Decision Space

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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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 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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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

Byeee!

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. "

Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games.

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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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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 find this podcast!

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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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 find this podcast!

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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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 find this podcast!

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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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 find this podcast!

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 decisionspa@gmail.com.

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

Byeee!