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Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games.
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.
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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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
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 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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!