature - 45:25
Challengers! - 47:52
Trajan - 49:33
Ra - 51:49
My City - 55:45
Challengers! - 59:16

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 135 - Playtesting and Prototyping

Welcome to Decision Space, the only podcast that takes place right here before the turns of your favorite games (someday, we hope). Anyways, this podcast is very different. Today, Brendan and Jake put on their game designer hats and share some of their experiences and lessons learned with playtesting and prototyping board game designs. We hope you enjoy this educational flight aboard our sister ship, the InterDesignonal Spaceship. 

Pre-Planners

Santa Monica, Torres, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al are coming up in the relatively near future!

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Prototyping Discussion - 2:10
Playtesting Discussion - 26:20

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 134 - Ark Nova

Ark Nova anyone? Maybe you've heard of it? This week, the Interdecisional Spaceships embarks on a journey to explore the decisions in the highest rated game that we've ever dared to cover on this humble podcast. That's right, folks, today we are covering the 4th greatest game of all time (by BGG rating). We will center our discussion on the novel and intriguing action selection mechanism... hey wait, is this thing a rondel?!

Pre-Planners

Hey pre-planners, in the next two weeks we will be doing a design focused episode on playtesting and prototyping and discussing the top 10 games we have been enjoying most in 2023. As for games, we are playing a lot of Santa Monica and Torres on Yucata right now, and down the line, we will be covering Food Chain Magnate and also social deduction games. 

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 2:37
Game Background - 5:46
Rules Overview - 12:56
Deep Dive - 16:17
Preplanners - 1:03:27

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 133 - LTF Con Recap

Last weekend the infamous Laughing Table Friends -- Charlie, Jake, Jared, Luke, and Tyler -- got together for the first ever LTF Con. The 5 person con took place over an unforgettable day and a half as the crew played 13 unique board games. It was a mix of new games and old favorites. Today, Jake is here to recap 9 of those plays (only the most interesting one) for your in flight entertainment, complimentary while on board the Interdecisional Spaceship. LTF. If you don't know, now you know.

Pre-Planners

Hey pre-planners, get those plays in of Ark Nova and Food Chain Magnate while the playing is good. Other games we are considering for a deep dive right now are Torres and Santa Monica.

Timestamps 

Intro/Housekeeping - 0:00
The Hunger - 2:21 
D.E.I. (Divide et Impera) - 12:17
Beowulf: The Legend - 22:21
Clockwork Wars - 37:08
Viking See-Saw - 40:38
Ninja Master - 45:11
Cockroach Poker - 48:37
Robo Rally - 52:54
Antike II - 57:47

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 132 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Games That Play Fast

Good luck keeping up with the conversation in this week's throwback WWTA episode, because things move fast. If you don't believe me, then check the timestamps. We throw out games quicker than you can say, "I miss old school board games where you had to wait 20 minutes between turns!" In this week's episode we discuss, broadly, games that play fast, what that means, and what we perceive as a growing appetite in the board game hobby for this titular phrase. Ready or not the Interdecisional Spaceship is taking off right now! (Wow! That was fast.)

Pre-Planners

Hey pre-planners, get those plays in of Ark Nova and Food Chain Magnate while the playing is good. Other games we are considering for a deep dive right now are Torres and Santa Monica.

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Housekeeping - 2:48
Main Topic - 6:10
Battlestar Galactica - 8:54
A Feast for Odin - 11:37
Ark Nova - 11:55
Wingspan - 14:47
Gloomhaven - 15:12
Castles of Burgundy - 19:34
Torres - 20:16
El Grande - 20:20
Tikal, Cuzco - 21:34
Cascadia - 26:06
Five Tribes - 29:09
Keyflower - 31:01
Carcasonne - 32:48
Broom Service - 33:28
Sheriff of Nottingham - 34:29
Findorff - 35:17
Ticket to Ride - 36:17
1849 (We're the train game podcast) - 39:05
Ra - 39:54
Architects of the West Kingdom - 42:07
Tricktaking Games - 43:54
Challengers - 47:54
Spades - 49:13
Caesar! Sieze Rome in 20 Minutes - 49:35
Azul - 49:55
Kingdomino - 50:49
Millenium Blades - 53:00
Sidereal Confluence - 53:20
Guards of Atlantis II - 55:26
Barrage - 56:43
Hey, That's My Fish! - 58:47
Living Forest - 1:00:01
Isle of Cats - 1:00:02
In the Year of the Dragon - 1:00:48
Bonfire - 1:01:21
Earth - 1:03:47
Mask "Trilogy" Games - 1:05:33
Acquire - 1:09:09 
Final note (Thanks Aurore) - 1:09:54
Oops - 1:10:39
Preplanner Stuff - 1:11:40

