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Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games.
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Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
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Episode 25 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Being Good
Jake and Brendan are back together on the microphones doing what we do best, talking about games and game peripheral things. Today's episode is a "what we talk about episode" where we talk about being good at games. This episode is a companion to a prior discussion on getting good. Once you have reached the mountain top, we ask the question, what next?
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next week we will explore the decisions in Keyflower.
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still, still, still, still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
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Episode 24 - Paul and Jake Talk Games
When Brendan is away, Paul comes in to save the day. On this episode, I'm joined in studio (my house) by Paul Salomon (Honey Buzz and Genotype) to talk unscripted about our recent plays. We talk about Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, Summer Camp, Juicy Fruits, Fireball Island, and more. Hop in the Interdecisional Spaceship and enjoy the episode, then join us to continue the conversation on discord!
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next week is a what we talk about episode with Brendan about being good at games.
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still, still, still, still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
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Episode 23 - Hey, That's My Fish
Hey, That's My Fish! takes one minute to learn. In today's episode, we dive deep into that simple ruleset and emerge into a decision space larger, richer, and more interesting than we could have possibly imagined! There's nothing left to do now but to fire up the Interdecisional Spaceship and set a course for fish. Hey! those are my fish! Hey, That's My Fish! is designed by
Games Discussed
Chess, Kickball, Checkers, Chicken, Disc Golf, and more.
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next week is a what we talk about episode! We might talk about donkey space or... sports?!
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still, still, still, still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Music Credits
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
Track: I Am OK — Vishmak [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/KZVS1ag3itA
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Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
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Episode 22 - The Castles of Burgundy
Today, friends, feast your ears on one of tastiest point-salad morsels ever served up by the master chef himself, Mr. Stefan Feld. The Castles of Burgundy is a great, great game. Quite possibly the best board game ever made by the tastes of one of our hosts. But why is it so good? What is it about the decision space that makes it an experience so many people want to return to time and time again. We'll try to unravel some of these mysteries in this week's episode of Decision Space. Hop in, there's no time to lose.
Games Discussed
Castles of Burgundy, Fox in the Forest Duet, Enchanted Plumes, El Grande...
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next week we talk about the extremely, light family game Hey! That's My Fish! (No, really.)
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still, still, still, still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
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Episode 21 - Mistakes in Board Games
Why did I do that? I'm such an idiot. Can I take that back?! Mistakes are all around us in the world of board games, or are they the game itself? In this episode we talk about the act, experience, and impact of mistakes in board games. This episode also features a mini-review of Dune Imperium in comparison to Ruins of Arnak! Hop into the Interdecisional Space ship and set your audio device to play! Not listening would definitely be a BLUNDER!
Games Mentioned:
Dune Imperium, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Chess, Super Smash Brothers, KeyForge, Castles of Burgundy and more.
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next time on Decision Space... we explore the decisions in quite possibly either The Castles of Burgundy or Hey, That's My Fish.
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (I'm going to keep posting this until it happens.) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
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Episode 20 - Carcassonne
The big episode 20 is here and with it a game that is 20 years old. Wow! That works so well that you'd think we planned it, but as you are likely well aware, this isn't really that kind of show.
Hop into the interdecisional spaceship and travel with us to a time long ago, the year 2000. Specifically, we'll travel to a time and place where a cutting-edge board game with a strange name has just been released. The game? Carcassonne. In today's episode, we discuss the decision space, decisions, and much more in this classic design by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede. We hope you enjoy our conversation.
Games Discussed
Carcassonne, Underwater Cities, Ticket to Ride and more...
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next week is a what we talk about episode (yay!), where we will talk about making mistakes in board games (yay?).
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still, still, still, still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Music Credits
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
Track: I Am OK — Vishmak [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/KZVS1ag3itA
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/i-am-ok
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
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Episode Nineteen - Grand Austria Hotel
Welcome distinguished guests to this week's episode of Decision -Space. Our Interdecisional Spaceship has taken us straight into the service industry of the Viennese modern age in Grand Austria Hotel, a board game designed by Virginio Gigli, Simone Luciani with iconic illustrations by Klemens Franz. As always, we provide our traditional ratings and slogans, explore the game's decision space, and share key takeaways about the game's design. We do it all while serving up hot coffee, strudel, cake, and wine to the masses, or at least trying to. Strudel up, Chef! Heard!
Games Mentioned
Grand Austria Hotel, Castles of Burgundy, Carcassonne, Carpe Diem, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and more
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next week we talk about the classic game Carcassonne and Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still, still, still, still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!
Music Credits
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
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
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Episode Eighteen - What the HECK are Signposts in Board Games
In this "What We Talk About Episode" Jake and Brendan discuss signposts in board games. We ask important questions like what are they even? And further, what do they do? To this end, Jake becomes increasingly more confused. Fortunately, we eventually come to some steady footing and draw conclusions about this board game terminology that we believe will lead to even more productive board game discussions moving forward. If that sounds like a good time to you, then good lord and welcome, Decisionaught, you are most definitely in the right place. This is Decision Space!
Games Mentioned:
7 Wonders, A Feast for Odin, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Kanagawa, Chess, Patchwork, Grand Austria Hotel, Keyforge, Magic the Gathering, Patchwork, Codenames, Just One, The Resistance, and Carcassonne, Catan, Ticket to Ride, and more.
Preplan Your Next Turn
Next time on Decision Space... we explore the decisions in Grand Austrian Hotel.
Call to Action
Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (I'm going to keep posting this until it happens.) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!