Mechanical Artifice (What We Talk About)

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Episode 84 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Mechanical Artifice

This week we get old school with a throwback What We Talk About style episode. This time our co-pilots are talking through Brendan's new concept that he's calling mechanical artifice. In this episode, we'll define it, discuss how it fits into our understanding of decision space, and provide game examples as a point of reference. Jake also is just kidding a lot.

Content Links

(Article) The Decision Space of Monopoly by Jim D’Ambrosia - https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/articles/the-decision-space-of-the-game-monopoly-by-jim-dambrosia

(Song) I Don't Wanna Know by Flash Floods - https://open.spotify.com/track/2Gm8o5PA0yohx4Z7o1OXiA?si=2bae7e2830164cc8

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Mechanical Artifice Discussion Starts (Chess, Dice Hospital) - 5:38
Keyflower - 19:05
A Feast for Odin - 26:26
I Don't Wanna Know by Flash Floods- 37:35
Imhotep - 39:52
Codenames, Just One, and The Mind - 49:15
The Castles of Burgundy and Azul - 53:50
Cascadia - 1:02:37
Ending One - 1:05:55
Ending Two - 1:08:54

Music 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/. 

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

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