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 131 - Pushing Your Luck Feat. Spots and Can't Stop

Today we consider the push your luck mechanic in board games, highlighting Can't Stop and Spots for short reviews. In the second half we touch on a bunch of games that stick out to us as examples of what push your luck is, what it's not, when it works, and when... it does not. Please silence your cell phones and quiet small children, because the feature podcast is about to begin.

Pre-Planners

Hey pre-planners, get those plays in of Ark Nova and Food Chain Magnate while the playing is good.

Timestamps 

Can't Stop - 2:20
Spots - 16:45
Push Your Luck Discussion - 29:07
Bruges/Hamburg - 34:10
Incan Gold - 37:26
Ra - 38:37
The Castles of Burgundy - 41:45
Enchanted Plumes - 42:09
Rapido!/Excape/Exxtra - 46:49
Deep Sea Adventure - 50:41
Quacks of Quedlingburg - 52:00
King of Tokyo 52:20
Claim It! - 53:33
A Feast for Odin - 54:17
Living Forest - 55:38
Samurai Spirit - 57:26
Catan - 1:00:43

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 130 - Recent Plays at Gamers Ranch

This week's impromptu episode features Jake regaling Brendan with stories of his recent plays at Gamers Ranch -- Heat, The Search for Lost Species, and Earth to name a few. Brendan gets in there too with some plays of his own! It's a rough cut but a really fun episode. I hope you enjoy it Interdecisional Spaceship passengers. 

If you are interested in Gamers Ranch (not a sponsor), you can find more info here - https://gamersranch.com/ 

Pre-Planners

Ark Nova, Can't Stop!, Spots, and more will be covered on the show soon! 👀 

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
QE - 8:28
The Search for Lost Species - 14:23
Challengers - 20:56
Equinox - 26:06
Castles of Burgundy - 29:57
Paris Connection - 38:23
Earth - 45:31
Torres - 48:14
Arcana Rising - 53:20
Jekyll vs. Hyde - 56:35
Nokosu Dice - 1:02:08
Heat - 1:09:01

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Instagram @DecisionSpacePod and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 129 - Challengers!

Donald X. Vaccarino's Dominion famously popularized the deck building mechanic, forever changing the landscape of board gaming. Is it possible that a silly little card game called Challengers! will do the same for auto battlers? Buckle up Interdecisional Spaceship passengers because on this special episode of Decision Space we cover this Kennerspiel nominated game and ask ourselves, do we have a classic on our hands?

Pre-Planners

Ark Nova, Can't Stop!, Spots, and more will be covered on the show soon! 👀 

Timestamps 

Ratings and Reviews - 0:00
Game Background - 6:20
Rules Overview - 11:37
Challengers! Deep Dive - 13:49
Strategy Section - 49:48

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 128 - If We Can Only Keep 10 Games Thought Experiment

ERROR! ERROR! Something has gone horribly wrong in the Interdecisional Spaceship. The only way to correct course is to dump cargo out of the storage bay. We ran the numbers, and there is only space left on this ship for 10 games each! In this episode, we decide, from our entire collection which 10 games we'll keep.

