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https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-198-the-best-2024-board-game-decisions-and-games-we-look-forward-to-in-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/9a056fe2-2b2a-45af-8e7e-b39e8a019be4/Thumbnail+-+DS+%2812%29.png Episodes - Episode 198: The Best 2024 Board Game Decisions and Games We Look Forward to in 2025 - Award season isn't over, at least not yet on Decision Space. Today, we welcome the 'Naughts to a gala event, where Paul, Pete, and Jake will each award bronze, silver, and gold medals for best decisions in 2024 games. We’re also on YouTube now! View the video for this episode below, or on our channel. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 9:07 - Shut the Books 10:13 - Fellowship of the Rings the Trick Taking Game 12:49 - Stamp Swap 16:08 - Dro Polter 18:07 - Bronze Medal Round 18:26 - Castle Combo 21:35 - Shut the Books 24:15 - Confusing Lands 26:45 - Silver Medal Round 27:44 - Wilmot's Warehouse 32:09 - The Gang 36:45 - Skyrise 41:07 - Gold Medal Round 42:10 - Civolution 48:45 - Arcs 52:50 - Fromage 59:32 - 2025 Excited About Preplanners We are planning to cover Haggis on an upcoming deep dive episode! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-197-our-top-5-kramer-amp-kiesling-games-and-mexica-deep-dive monthly 0.5 2025-01-22 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-196-the-state-of-decision-space-big-news-reflections-and-the-2024-listener-list monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-195-ranking-all-the-games-2024-year-end-rank-a-thon monthly 0.5 2025-01-02 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-194-decision-space-episode-194-quintessential-brendan-games monthly 0.5 2025-01-02 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-193-double-feature-dracula-vs-van-helsing-castle-combo monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-192-the-5-types-of-rules-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-191-quintessential-jake-games monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-190-burgle-bros-is-this-pac-man-the-board-game monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/68c3757b-33ce-4b5f-8851-7d3fe5f98bd5/bb.jpg Episodes - Episode 190: Burgle Bros. - Is This Pac-Man the Board Game? - In this week's episode, we deep dive Burgle Bros, Tim Fower's self-published 2015 game that casts players as the cast of a heist movie! The theme rocks, but do the decisions and maze-game style play succeed? We'll talk about it. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings - 3:06 Game Background - 8:17 Rules Overview - 13:43 Burgle Bros Deep Dive - 15:46 Preplanners We are planning to cover Castle Combo and Mexica on upcoming deep dive episodes! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-189-play-at-work-business-casual-dress-code-strictly-enforced-for-all-listeners monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-188-top-10-games-of-the-90s-with-jared-ingersoll monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-187-ego-does-this-new-knizia-game-come-in-peace monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-186-the-sweet-spot-mechanic-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-185-five-tribes-still-hanging-tough-on-the-bgg-top-100 monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/076e367b-0231-4cf7-a3b8-eeeda9d065d3/Thumbnail+-+DS+%282%29.png Episodes - Episode 185: Five Tribes - Still Hanging Tough on the BGG Top 100?! - We return to a classic deep dive, covering Bruno Cathala's Five Tribes, a 2014 hit by Days of Wonder that remains on the BGG top 100. Five Tribes features unique, mancala style worker "displacement" mechanic, so you know we can't wait to sink our teeth in. Enjoy this episode, Decisionauts! Timestamps Ratings and Reviews - 0:00 Game Background - 5:13 Rules Overview - 9:11 Five Tribes Deep Dive - 19:45 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-184-what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-playtesting-with-paul-salomon monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-183-oops-we-played-the-hotness-stamp-swap-wilmots-warehouse-and-other-recent-plays monthly 0.5 2024-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/f18887cc-24d2-49ed-af04-52dc73033652/2.png Episodes - Episode 183: Oops, We Played the Hotness (Stamp Swap, Wilmot's Warehouse and other Recent Plays) - In this interlude episode, Jake and Brendan quickly discuss some games that have hit our tables lately and never previously discussed on the pod. Oops, we played some hot games. (Shut up.) Intro - 0:00 Stamp Swap - 3:37 Courtisans - 13:09 Harmonies - 19:45 Wonderland's War - 28:09 Wilmot's Warehouse - 37:35 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-182-playing-on-hard-mode-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2024-09-13 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-181-games-we-love-to-lose-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-180-azul-summer-pavilion-does-this-reimplementation-succeed monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/e134cf68-d7d0-40e8-b98b-c13f134f1e2f/Thumbnail+-+DS+%281%29.png Episodes - Episode 180: Azul Summer Pavilion - Does this Reimplementation Succeed? - We discuss Azul Summer Pavilion and make the obvious comparison to the original Azul. We also consider board game implementations and ask the question if this one succeeds. Enjoy, friends, and it is good to be back after a short break! 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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! 