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Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games.
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Decision Space is the podcast about decisions in board games and, apparently, video games!
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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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 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
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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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 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 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
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 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 102 - Renature
Renature, jointly designed by Kramer and Kiesling, is the third Kramer design (El Grande and Palaces of Carrara) and third Kiesling design (Azul and Palaces of Carara) we've covered on the show. These guys are fast become Decision Space favorites. Will that trend continue with Renature, or will be let down for the first time. Hop into the Interdecisional Spaceship and let's find out!
You can find a direct link to all the episodes mentioned in this podcast at decisionspacepodcast.com/decisionspace101.
Pre-Planners
Coloretto and Zooloretto coming in two weeks. Next week we recap Jake's experience at Geekway Mini convention and cover 13 games!
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Rules Overview - 13:28
Renature Deep Dive - 17:25
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/.
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
"Ba Dum Tish Comedy Punchline Drums" sound effect from djlprojects.
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 Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 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 101 - Decision Space 101
Welcome Interdecisional Space Travelers from this world and beyond, you are in the right space. That's right this is Decision Space 101, the best starting point to on board yourself to Decision Space: The Podcast About Decisions in Games. In this Episode, we will break down what exactly it is that we do here, what we are hoping to achieve, and share our top 10 touchstone episodes for continued exploration. Welcome and we hope you enjoy your flight!
You can find a direct link to all the episodes mentioned in this podcast at decisionspacepodcast.com/decisionspace101.
Pre-Planners
Next week we will be covering Renature by Kramer and Kiesling. Coloretto will be following shortly thereafter.
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Honorable Mentions - 16:21
Top 10 Touchstone Episodes - 26:43
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
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 Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 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 100 - Episode 100
We made it to 100 episodes of Decision Space. There isn't much else to do but give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this possible. Thanks Brendan for taking this show to greater heights and deeper dives than I would have thought possible. Thanks Maya and Bridget for putting up with hours of their husbands recording, editing, and, of course playing games. Thank you patreon supporters for quite literally impacting every episode though your sage advice and financial support (hello shiny new microphone and big plans for the future). Most importantly of all, thank you to our listeners, without you I promise you this project would have come and gone long ago. We love you all and are always humbled that you choose to spend some of your week with us!
In this week's episode, we talk about the games we played over our holiday break with family and friends. We discuss the future of the show and what we hope to see in the next 100 episodes from here. Finally, we end the episode with a little mission planning about some of the games we hope (or at least one of us hopes) to deep dive on the show in the future. This Interdecisional Spaceship is now departing for its 100th voyage!
Pre-Planners
I'd recommend getting your plays in of Renature now, deep dive coming soon.
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Blokus - 2:46
Quest - 7:16
Longshot: The Dice Game - 12:16
Celebrity - 17:07
Poetry for Neanderthals - 19:35
Blue Lagoon - 24:28
Azul - 25:01
Enchanted Plumes - 25:26
Nertz - 25:51
Renature - 53:06
Ticket To Ride - 53:33
Barrage - 54:39
It's a Wonderful World - 55:16
Coloretto - 57:16
Can't Stop - 58:06
Root - 59:41
My City - 1:02:14
Paladins of the West Kingdom - 1:03:43
Messina 1347 - 1:04:50
Ark Nova - 1:05:45
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
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 Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
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 99 - In the Year of the Dragon
From the designer who brought you the masochistic pain land of Carpe Diem, we ask, is In the Year of the Dragon the most punishing game ever? Today on Decision Space, we will pilot our Interdecisional Spaceship right into the heart of this game. We answer whether this game's cruel reputation is warranted or not, and explore one of designer Stefan Feld's earlier board game design offerings. There's so much good stuff in here, better dive right in!
Pre-Planners
We're on break! See you in 2 weeks for episode 100!
Timestamps
Intro, Ratings, and Reviews - 0:00
Rules Overview - 11:40
Deep Dive Discussion - 15:37
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
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!
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
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 98 - We Rank EVERY Game 2022 Year End Special
We have finally made it to the end of the year special in which we rank every game featured on Decision Space in 2022. It is pretty amazing that we have been at this now for two years. It is a tremendous privilege that so many interdecisional spaceship travelers are now with us on this journey. We just want to thank you for kindness, insights, and friendship that has made this such a fun project from day one.
Pre-Planners
In the Year of the Dragon
Timestamps
RANKING ALL OF THE GAMES (that we covered this year) - 0:00
Downforce - 4:14
Evolution: Climate - 6:03
Memoir '44 - 9:25
Barenpark - 12:33
Point Salad - 17:06
Space Base - 20:29
Get on Board: New York & London - 24:22
Splendor - 27:30
Agricola - 31:24
Dice Hospital - 35:34
That's Pretty Clever! - 38:28
Cartographers - 41:13
Great Western Trail - 44:04
Rajas of the Ganges - 47:20
Blood Rage - 49:57
Living Forest - 53:32
Sushi Go! - 58:34
TOP 10 - 1:00:03
Riftforce - 1:00:05
Bonfire - 1:03:49
The Palaces of Cararra - 1:08:04
Cascadia - 1:10:18
Lost Cities - 1:12:59
Tigris & Euphrates - 1:15:53
The Isle of Cats - 1:19:53
A Feast for Odin - 1:23:18
BattleCON - 1:26:10
Broom Service - 1:28:25
COMMUNITY TOP 10 - 1:33:42
Wrap Up - 1:37:51
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
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!