Pre-Planners

Challengers!, Ark Nova, Can't Stop!, Spots, and more will be covered on the show soon! 👀

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
6:55 - Main Topic
Keyforge - 7:16
Babylonia - 9:42
Ra - 10:35
Cascadia - 12:13
Arkham Horror: Living Card Game - 13:49
Just One - 17:18
So Clover - 20:38
Broom Service - 22:40
Isle of Cats - 24:59
Keyflower - 27:40
Bonfire - 29:46
The Fox in the Forest - 31:53
The Castles of Burgundy - 33:03
El Grande - 34:45
A Feast for Odin - 36:25
Azul - 37:56
Renature - 40:09
Ra - 43:10
Challengers - 44:56
The Resistance - 47:24
Surprise Segment! - 51:39

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 127 - Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball

Choo Choo! The Interdecisiona Spaceship is now officially a train because we are now officially train game guys (some of the biggest ever)! Today, Brendan and Jake chugga chugga choo choo their way deep into the heart of Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball's decision space. This game is designed by John Bohrer and published by Winsome and Queen games.  

Pre-Planners

Challengers!, Ark Nova, Can't Stop!, Spots, and more will be covered on the show soon! 👀

Timestamps 

Intro/Ratings - 0:00
Game Background - 7:30
Rules Overview - 15:39
Deep Dive - 18:36

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 126 - Answering ALL of Reddit's Board Game Questions

In this bonus episode of Decision Space, we answer questions found on r/boardgames.

Pre-Planners

Chicago Express (Wabash Cannonball), Challengers! are in our hopper. Ark Nova is also going into the queue.

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 125 - Designer Space on Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling

For the first time, Decision Space attempts to explore the ludography and design ethos of a famous board game designer. We are nothing if not ambitious, so perhaps unwisely, this first effort features two designers - Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. We'll start with a mini review of Tikal, then dive into what the history and games that make these designers great. Buckle up Interdecisional Spaceship travelers, this trip will run a smidge longer than normal.

Pre-Planners

Chicago Express (Wabash Cannonball), Challengers! are in our hopper. We are also considering adding Ark Nova to the queue.

Timestamps

Intro and Housekeeping - 0:00
Tikal - 4:33
Five Tribes - 14:30
Heimlich & Co - 24:15
Downforce -  24:44
El Grande - 30:55
6 Nimmt! - 33:22
Colloseum - 33:52
Princes of Florence - 35:11
Heimlich and Co. - 35:48
Azul - 36:36
Azul Stained Glass of Sintra - 36:47
Azul Summer Pavilion - 36:57
Azul Queen's Garden - 36:59
Bamboo - 37:27
Vikings - 39:49
Heaven and Ale - 41:03
Miyabi - 45:34
The Mask Triology (Tikal, Cuzco, Mexica) - 47:24
Cuzco - 47:42
Torres - 50:30
Joraku - 52:14
Palaces of Carrara - 53:08
Renature - 54:00
Savannah Park - 57:35
Maharaja - 1:00:07
Coal Baron - 1:00:13
Linko! - 1:00:38
Imhotep - 1:08:06

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 124 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Comfort Games

Snuggle up in a favorite cozy corner, grab yourself a chai, and just make yourself comfortable. Today, all seats in the Interdecisional Spaceship are not in their up right and locked position. Today, we are laid back, relaxed, and chilling out to the low-volume, dulcet tones of Jake and Brendan as we talking about comfort games. We discuss what makes a game comfortable, why that is valuable, and offer some of our favorites in this broad and gentle category.

Pre-Planners

Chicago Express (Wabash Canonball), possibly Challengers! are in our hopper. We'll post another poll to patreon for our patrons to select a deep dive game again soon.

Timestamps

Cascadia - 2:07
Dorfromantic - 2:19
Next Station: London - 2:41
Fun Facts - 3:01
Challengers! - 4:04
Tikal - 8:34
Azul - 9:40
Trajan - 14:06
My City - 15:31
Cascadia - 19:10
Welcome To - 22:58
Carcasonne - 24:27
Arboretum - 28:18
Cascadia - 29:36
Castles of Burgundy - 31:14
My City - 33:10
Qwixx - 36:33
Trails of Tucana - 38:01
Cartographers - 38:39
So Clover, Just One, and Codenames - 40:20
Fun Facts - 42:53
True Colors - 43:08
Dominion - 43:51
Sagrada - 44:57
Castles of Mad King Ludwig - 46:27
Aeon's End - 48:07
Kingdomino - 49:55
Savannah Park - 50:38

