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Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games.
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Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
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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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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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 decisionspa@gmail.com.
This information is all available along with episodes at our new website decisionspacepodcast.com.
Byeee!
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 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 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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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
Leave us a review wherever you found this podcast!
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!