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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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-172-hidden-gem-connections-with-paul-salomon monthly 0.5 2024-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/25e9fabb-4005-4093-9950-5e8461ff2171/172+sq.png Episodes - Episode 172: Hidden Gem Connections with Paul Salomon - 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 - 1:03:17 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-171-what-makes-games-puzzly-plus-short-reviews-of-looot-and-nimalia monthly 0.5 2024-05-29 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-170-freshies-and-refreshies-at-geekway-to-the-west monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ee11820f-dd4b-4bb2-a994-c060833cf8a1/170+sq.png Episodes - Episode 170: Freshies and Refreshies at Geekway To the West/ - This week we have 10 Freshies and 5 Refreshies, mini-impressions and reviews, that Jake is sharing from his weekend at Geekway to the West 2024. If I saw you there, then you already know what a weekend it was. If I didn't see you there, then I hope to catch you next time! 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Decision Space has been nominated for a Golden Geek award again. Thank you all so much for voting, truly. With that out of the way, this week we are giving Quantum our traditional Decision Space deep dive treatment. We will explore why the game's efficient use of dice feels simultaneously, foundational, thematic, and efficient. We also talk about end-game dynamics, if this space game feels like chess, special powers, and so much more. Interdecisional Spaceship travellers, join us in the magic circle and let's explore Quantum! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Game Background - 2:56 Rules Overview - 7:45 Quantum Deep Dive - 10:00 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-165-ticket-revisitability-vs-replayability-and-revisting-games monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/9f1f97a7-6776-4adc-ab35-2b6d9e73983b/166+sq.png Episodes - Episode 165: Revisitability vs. Replayability and Revisting Games - Golden Geek, Golden Geek, Golden Geek! That's right, it's pledge week here on Decision Space. Please consider nominating us for best podcast in the golden geek awards on BGG. In this week's episode. Jake and Brendan talk about revisiting games. What causes us to dust off and revisit a game after it has been on the shelf for some time? Are there some qualities that make a game more revisitable than others? Is revisitability even a word? Don't answer that last question. After an initial discussion, Jake and Brendan dive into some games that they have been revisiting lately and there experiences with them. Enjoy, Decisionaughts, and ask yourself, did I do my part... to nominate Decision Space for a golden geek award. Timestamps Intro/Golden Geek - 0:00 Revisting Games - 3:03 Mansions of Madness/The Hunger - 4:15 String Railway - 5:35 Dominion - 7:55 Transatlantic/Dune Imperium - 8:45 Wyrmspan/Wingspan - 9:30 Bruges/Castles of Burgundy - 13:35 Fox in the Forest - 14:30 Pandemic Legacy/My City - 16:30 Broom Service - 20:30 Findorff/The Mind - 21:45 Challengers! - 26:45 Riftforce - 32:45 Magic: the Gathering- 37:15 Spades - 44:33 Tikal - 49:30 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-164-ticket-to-ride-a-classic-for-all-ages-with-special-guest-bill-collins monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ef8aee2c-0410-4749-b5e6-7383d2ff78d5/Ticket+to+Ride.png Episodes - Episode 164: Ticket To Ride - A Classic for All Ages with Special Guest Bill Collins - This week we are joined by Bill Collins. You may know him as Varianor on the Decision Space Discord. In this episode, Bill, Jake, & Brendan dive deep into the decisions in this new classic family board game. We look deep at all possible actions, the timing puzzle, the implications of no hand limit, and much more decisional goodness. Then, Bill guides us through the high points of what is out there in the extended TTR universe of products. Timestamps Golden Geek - 0:00 Episode Start - 1:30 Ratings and Game Background - 4:14 Rules Overview - 12:52 Deep Dive Discussion - 14:45 Pre-Planners Quantum is on our radar, Taverns of Tiefenthal is a maybe. Give us some recs! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-163-drafting-pt-2-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/c0070e75-9882-45aa-bcf1-891ab6a31e03/163+sq.png Episodes - Episode 163: Drafting, Pt. 2 (What We Talk About) - In the second part of our What We Talk About episode on drafting, we move away from drafting mechanisms and into drafting decisions. Jake and Brendan discuss the decision space created in drafting games, focusing on traditional pack drafting games, and then move on to designing drafting games. Enjoy, nerds! Pre-Planners Next week we will be deep diving Ticket To Ride! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Main topic - 4:13 Magic: The Gathering - 6:20 Keyflower - 11:00 Imhotep - 19:00 Sushi Go/7 Wonders/Bunny Kingdom- 21:00 Challengers! - 33:05 Drafting Design -35:30 Star Wars Unlimited - 38:35 Moon - 42:20 Cascadia/Blood Rage - 49:26 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-162-drafting-pt-1-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/6773ae4e-e08f-486d-8064-4bc2a457b414/162+sq.png Episodes - Episode 162: Drafting, Pt. 1 (What We Talk About) - Brendan is back in the saddle, and we settle down to part one in a two (or more) part series on drafting in board games. This episode is specifically on drafting as a mechanism and how this common mechanism shows up in games. It's a mechanism survey folks. Sound the alarm! Games Discussed Magic The Gathering, 7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Duel, Isle of Cats, Blood Rage, Bunny Kingdom, Cascadia, Coloretto, Kanagawa, Sushi Go, Splendor Duel, Sobek: 2 Players, Agricola, Findorff, and more https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-161-gamers-ranch-recent-plays-and-petes-back monthly 0.5 2024-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/c58aad75-7531-4b1f-971d-c94d09ca7170/161+sq.png Episodes - Episode 161: Gamers Ranch Recent Plays and Pete's Back! - Pete Wissinger is back, and he and Jake are talking about recent plays at a magical trip to Gamers Ranch. We talk about Dune Imperium: Uprising, Blob Party (Jake's play of the weekend), Schadenfreude, Robot Quest Arena, and Three Ring Circus. Sit back and enjoy decisionauts! Pre-Planners Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Quantum Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Gamers Ranch - 2:46 Dune Imperium Uprising - 9:51 Blob Party - 16:36 