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 123 - Troyes

It's been like 10 episodes since the last one, but we are finally back with the original, iconic deep dive Decision Space format. This week, we cover "TROY-EZZ," "TWAHH," and probably a bunch of other pronunciations for Troyes, a board game published by Pearl Games and designed by Sébastien Dujardin, Xavier Georges, Alain Orban. Would you believe Troyes came out 13 years ago? Now that you mention it, that it explains a lot! Thanks to our patrons for selecting this game for deep dive! The Interdecisional Spaceship is away!

Pre-Planners

Troyes and Chicago Express (Wabash Canonball) are likely to be our next deep dive episodes!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Slogans - 2:11
Game Background -5:30
Rules Overview - 9:51
Deep Dive - 11:25

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 122 - Rondel Roundtable Feat. Findorff and Imperial 2030

Rondels baby! What could be more exciting than that? It's your favorite board gamer's favorite board game mechanism. RONDEL. Excuse me. Okay, now that that is out of my system, in this week's episode of Decision Space, we share our experience with two games featuring rondels, Findorff and Imperial 2030. After that we zoom out and chat a bit about what rondels in general! Interdecisional Spaceship, engage your spin drive, centripetal force, and all other round sounding things because rondels aren't gonna rotate pawns around themselves!

Pre-Planners

Troyes and Chicago Express (Wabash Canonball) are likely to be our next deep dive episodes!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Defining Rondels - 2:30
Findorff - 5:30
Imperial 2030 - 21:58
Rondel Discussion - 37:43
Great Western Trail -38:09
Glen Moore - 39:21
Heaven and Ale -39:43

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 121 - Geekway Plays and Large Player Count Games Feat. Blood on the Clocktower, Guards of Atlantis II, and Challengers!

We did it. Jake and Brendan have final met and gamed together in person, and, good news, we aren't ending the podcast. In this episode we briefly touch on all the games we played that we said we wanted to play on last weeks episode, then we pivot. In the second half, we discuss some large player count games we got to try at geekway, including Blood on the Clocktower, Guards of Atlantis II, and Challengers! We are leaving room here to talk more in depth about all the other awesome games we played at Geekway in future episodes. We'll see you there, but before them, suit up decisionaughts and let's ride!

Pre-Planners

Troyes and Chicago Express (Wabash Canonball) are likely to be our next deep dive episodes!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Bamboo - 6:56
Findorff - 8:40
Challengers! - 10:39
Millenium Blades - 10:58
Blood on the Clocktower - 12:41
Samurai - 12:59
Imperial 2030 - 14:29
My City Roll & Write - 16:58
Pokemon TCG - 17:58
Monolith Arena - 18:52
Solforge Fusion - 19:56
Ra - 20:58
Babylonia - 22:04
Zoo VAdis - 24:06
Tikal - 25:07
Hansa Teutonica - 25:52
Unrest - 26:15
Blood on the Clocktower - 30:50
Guards of Atlantis II - 41:03
Challengers! - 54:13

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 120 - Mission Plan for Geekway to the West

Brendan and Jake get hyped as they discuss the games that they most want to play this weekend at Geekway to the West. Now that the mission plan is complete, come back next week when we'll discuss the games that we actually played!

Pre-Planners

The Resistance and Social Deduction Games and Troyes

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Main Topic - 5:25
Pokemon Trading Card Game - 6:50
Flesh and Blood - 8:37
Solforge Fusion - 8:38
Ra - 9:49
Babylonia - 11:04
Monolith Arena - 13:11
Bamboo - 15:15
Inis - 19:35
Imperial 2030 - 19:37
Kemet - 22:01
Findorff - 23:20
Sidereal Confluence - 27:36
Challengers - 32:37
Mosaic - 35:27
Millenium Blades - 39:38
Inside Job - 42:29
Blood on the Clocktower - 43:46
Samurai - 47:14
My City Roll & Write - 48:08
Orichalcum - 49:00

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 119 - Architects of the West Kingdom

It's the return of the deep dive. Strap into your Interdecisional Spaceship safety harnesses because we are heading for the West Kingdom. Specifically, we explore Architects of the West Kingdom by Shem Phillips and S J Macdonald on this week's episode of Decision Space. Brendan calls it the Call of Duty of board games. 

