Episodes

Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Scoring Logistics (What We Talk About)
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
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Episode 159 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Scoring Logistics
Scoring logistics, the way the game facilitates scoring sometimes feels like an afterthought. At least, it isn't often at the forefront of game reviews and criticism. This week, Brendan and Jake dig into this perhaps overlooked aspect of board games and you can listen to what they talk about.
Games Mentioned
El Grande, Ticket to Ride, Babylonia, Challengers, Patchwork, Jaipur, Hey That's My Fish, Dominion, Modern Art, Zoo Vadis, Cascadia, and more,
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Scoring Logistics - 5:47
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!

Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
What We're Playing with Pete Wissinger
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
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Episode 158 - What We're Playing with Pete Wissinger
Pete Wissinger stops by the interdecisional spaceship to talk with Jake and Brendan about some games that he's been playing lately, and wouldn't you know it, we've been playing some games too! Pete is an up and coming game designer with a love for Tricktaking games. You can find his top 25 trick taking game list, right here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/318000/my-top-25-trick-taking-climbing-shedding-games
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Next Station London - 3:55
Dracula vs. Van Helsing - 10:00
Sea Salt & Paper - 17:15
Quantum - 19:52
Faraway - 28:45
Charms - 34:40
Imperium: Legends - 42:26
Hamburg - 53:25
My Island - 56:50
Age of Innovation - 1:02:30
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!

Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Learning Plays (What We Talk About)
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
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Episode 157 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Learning Plays
Holy animal meeple, it's back to back what we talk about episodes. This time Jake and Brendan talk all about learning plays. Jake gets a little confused half way through, but Brendan is there to help way find for the Interdecisional Spaceship. Enjoy!
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal
Games Mentioned
Pipeline
Chess
Cascadia
Dominion
Torres
Raiders of the North Sea
Codenames
Ra
Sushi Go
Great Western Trail
Barrage
Heat
Pandemic
Bunny Kingdom
7 Wonders
Azul
Keyflower
Blue Lagoon
Quantum
Architects of the West Kingdom
In the Year of the Dragon
Broom Service
BattleCon
Go
Imperial 2030
KeyForge
Findorff
Age of Innovation
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!

Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Player Interaction (What We Talk About)
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
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Episode 156 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Player Interaction
Jake has a lot on his mind after some recent turbulence at his weekly game night. The culprit? Player interaction. The result is this episode. Brendan and Jake talk for an hour about all forms of player interaction, invent a new quadrant to map types of player interaction, and hopefully provide some therapeutic listening to the Interdecisional Spaceship passengers who have also been on the wrong side of a board game beat down.
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Bunny Kingdom, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal
Games Mentioned
Yahtzee, Ticket to Ride, Zoo Vadis, Pipeline, Castles of Burgundy, Tigris & Euphrates, Keyflower, El Grande, The Resistance
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!

Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
The Resistance - You Should Play this Game
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
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Episode 155 - The Resistance
At long last, we are deep diving the resistance the first and only social deduction game we've covered on this podcast. Because the game is so different from other things we've covered, you should expect a different kind of conversation. You can trust me y'all. Seriously, please trust me!
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 2:06
Game Background- 4:47
Rules Overview - 8:45
Resistance Deep Dive - 10:07
Avalon - 52:22
Quest - 54:52
Other Games Mentioned
Yahtzee
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!

Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Roll and Write Games
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
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Episode 154 - Roll and Write
Trying something new here. This week we explore not, not two, but all of the roll and write games. That's right, we're taking on the whole roll and write genre. What types of decisions are found in these games, what does the genre do well, and maybe what is better left served by other core mechanisms? We hope you enjoy this episode, fellow decisionaughts!
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Defining Roll and Write - 2:07
Castles of Burgundy - 5:02
Twilight Inscription/Hadrian's Wall - 6:09
Get on Board - 9:04
My City - 9:37
Can't Stop - 10:59
Types of Roll and Write Games - 12:22
Welcome To - 12:36
Next Station: London - 13:07
Qwixx/Twenty-One - 14:04
Cartographers/Railroad Ink/Trails of Tucana - 16:16
Ganz Schon Clever - 24:16
Rajas of the Ganges Dice Charmers/Three Sisters/Fleet - 25:41
Rolling Realms - 30:49
Other Games Mentioned
Yahtzee
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!

Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Jake Played 19 Games at Geekway Mini (Mini Reviews)
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
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Episode 153 - Jake Played 19 Games at Geekway Mini
I played 19 games this weekend at Geekway Mini and I'm still tired, BUT I couldn't be more excited to share my amazing weekend with the rest of the crew and passengers aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship. TSpecial shoutout to Luke, Jared, Tyler, William, Keenan, and Bridget for all the great games.
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Main Topic - 7:07
Bruxelles 1893 - 7:15
Mini Express - 15:13
Santiago - 20:10
Heat - 26:17
Fun Facts - 28:12
Challengers Beach Cup - 31:37
Coimbra - 34:49
Lords of Vegas - 39:54
Dune 47:22
Tricky Time Crisis - 58:29
Lunar - 59:56
Resistance - 1:01:18
Doodle Dash - 1:02:35
Torres - 1:05:39
Moon 1:06:58
Sol: Last Days of a Star - 1:11:12
Summer Treasures/Circus Flohcati - 1:13:11
Smartphone Inc. - 1:16:00
Other Games Mentioned
Patchwork, Moon, Magic: the Gathering
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!

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Planet Unknown - More Is More?
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
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Episode 152 - Planet Unknown
The Interdecisional Spaceship blasts off for the first deep dive of 2024. This week we cover Planet Unknown, designed by Ryan Lambert, Adam Rehberg. This game is a mess... but we kind of love it for that. Listen in to a great discussion on why that is in this week's episode of DECISION SPACE SPACE SPACE.
Pre-Planners
Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Ratings and Reviews - 5:28
Game Background - 8:12
Rules Overview - 11:25
Deep Dive - 13:23
Other Games Mentioned
Patchwork, Moon, Magic: the Gathering
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!