Pre-Planners

The Resistance and Social Deduction Games and Troyes

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews and Game Background - 4:10
Rules Overview - 11:44
Deep Dive - 14:48

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

VOTE for us for a Golden Geek award here - https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame.

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Episode 118 - Top 10 Games of All Time

Let's cut to the chase. Today, Brendan and I bring you our top 10 games of all time as of May 3rd, 2023. It's been about 80 episodes since we last shared our lists, so this seemed as good a time as any to update you as to who we are and how we are growing as gamers since last time around. 

Pre-Planners

The Resistance and Social Deduction Games, Troyes, Architects of the West Kingdom, and Chicago Express

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 1:42
Top 10 Games of All Time - 3:42
Honorable Mentions - 5:19
Modern Art - 5:24
Barrage - 5:41
Fox in the Forest - 5:49
Blue Lagoon - 6:18
The Castles of Burgundy - 6:20
Lost Cities - 6:21
Kanagawa - 6:22
The Resistance - 8:02
So Clover - 8:09
Wavelength - 8:12
Just One - 8:14
The Mind - 8:39
Aeon's End - 8:54
Spirit Island - 8:57
Arkham Horror: LCG - 8:59
Top 10 - 10:26
The Isle of Cats - 11:33
Monolith Arena - 14:54
Barrage - 18:41
The Resistance - 23:13
Broom Service - 27:00
Cascadia - 30:20
Renature - 34:14
Keyflower - 37:47
My City - 40:59
BattleCon - 44:03
Grand Austria Hotel - 47:18
Tigris and Euphrates - 49:46
Bruge - 52:32
El Grande - 55:34
Ra - 57:09
Cosmic Encounter - 1:00:18
The Castles of Burgundy - 1:02:16
Broom Service - 1:04:25
A Feast for Odin - 1:06:07
Babylonia - 1:09:01

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

VOTE for us for a Golden Geek award here - https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame.

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!

Episode 117 - Overcentralizing Mechanisms and Messina 1347

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who voted for Decision Space to be nominated for a Golden Geek award. We are honored to be nominated alongside a ton of great podcasts. Good luck to everyone nominated in all categories! This weeks episode is something of an experiment. We are trying out a new deep dive format, where we provide our review and decision space exploration for Messina 1347 and reserve the second half of the episode for a related topical discussion on overcentralizing mechanisms (closely related to overcentralizing strategy and/or dominant strategy). We are trying to make sure that our deep dive episodes offer something to all of our listeners, even if you are unfamiliar and/or uninterested in Messina 1347. We'd love to hear your thoughts on how this went, and all feedback will absolutely be considered for future deep dive episodes! Now that the in-flight, safety information is taken care of, sit back and enjoy your trip on the Interdecisional Spaceship!

Pre-Planners

The Resistance and Social Deduction Games, Troyes, Architects of the West Kingdom, and Chicago Express

Timestamps

Ratings and Slogans - 0:00
Housekeeping - 3:53
Messina 1347 Background - 5:18
Rules Overview - 7:58
Messina 1347 Deep Dive - 9:51
Overcentralizing Mechanisms - 32:54
Living Forest - 39:34
Hansa Teutonica - 41:14
A Feast for Odin - 48:46
A Few Acres of Snow - 55:44
Puerto Rico - 56:10
Pre-Planners - 56:42

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

VOTE for us for a Golden Geek here - https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame.

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 116 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Combos

We return with another fan favorite "What We Talk About" episode, this time diving deep into the world of combos. We seek to identify types of combos found and card, board, and, well, video games too. We talk about what makes combos fun and also why they suck and conclude with examples of some of our favorite implementations of combos in board games. Hop in the Interdemensional Spaceship because you won't want to miss this one!

Pre-Planners

Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming next. We are also adding Troyes to the list. (Thanks Patrons!)

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Housekeeping - 2:12
Combos Discussion Start - 3:59
Ganz Schon Clever - 8:16
Rajas of the Ganges - 9:07
Trails of Tucana - 9:19
Bonfire - 9:44
Tiletum - 10:02
Innovation - 12:49
Fantasy Realms - 14:08
Magic: the Gathering - 18:08
Blood Rage - 27:08
Potion Explosion - 31:17
Bruges - 35:57
Terraforming Mars - 43:36
Ark Nova - 43:39
Glory to Rome - 47:25
KeyForge - 48:09
Trajan - 51:13
Blood Rage - 54:10
Rolling Realms - 57:35
Air Land & Sea - 1:00:32
Bonfire - 1:02:09

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 115 - Talking Blocking Featuring Recent Plays of Hansa Teutonica, Zoo Vadis, and Go

Before we go any further, vote for us for a Golden Geek here - https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame. Now that that announcement is out of the way, in this weeks episode of Decision Space, we try out a brand new episode format. First we discuss some recent play experiences of Hansa Teutonica, Zoo Vadis, and Go, three games that make you say, "I can't believe you've done this." We then follow that up with a more topical discussion of blocking in games, one thing that all three games have in common.

Pre-Planners

Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming next. We are also adding Troyes to the list. (Thanks Patrons!)

Timestamps

Intro/Housekeeping - 1:44
Hansa Teutonica - 8:09
Zoo Vadis - 21:10
Go - 35:53
Hey That’s My Fish - 44:39
Ark Nova - 44:58
Keyflower - 46:00
Star Reals - 49:35
Agricola - 51:05
Babylonia - 51:49
Broom Service - 53:12
Architects of the West Kingdom - 54:50
Azul - 58:54
Terraforming Mars - 1:01:41

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 114 - My City Part Two, the Legacy Game (Full Spoilers)

We are jumping right back into My City's decision Space, but this time we are looking at the legacy game, and things get meta. We recommend starting with episode 113, but there is really no reason why you can't jump in here. 

Pre-Planners

Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming next. We are also adding Troyes to the list. (Thanks Patrons!)

Timestamps

Intro and Housekeeping - 0:00
My City Legacy Game Deep Dive - 2:57

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 113 - My City Part One, The Eternal Game

It's back to back (to back) Reiner Knizia deep dive episodes on Decision Space! In this week's voyage, we take on My City's eternal game mode. Next week, we'll check out the legacy game mode. There is a ton of great stuff in this box, but today we will lift up the lesser appreciated part of the game. Could this be a gem hiding in plain sight? Hop into the Interdecisional Spaceship and see what we think!

Pre-Planners

My City part 2 next week. Messina 1347 and The Resistance still coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 7:17
Game Background - 15:00
Rules Overview - 22:14
My City Eternal Game Deep Dive - 24:32

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 112 - Babylonia

Surprise! Today, for a Decision Space first Brendan and Maya co-pilot the Interdecisional Spaceship alone, as they dive deep into the Decision Space of Reiner Knizia's (the artist also known as Rhino Knizz) Babylonia. Long time listeners will know that this is one of Brendan's all time favorite games, and with Maya here to keep him honest, it is safe to say that you're in for a good time. 

Pre-Planners

My City next week! Messina 1347 and The Resistance still coming soon!

Timestamps

Ratings and Reviews - 0:00
Game Background - 4:28
Rules Overview - 5:52
Babylonia Deep Dive - 10:16

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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Episode 111 - Elegant Solutions to Design Problems

In this raucus episode, Brendan and Jake discuss design problems and the games that elegantly solve them. Join us on this journey through the many, many games tackling board game designs biggest problems.

Pre-Planners

My City next week! Messina 1347 and The Resistance still coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
Raiders of the North Sea - 8:15
Aeon's End - 8:38
7 Wonders Duel - 10:33
My City - 15:55
Babylonia - 20:48
Messina 1347 - 23:19
Catan - 24:37
Just One - 29:25
KeyForge - 35:46
Dominion - 40:41
Arkham Horror: Living Card Game - 45:30
High Society - 49:41
Azul - 50:50
Five Tribes - 53:35
Air, Land, & Sea - 54:37
Cat in the Box - 55:42
Scout - 57:43
Kanagawa - 59:15
El Grande - 1:03:16
Tigris  & Euphrates - 1:05:26
Cyclades - 1:08:49
 

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Episode 110 - Six Recent Plays of Ark Nova, Through the Desert, SolForge Fusion, Bullet ♥, Startups, and District Noir

Brendan and I recently played six board games, and we discuss them in this week's episode. The games covered range from huge releases to small indie games, classic games to niche offerings, and living legends to first time designers. We hope you join us abord the Interdecisional Spaceship for this great conversation.

Pre-Planners

Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
District Noir - 4:04
SolForge Fusion - 10:23
Startups - 26:46
Bullet ♥ - 36:05
Through the Desert - 47:47
Ark Nova - 59:32

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 109 - Barrage

It's time to take this Interdecisional Spaceship for another deep dive. This time we are heading into the murky depths of Barrage's decision space, designed by Simone Luciani and Tommaso Battista. Fortunately, we won't have to go it alone. In this episode, we are joined by good friend Aurore Inara, who shares her insights to help see us through. Let's get this flight underway! 

You can find more from Aurore on her competitive keyforge blog at https://timeshapers.com/. Aurore has also contributed a 7 Wonders Architects review and a Can't Stop Decision Guide to decisionspacepodcast.com.

Pre-Planners

Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
Ratings & Reviews - 2:55
Rules Overview - 9:08
Barrage Deep Dive - 13:05

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

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Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 108 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Asymmetry in Games

We are back with yet another "What We Talk About" episode! This time the pilots of our Interdecisional Spaceship discuss asymmetry. We talk about what games with asymmetry and what what separates these from "asymmetric games." At the end we talk about why asymmetry is good and bad in the games we love to play. We also perhaps discuss the most games ever in the single games. Just look at those timestamps! 

Pre-Planners

Barrage will be our next deep dive review. Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
Asymmetry Discussion - 6:25
Chess - 8:15
Tigris & Euphrates - 10:54
7 Wonders - 11:30
Root - 13:05
Memoir '44 - 15:20
Jekyll vs. Hyde - 15:43
Cosmic Encounter - 18:19
Barrage - 21:05
Agricola - 23:54
Codenames - 27:13
Team 3 - 28:50
The Resistance - 29:31
Pandemic - 31:29
Spirit Island - 33:06
Fury of Dracula - 35:54
Vast: The Crystal Caverns - 44:42
Skulk Hollow - 45:13
Raptor - 45:41
BattleCON - 46:07
Net Runner - 49:09
Magic: The Gathering - 49:30
Space Cadets - 51:21
Fugitive - 51:36
Letters from White Chapel - 51:49
Mr. Jack - 52:16
Keyforge - 1:02:40
The Castles of Burgundy - 1:05:42

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 107 - Campaign Games, Legacy Games, and Game Design Case Study

In this episode, our intrepid co-pilot hosts first dive into the topic of campaign games and all the ways they are great and all the ways they are not. We discuss the campaign games we've played to date and how much of them we have actually finished. In the second part of the episode, we dive into a design case study for Brendan's game signed with Pandasaurus under the working title "End the Empire." Therein, Brendan discusses how he has tackled the exciting opportunity of extending his game with a campaign module. Jake take's the opportunity to pick at Brendan's choices, and tell him how he could or should have chosen differently. Brendan calls Jake an imperialist tyrant, so things are pretty much going normal over here. Why don't you hop into our Interdecisional Spaceship and come along for the ride.

Pre-Planners

Barrage will be our next deep dive review. Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
Part 1 on Campaign Games - 1:44
My City - 2:15
Pandemic Legacy Season 1 - 3:20
Arkham Horror: the Living Card Game - 5:17
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion - 6:27
My City (again) - 6:40
The Crew Deep Sea - 9:43
Isle of Cats - 21:06
Dungeons and Dragons - 24:42
Dead Cells - 27:55
TIME Stories - 30:58
Part 2 End the Empire Case Study - 35:51
Terraforming - Mars 38:02

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

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Episode 106 - Coloretto and a Little Bit Zooloretto

We're back with an episode deep dive at long last last! Today, we're covering Coloretto, but that's not all. We also touch on Coloretto's sequal Zooloretto as well! In this episode Jake misspeaks in the worst way, Brendan laughs at Jake, and we have a jolly good time discussing an amazing example of less is more gameplay.

Pre-Planners

Barrage will be our next deep dive review. Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon!

Timestamps

Housekeeping - 0:00
Ratings and Slogans - 4:14
Rules Overview - 9:44
Coloretto Deep Dive - 12:11
Zooloretto - 48:29
Final Thoughts -57:57

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 105 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Elegance

We promised an inelegant conversation and oh boy do we ever deliver on that. In this what we talk about episode, we begin with a definition of elegance and then struggle to apply that definition to board games. Brendan thinks it is about being ingenious. Jake thinks it is about style. However, both of our intrepid hosts can agree on some overall trends that tend to make a game more likely to be elegant than not. As we think through and discuss this topic, we also discuss a whole bunch of games. Hope you are up for a bumpy one because the Interdecisional Spaceship is now sailing, elegantly, through space. 

Pre-Planners

Coloretto and Zooloretto coming next week, Barrage coming soon!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Pandemic - 10:41
San Francisco - 14:47
Root - 25:31
Lost Ruins of Arnak - 26:06
Living Forest - 27:06
Castles of Burgundy - 29:09
Castles of Tuscany - 30:52
Cosmic Frog - 34:38
Azul - 36:51
The Fox in the Forest - 39:46
Lost Cities - 43:05
Patchwork - 46:12
Tigris & Euphrates - 48:49
Dominion - 52:35
Jenga - 53:41
El Grande - 55:47
Tiletum - 57:02
Cascadia - 58:28
Carpe Diem - 1:00:23
Bonfire - 1:01:23
In the Year of the Dragon - 1:02:23

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 104 - Things We Hate About Games We Love and Things We Love About Games We Hate

What's this?! A full bonus episode of Decision Space is in your feed thanks to our incredibly generous patreon supporters. In this episode, we discuss a topic selected by our patrons: the worst parts of our favorite games and the best parts about our least favorite games. It's a fun topic and then Brendan gets himself in trouble at the very end, ruining everything! Hop into our Interdecisional Spaceship for the second time this week and let's get lost.

Pre-Planners

Coloretto and Zooloretto coming next week, Barrage coming soon!

Timestamps

Castles of Burgundy - 4:27
Cosmic Encounter - 10:16
Bruges - 14:45
Monolith Arena - 20:01
Broom Service - 26:02
Babylonia - 31:55
Splendor - 36:28
Res Arcana - 38:38
Catacombs - 46:05
Root - 50:38
Terraforming Mars - 54:07

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

We can be reached individually on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. You can also follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! If you prefer email, then hit us up at [email protected].

This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.

Byeee!

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!

Click on the link to join our active and welcoming Discord community,

Join the crew today! (Decision Space Patreon), or

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Episode 103 - Thirteen Recent Plays at Geekway Mini

An atypical episode of Decision Space, this week focuses on Jake's thirteen recent plays at the Geekway Mini convention. There were plenty of high highs and low lows among the games covered, but perhaps most exciting of all were the 5, count 'em, 5! Reiner Knizia games played. Big shout out to Jared, Tyler, Joe, and Bridget for being involved in many of the games and stories recounted on todays episode. This Interdecisional Space is taking off. Next stop, Geekway to the West. See y'all there!

Pre-Planners

Coloretto and Zooloretto coming next week, Barrage coming soon!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Planet Unknown - 5:01
Dead Reckoning - 11:39
Messina 1347 - 16:55
San Francisco - 25:03
Mille Fiori - 30:54
High Society - 36:18
Art Robbery - 41:51
Hit! - 45:12
Renature - 47:41
Tiletum - 48:04
Scout - 42:45
Cosmic Frog - 57:40
Trajan - 1:03:15