Schadenfreude- 24:58 Robot Quest Arena- 34:34 Three Ring Circus - 41:05 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-160-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomebunny-kingdom-drafting-with-strategy-and-flavorbunny-kingdom-drafting-with-strategy-and-flavora monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/15b81049-40bc-4c91-bc07-08afebaea959/BK.png Episodes - Episode 160: Bunny Kingdom - Drafting with Strategy and Flavor</a> - This week we discuss Bunny Kingdom! We talk about the benefits of the visual representation of the deck via the board grid, the fact that scoring kind of seems like a drag, and a ton about the strategic implications of various cards. We hope you take flight with us on this week's journey aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Review - 2:26 Game Background - 6:55 Rules Overview - 14:50 Deep Dive - 16:35 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-159-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomescoring-logistics-what-we-talk-aboutscoring-logistics-what-we-talk-abouta monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/8895957f-b499-4948-b430-ec046cbe7d1c/159+sq.png Episodes - Episode 159: Scoring Logistics (What We Talk About)</a> - 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-158-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomewhat-were-playing-with-pete-wissingerwhat-were-playing-with-pete-wissingera monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-157-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomelearning-plays-what-we-talk-aboutlearning-plays-what-we-talk-abouta monthly 0.5 2024-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/a6b00d44-d252-4b7e-a9af-624ad81c70e7/157.png Episodes - Episode 157: Learning Plays (What We Talk About)</a> - 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! 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-156-player-interaction monthly 0.5 2024-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/494b49ae-9894-4a2a-8478-82422adb58d9/156.png Episodes - Episode 156: Player Interaction (What We Talk About)</a> - 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-155-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomethe-resistance-you-should-play-this-gamethe-resistance-you-should-play-this-gamea monthly 0.5 2024-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/4cad2c92-dd6f-4b1b-a956-75911ae97eb0/Resistance.png Episodes - Episode 155: The Resistance - You Should Play this Game</a> - 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! 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-154-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomeroll-and-write-gamesroll-and-write-gamesa monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/c72a1c3c-123c-4aee-98e6-64155f9c7195/154+Rect.png Episodes - Episode 154: Roll and Write Games</a> - 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! 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-153-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomejake-played-19-games-at-geekway-mini-mini-reviewsjake-played-19-games-at-geekway-mini-mini-reviewsa monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-152-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomeplanet-unknown-more-is-moreplanet-unknown-more-is-morea monthly 0.5 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/f4cadfe1-b2af-4a1c-a8c0-1770a627eb71/PU.png Episodes - Episode 152: Planet Unknown - More Is More?</a> - 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. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Reviews - 5:28 Game Background - 8:12 Rules Overview - 11:25 Deep Dive - 13:23 Pre-planners Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal?? https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-151-the-future-of-decision-space monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/af3a62f6-226f-4774-b1f8-627dc81de436/151.png Episodes - Episode 151: The Future of Decision Space - The future is now. We've conquered the first 150 episodes (I still can't believe that number) of Decision Space, and so we set our Interdecisional Spaceship on course for a new frontier. While long-time listeners will notice some passing similarities to our mission planning episode, this episode feels a little different. We unpack what we've done with the show thus far, our goals moving forward, and only end by sharing a few games we hope to cover in the year ahead. I hope you travelers enjoy this honest conversation (if at times a little naval gazing) about our show. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Main Discussion - 1:57 Other Games Mentioned The Resistance, Paperback Adventures, Concordia, Navegador,Zoo Vadis, Ra, Bunny Kingdom, 7 Wonders, Through the Ages, Nokosu Dice, My Island, Arkham Horror LCG (more cooperative games), Wingspan https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-150-we-rank-every-game-2023-year-end-special monthly 0.5 2023-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/c8b69a30-3fa3-4fab-bd05-d5418da31835/2023-Year-End.png Episodes - Episode 150: We Rank Every Game - 2023 Year End Special - This is the 150th episode of Decision Space. I really can hardly believe it, and how fitting it is that it lands on the annual year-end special where we look back at and rank every game from every deep dive this year. Everyone, join is the Interdecisional Spaceship bridge at once! Rankings and episode timestamps included below! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-149-paradigm-shifting-games monthly 0.5 2023-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/c5ffecb9-5fc6-49a6-95ba-a722e96f5663/149.png Episodes - Episode 149: Paradigm Shifting Games - Jake and Brendan share nine games that shifted the way we think about games. Oops! Jake even included a video game. Stupid Jake, bad! Ahem. Interdecisional Spaceship travelers, suit up. It's time to get out there into the paradigm shift!! Awoooooosh. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Main Discussion - 3:11 Hanabi - 9:04 Keyforge - 12:46 High Society - 18:45 Voyages of Marco Polo - 22:22 Super Smash Bros Melee - 23:26 7 Wonders - 27:55 Challengers! - 30:20 Sidereal Confluence - 36:15 Magic: the Gathering - 36:44 The Mind - 39:55 Twenty-One- 45:50 A Feast for Odin - 50:24 Barrage - 53:54 Zoo Vadis- 55:27 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-148-heat-pedal-to-the-metal-but-is-it-a-board-game monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/cc230f2b-2001-436a-b27d-f8036908b9c0/Heat.png Episodes - Episode 148: Heat: Pedal to the Metal - But, Is It a Board Game? - This week Decision Space veers towards consumerism at the seasonally This week we are doing a classic, patented Decision Space Deep Dive (where we say our ratings at the beginning of the episode) on Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Heat is a hot new board game (classic us) designed by Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen, with art by Vincent Dutrait and published by Days of Wonder. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Game Background - 4:55 Rules Overview - 9:03 Deep Dive Review - 12:08 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-147-2023-holiday-board-game-gift-guide monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-146-top-5-knizia-hidden-gems-with-jared-ingersoll monthly 0.5 2023-11-28 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-145-something-old-something-new-amp-something-never-getting-reprinted-7-mini-reviews monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-144-replayability-and-why-it-doesnt-matter-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-11-08 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-143-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomesanta-monica-dreams-of-variabilityicationsanta-monica-dreams-of-variabilityicationa monthly 0.5 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/e5f5ab4a-d6cd-40e4-a61e-03a2bc2ba1d0/SM.png Episodes - Episode 143: Santa Monica - Dreams of Variabilityication</a> - This week, the Interdecisional Spaceship takes a much-needed detour to the beach. That's right, we are catching some waves in sunny Santa Monica. In the episode, Brendan and Jake will deep dive into the game and get into some pretty deep waters about the implementation and nature of variability in this game. Enjoy! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Review - 2:09 Game Background - 5:29 Rules Overview - 6:17 Santa Monica Deep Dive - 8:15 Takes from Preplanners - 16:34 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-142-what-do-our-most-played-games-tell-us-about-replayability monthly 0.5 2023-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/fe267a7b-04bc-48aa-a9d6-8ac3c091393b/142.png Episodes - Episode 142: What Do Our Most Played Games Tell Us About Replayability? - Brendan and Jake share their top 5 most played games digitally and physically and think about what these lists mean through a lens focused on replayability. We hope you decisionauts enjoy this discussion as much as we enjoyed having it! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Main Topic - 2:46 Most Played Games Digitally - 10:47 My City- 11:09 Bruges - 12:54 Star Realms - 14:13 Hey, That's My Fish - 17:34 Lost Ruins of Arnak - 19:12 Claim It! - 24:!8 Tigris and Euphrates - 26:56 The Castles of Burgundy- 29:52 Challengers - 32:44 7 Wonders - 35:48 Most Played Games Physically - 39:23 Kingdomino - 39:42 The Fox in the Forest - 41:21 Monikers - 44:54 Dominion - 47:06 Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game - 50:29 The Resistance - 53:56 Keyforge/Magic: the Gathering - 55:55 Cascadia - 57:58 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-141-catching-up-on-jakes-vacation-stonemaier-design-day monthly 0.5 2023-10-25 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-140-the-decision-space-spooktacular-can-games-be-scary-and-scary-game-recommendations monthly 0.5 2023-10-25 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-139-torres-streamlined-area-control-with-a-sleek-card-system-but-yall-keep-sleeping monthly 0.5 2023-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/be09b6ad-2661-42fe-a31b-b981bcd85f3f/Torres.png Episodes - Episode 139: Torres - Streamlined Area Control with a Sleek Card System, but Y’all Keep Sleeping - So we may be a little obsessed with Kramer and Kiesling games, but we felt compelled to share our thoughts on Torres -- a spiel winner and honorary 4th game in "the mask trilogy." In this episode, we return to our classic deep dive format where we share ratings and reviews and then get down to business breaking down the decision space. We try to think about what separates this game from some of the other K&K action selection/territory control offerings, the action economy, and a very cool card system that drives the whole thing forward. And with that, the Interdecisional Spaceship is off! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Reviews - 3:20 Game Background - 5:47 Rules Overview - 11:00 Torres Deep Dive - 12:47 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-138-balance-pt-2-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-137-balance-pt-1-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-09-08 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-136-top-10-games-we-are-enjoying-in-2023-so-far monthly 0.5 2023-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/b61e2d8d-2be7-4a60-8828-fe1e6b228f44/136+mini.png Episodes - Episode 136: TOP 10 - Games We Are Enjoying in 2023 (So Far) - In this week's episode we count down the TOP 10 board games we are enjoying, so far, in 2023. This is distinctly not a discussion of games released in 2023, rather it is about the games that we are playing, that are hitting our tables this year. Also, Jake wants you to know that technically kickball and disc golf are essentially board games and remain as perpetual #0 on the top of his list. Okay, with that important clarification out of the way it is time to hop aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship and launch into this fan-favorite episode format! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Honorable Mentions - 3:00 Sports - 3:58 Can't Stop - 5:15 Barrage - 5:19 KeyForge - 5:22 Crokinole- 5:33 Coloretto - 5:52 District Noir/Throne and Grail - 6:32 Barrage - 6:53 TOP 10 - 8:46 Imperial 2030 - 8:59 Magic: the Gathering- 11:54 Renature - 14:45 My City - 16:36 Zoo Vadis - 18:13 Findorff - 20:53 Chicago Express - 24:49 Savannah Park - 27:10 Azul - 29:25 Bonfire - 32:57 TOP 5 - 36:00 Tigris & Euphrates - 36:11 Torres - 39:07 Cuzco - 41:50 Renature - 45:25 Challengers! - 47:52 Trajan - 49:33 Ra - 51:49 My City - 55:45 Challengers! - 59:16 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/71901rsmyv6fmdibgja9ugrabxg2b6 monthly 0.5 2023-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5e96b80b-70d2-463a-95c2-edf414d59b18/135.png Episodes - Episode 135: Playtesting and Prototyping</a> - Welcome to Decision Space, the only podcast that takes place right here before the turns of your favorite games (someday, we hope). Anyways, this podcast is very different. Today, Brendan and Jake put on their game designer hats and share some of their experiences and lessons learned with playtesting and prototyping board game designs. We hope you enjoy this educational flight aboard our sister ship, the InterDesignonal Spaceship. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Prototyping Discussion - 2:10 Playtesting Discussion - 26:20 Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-134-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomeark-nova-a-rondel-by-any-other-nameark-nova-a-rondel-by-any-other-namea monthly 0.5 2023-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ed49f513-895d-4fdb-87ae-2edd4588767f/Ark+Nova.jpeg Episodes - Episode 134: Ark Nova - A Rondel by Any Other Name</a> - Ark Nova anyone? Maybe you've heard of it? This week, the Interdecisional Spaceships embarks on a journey to explore the decisions in the highest rated game that we've ever dared to cover on this humble podcast. That's right, folks, today we are covering the 4th greatest game of all time (by BGG rating). We will center our discussion on the novel and intriguing action selection mechanism... hey wait, is this thing a rondel?! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Reviews - 2:37 Game Background - 5:46 Rules Overview - 12:56 Deep Dive - 16:17 Preplanners - 1:03:27 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-133-a-hrefhttpsdecisionspacepodbeancomeltf-con-recap-jake-talks-about-nine-gamesltf-con-recap-nine-game-plays-and-one-designer-who-changed-everythinga monthly 0.5 2023-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/e490ac04-156b-4a0c-91d5-391dad138217/133.png Episodes - Episode 133: LTF Con Recap (Nine Game Plays and One Designer Who Changed Everything)</a> - Last weekend the infamous Laughing Table Friends -- Charlie, Jake, Jared, Luke, and Tyler -- got together for the first ever LTF Con. The 5 person con took place over an unforgettable day and a half as the crew played 13 unique board games. It was a mix of new games and old favorites. Today, Jake is here to recap 9 of those plays (only the most interesting one) for your in flight entertainment, complimentary while on board the Interdecisional Spaceship. LTF. If you don't know, now you know https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-132-games-that-play-fast-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/06222362-b0c0-41e7-9430-87c7918e0eb4/132.png Episodes - Episode 132: Games that Play Fast (What We Talk About) - Good luck keeping up with the conversation in this week's throwback WWTA episode, because things move fast. If you don't believe me, then check the timestamps. We throw out games quicker than you can say, "I miss old school board games where you had to wait 20 minutes between turns!" In this week's episode we discuss, broadly, games that play fast, what that means, and what we perceive as a growing appetite in the board game hobby for this titular phrase. Ready or not the Interdecisional Spaceship is taking off right now! (Wow! That was fast). https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-131-push-your-luck-potpourri-feat-spots-and-cant-stop monthly 0.5 2023-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/6706d9a0-8c8a-4fff-8b83-d34886c456de/131+games.png Episodes - Episode 131: Push Your Luck Potpourri Feat. Spots and Can’t Stop - Today we consider the push your luck mechanic in board games, highlighting Can't Stop and Spots for short reviews. In the second half we touch on a bunch of games that stick out to us as examples of what push your luck is, what it's not, when it works, and when... it does not. Please silence your cell phones and quiet small children, because the feature podcast is about to begin. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-130-recent-plays-at-gamers-ranch-mini-reviews-of-heat-the-search-for-lost-species-and-more monthly 0.5 2023-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/d7644bb5-867b-4aeb-a6f7-bc6be82498ae/130+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 130: Recent Plays at Gamers Ranch (Mini reviews of Heat, The Search for Lost Species, and More) - This week's impromptu episode features Jake regaling Brendan with stories of his recent plays at Gamers Ranch—Heat, The Search for Lost Species, and Earth to name a few. Brendan gets in there too with some plays of his own! It's a rough cut but a really fun episode. I hope you enjoy it Interdecisional Spaceship passengers. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 QE - 8:28 The Search for Lost Species - 14:23 Challengers - 20:56 Equinox - 26:06 Castles of Burgundy - 29:57 Paris Connection - 38:23 Earth - 45:31 Torres - 48:14 Arcana Rising - 53:20 Jekyll vs. Hyde - 56:35 Nokosu Dice - 1:02:08 Heat - 1:09:01 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-129-challengers-auto-battlers-the-next-big-thing-in-board-games monthly 0.5 2023-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/9cdea7e2-ecdd-4b7c-9163-8021f5c27019/challengers.png Episodes - Episode 129: Challengers! - Auto Battlers, the Next Big Thing in Board Games? - Episode 129 - Challengers! Donald X. Vaccarino's Dominion famously popularized the deck building mechanic, forever changing the landscape of board gaming. Is it possible that a silly little card game called Challengers! will do the same for auto battlers? Buckle up Interdecisional Spaceship passengers because on this special episode of Decision Space we cover this Kennerspiel nominated game and ask ourselves, do we have a classic on our hands? Timestamps Ratings and Reviews - 0:00 Game Background - 6:20 Rules Overview - 11:37 Challengers! Deep Dive - 13:49 Strategy Section - 49:48 Pre-Planners Ark Nova, Can't Stop!, Spots, and more will be covered on the show soon! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-128-we-can-only-keep-10-games monthly 0.5 2023-07-05 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-127-chicago-expresswabash-cannonball-were-the-train-game-podcast-now monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/2a442799-daa9-49b1-90e0-fb8a6d90c63c/CE.png Episodes - Episode 127: Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball - We’re the Train Game Podcast Now - Choo Choo! The Interdecisiona Spaceship is now officially a train because we are now officially train game guys (some of the biggest ever)! Today, Brendan and Jake chugga chugga choo choo their way deep into the heart of Chicago Express/Wabash Cannonball's decision space. This game is designed by John Bohrer and published by Winsome and Queen games. Timestamps Intro/Ratings - 0:00 Game Background - 7:30 Rules Overview - 15:39 Deep Dive - 18:36 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-126-answering-all-of-reddits-board-game-questions-bonus-episode monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-125-designer-space-kramer-and-kiesling-bonus-tikal-mini-review monthly 0.5 2023-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5661679c-eda0-41e4-a54e-3854d536d1d6/K%26K+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 125: Designer Space - Kramer and Kiesling (Bonus Tikal Mini Review!) - For the first time, Decision Space attempts to explore the ludography and design ethos of a famous board game designer. We are nothing if not ambitious, so perhaps unwisely, this first effort features two designers - Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. We'll start with a mini review of Tikal, then dive into what the history and games that make these designers great. Buckle up Interdecisional Spaceship travelers, this trip will run a smidge longer than normal. Timestamps Intro and Housekeeping - 0:00 Tikal - 4:33 Heimlich & Co - 24:15 Downforce - 24:44 El Grande - 30:55 6 Nimmt! - 33:22 Colosseum - 33:52 Princes of Florence - 35:11 Heimlich and Co. - 35:48 Azul - 36:36 Azul Stained Glass of Sintra - 36:47 Azul Summer Pavilion - 36:57 Azul Queen's Garden- 36:59 Vikings - 39:49 Heaven & Ale - 41:03 Miyabi - 45:34 The Mask Triology (Tikal, Cuzco, Mexica) - 47:24 Cuzco - 47:42 Torres - 50:30 Palaces of Carrara- 53:08 Renature - 54:00 Savannah Park - 57:35 Maharaja - 1:00:07 Coal Baron - 1:00:13 Linko!- 1:00:38 Pre-Planners Chicago Express (Wabash Cannonball), Challengers! are in our hopper. We are also considering adding Ark Nova to the queue. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-124-comfort-games-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/70f5aa1d-e0bb-4e4b-9b82-01c9e5d2a93d/comfort+games+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 124: Comfort Games (What We Talk About) - Snuggle up in a favorite cozy corner, grab yourself a chai, and just make yourself comfortable. Today, all seats in the Interdecisional Spaceship are not in their up right and locked position. Today, we are laid back, relaxed, and chilling out to the low-volume, dulcet tones of Jake and Brendan as we talking about comfort games. We discuss what makes a game comfortable, why that is valuable, and offer some of our favorites in this broad and gentle category. Timestamps Cascadia - 2:07 Dorfromantic - 2:19 Next Station: London - 2:41 Fun Facts - 3:01 Challengers! - 4:04 Tikal - 8:34 Azul - 9:40 Trajan - 14:06 My City - 15:31 Cascadia - 19:10 Welcome To - 22:58 Carcasonne - 24:27 Arboretum - 28:18 Cascadia - 29:36 Castles of Burgundy - 31:14 My City - 33:10 Qwixx - 36:33 Trails of Tucana - 38:01 Cartographers - 38:39 So Clover, Just One, and Codenames - 40:20 Fun Facts - 42:53 True Colors - 43:08 Dominion - 43:51 Sagrada - 44:57 Castles of Mad King Ludwig - 46:27 Aeon's End - 48:07 Kingdomino - 49:55 Savannah Park - 50:38 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-124-troyes-a-cult-classic-or-just-old monthly 0.5 2023-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/fd5cb1a8-0760-4113-a4b0-f8ea6a9e1497/troyes.png Episodes - Episode 123: Troyes - A Cult Classic or Just Old? - It's been like 10 episodes since the last one, but we are finally back with the original, iconic deep dive Decision Space format. This week, we cover "TROY-EZZ," "TWAHH," and probably a bunch of other pronunciations for Troyes, a board game published by Pearl Games and designed by Sébastien Dujardin, Xavier Georges, Alain Orban. Would you believe Troyes came out 13 years ago? Now that you mention it, that it explains a lot! Thanks to our patrons for selecting this game for deep dive! The Interdecisional Spaceship is away! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Slogans - 2:11 Game Background -5:30 Rules Overview - 9:51 Deep Dive - 11:25 Pre-Planners Jake and Brendan are playing a lot of Wabash Cannonball/Chicago Express, Challengers, and still hope to do a social deduction games episode in the near future. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-122-rondel-roundtable-feat-findorff-and-imperial-2030 monthly 0.5 2023-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5cf7be8d-cc71-4a3f-b6bf-de242fabb86e/122+square.png Episodes - Episode 122: Rondel Roundtable Feat. Findorff and Imperial 2030 - Rondels baby! What could be more exciting than that? It's your favorite board gamer's favorite board game mechanism. RONDEL. Excuse me. Okay, now that that is out of my system, in this week's episode of Decision Space, we share our experience with two games featuring rondels, Findorff and Imperial 2030. After that we zoom out and chat a bit about what rondels in general! Interdecisional Spaceship, engage your spin drive, centripetal force, and all other round sounding things because rondels aren't gonna rotate pawns around themselves! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-121-geekway-plays-and-large-player-count-games-feat-blood-on-the-clocktower-guards-of-atlantis-ii-and-challengers monthly 0.5 2023-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/f634a2a1-5ecd-4361-b3e4-c4f050e79641/geekway+2023+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 121: Geekway Plays and Large Player Count Games Feat. Blood on the Clocktower, Guards of Atlantis II, and Challengers! - We did it. Jake and Brendan have final met and gamed together in person, and, good news, we aren't ending the podcast. In this episode we briefly touch on all the games we played that we said we wanted to play on last weeks episode, then we pivot. In the second half, we discuss some large player count games we got to try at geekway, including Blood on the Clocktower, Guards of Atlantis II, and Challengers! We are leaving room here to talk more in depth about all the other awesome games we played at Geekway in future episodes. We'll see you there, but before them, suit up decisionaughts and let's ride! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-120-mission-planning-geekway-to-the-west monthly 0.5 2023-05-17 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-119-the-cod-of-board-games-architects-of-the-west-kingdom-deep-dive monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/f7e6d17e-0c7e-4904-9b7d-056866cdeefd/Architects.png Episodes - Episode 119: The CoD of Board Games? Architects of the West Kingdom Deep Dive - It's the return of the deep dive. Strap into your Interdecisional Spaceship safety harnesses because we are heading for the West Kingdom. Specifically, we explore Architects of the West Kingdom by Shem Phillips and S J Macdonald on this week's episode of Decision Space. Brendan calls it the Call of Duty of board games. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings and Reviews and Game Background - 4:10 Rules Overview - 11:44 Deep Dive - 14:48 Pre-Planners The Resistance and Social Deduction Games, Troyes, and Chicago Express https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-118 monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/65d7d1d9-43ce-4fd4-8a2d-1bb277b6e1d3/118+mini+grid.png Episodes - 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. Look below for Jake and Brendan’s Top 50 Games lists! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-117-overcentralizing-mechanisms-and-messina-1347 monthly 0.5 2023-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/80b6e50b-b477-4a70-9852-b254eff0eab0/messina.png Episodes - 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! 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-116-combos-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-115-talking-blocking-feat-hansa-teutonica-zoo-vadis-and-go monthly 0.5 2023-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/052910a4-38d9-4e78-b0fc-00d74365a852/115+games.png Episodes - Episode 115: Talking Blocking Feat. Hansa Teutonica, Zoo Vadis, and Go - 2023 Golden Geek Awards! Decision Space is a growing podcast and listener support of a nomination in the Golden Geek Awards for Best Podcast would help Brendan and Jake take our deep dives, what we talk about episodes, and the show overall to new heights! Please show your support of the show and include us in your nominations this year, it means the world to us! This week on 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. 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 Realms - 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-114-my-city-pt-2-the-legacy-game monthly 0.5 2023-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5ed057ff-74db-4bf3-8199-ac8e6206546a/My+City.png Episodes - Episode 114: My City Pt. 2 - The Legacy Game - 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-113-my-city-pt-1-the-eternal-game monthly 0.5 2023-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/de065b52-340b-4479-ade3-84eeed9d5a54/My+City.png Episodes - Episode 113: My City, Pt. 1 - 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! 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-112-babylonia monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/e9335f9b-69ba-4330-b9e4-d01382067a8c/Babylonia.png Episodes - Episode 112: Babylonia - Brendan and Maya Take the Case! - 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. Timestamps Ratings and Reviews - 0:00 Game Background - 4:28 Rules Overview - 5:52 Babylonia Deep Dive - 10:16 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-111-design-problems-yo-these-games-solved-em monthly 0.5 2023-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/cde31742-1b41-4f86-ab94-db9c8475abe9/111+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 111: Design Problems? Yo, These Games Solved ’Em! - In this raucous 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. 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-110-six-recent-plays-ark-nova-through-the-desert-solforge-fusion-bullet-startups-and-district-noir monthly 0.5 2023-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/195ebb40-5ee0-43a2-9094-3f87c3c6fa4b/110+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 110: Six Recent Plays - Ark Nova, Through the Desert, SolForge Fusion, Bullet ♥, Startups, and District Noir - Brendan and Jake recently played six board games, and we discuss them in this week's episode. The games covered range from huge releases to small indie games, classic games to niche offerings, and living legends to first time designers. We hope you join us abord the Interdecisional Spaceship for this great conversation. Timestamps Housekeeping - 0:00 District Noir - 4:04 SolForge Fusion - 10:23 Startups - 26:46 Bullet ♥ - 36:05 Through the Desert - 47:47 Ark Nova- 59:32 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-109-barrage-the-crew-gets-heavy-with-special-guest-aurore-inara monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/0deff658-5927-4d4e-a4f5-afdb84cd8cfa/barrage.png Episodes - Episode 109: Barrage - The Crew Gets Heavy with Special Guest Aurore Inara - It's time to take this Interdecisional Spaceship for another deep dive. This time we are heading into the murky depths of Barrage's decision space, designed by Simone Luciani and Tommaso Battista. Fortunately, we won't have to go it alone. In this episode, we are joined by good friend Aurore Inara, who shares her insights to help see us through. Let's get this flight underway! You can find more from Aurore on her competitive keyforge blog at https://timeshapers.com/. Aurore has also contributed a 7 Wonders Architects review and a Can't Stop Decision Guide. Timestamps Housekeeping - 0:00 Ratings & Reviews - 2:55 Rules Overview - 9:08 Barrage Deep Dive - 13:05 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-108-asymmetry-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/b2903156-08f5-446f-ad2b-fa83fc39f209/108.png Episodes - Episode 108: Asymmetry (What We Talk About) - We are back with yet another "What We Talk About" episode! This time the pilots of our Interdecisional Spaceship discuss asymmetry. We talk about what games with asymmetry and what what separates these from "asymmetric games." At the end we talk about why asymmetry is good and bad in the games we love to play. We also perhaps discuss the most games ever in the single games. Just look at those timestamps! Timestamps Housekeeping - 0:00 Asymmetry Discussion - 6:25 Chess - 8:15 Tigris & Euphrates - 10:54 7 Wonders - 11:30 Root - 13:05 Memoir '44 - 15:20 Jekyll vs. Hyde - 15:43 Cosmic Encounter - 18:19 Barrage - 21:05 Agricola - 23:54 Codenames - 27:13 Team 3 - 28:50 The Resistance- 29:31 Pandemic- 31:29 Spirit Island- 33:06 Fury of Dracula - 35:54 Vast: The Crystal Caverns - 44:42 Skulk Hollow - 45:13 Raptor - 45:41 BattleCON - 46:07 Net Runner - 49:09 Magic: The Gathering - 49:30 Space Cadets - 51:21 Fugitive - 51:36 Letters from White Chapel - 51:49 Mr. Jack - 52:16 Keyforge - 1:02:40 The Castles of Burgundy - 1:05:42 Pre-Planners Barrage will be our next deep dive review. Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming soon! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-107-campaign-games-legacy-games-and-a-game-design-case-study monthly 0.5 2023-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/4488bbed-e08d-4e55-96b6-2e2ef156a14c/107.png Episodes - Episode 107: Campaign Games, Legacy Games, and a Game Design Case Study - In this episode, our intrepid co-pilot hosts first dive into the topic of campaign games and all the ways they are great and all the ways they are not. We discuss the campaign games we've played to date and how much of them we have actually finished. In the second part of the episode, we dive into a design case study for Brendan's game signed with Pandasaurus under the working title "End the Empire." Therein, Brendan discusses how he has tackled the exciting opportunity of extending his game with a campaign module. Jake take's the opportunity to pick at Brendan's choices, and tell him how he could or should have chosen differently. Brendan calls Jake an imperialist tyrant, so things are pretty much going normal over here. Why don't you hop into our Interdecisional Spaceship and come along for the ride. Timestamps Housekeeping - 0:00 Part 1 on Campaign Games - 1:44 My City - 2:15 Pandemic Legacy Season 1 - 3:20 Arkham Horror: the Living Card Game - 5:17 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion - 6:27 My City (again) - 6:40 The Crew Deep Sea - 9:43 Dungeons and Dragons - 24:42 Dead Cells - 27:55 TIME Stories - 30:58 Part 2 End the Empire Case Study - 35:51 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-106-coloretto-and-a-little-bit-zooloretto-the-one-where-jake-says-something-really-stupid monthly 0.5 2023-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/bcd9ff47-53a3-4aee-9eec-dc30be905933/coloretto.png Episodes - Episode 106: Coloretto (and a Little Bit Zooloretto) - The One Where Jake Says Something Really Stupid - We're back with an episode deep dive at long last last! Today, we're covering Coloretto, but that's not all. We also touch on Coloretto's sequal Zooloretto as well! In this episode Jake misspeaks in the worst way, Brendan laughs at Jake, and we have a jolly good time discussing an amazing example of less is more gameplay. Timestamps Housekeeping - 0:00 Ratings and Slogans - 4:14 Rules Overview - 9:44 Coloretto Deep Dive - 12:11 Zooloretto - 48:29 Final Thoughts -57:57 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-105-elegance-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2023-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/a594e230-47f3-4bf8-bb4b-3fd8c596afe8/105.png Episodes - Episode 105: Elegance (What We Talk About) - 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. 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-104-bonus-episode-things-we-hate-about-our-favorite-games monthly 0.5 2023-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ce664ec3-edaf-4103-86a3-0d0990da1be7/Bonus+episode.png Episodes - Episode 104: BONUS EPISODE - Things We Hate About Our Favorite Games - 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. 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-103-thirteen-recent-plays-at-geekway-mini-five-knizia-reviews-inside monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/91cc1d20-f5e8-417f-9924-4f2276c9f7ef/13+mini+grid.png Episodes - Episode 103: Thirteen Recent Plays at Geekway Mini (Five Knizia Reviews Inside!) - 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! 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 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-102-renature-this-game-is-a-unit monthly 0.5 2023-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/dda011b4-d3d4-46d3-bd0a-da47f9888c4e/Renature.png Episodes - Episode 102: Renature - This Game Is a Unit - 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! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Rules Overview - 13:28 Renature Deep Dive - 17:25 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/e7kef5je2auqnatgwy3h4bsofimg98 monthly 0.5 2023-01-11 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-100-the-next-100-episodes-and-games-played-over-break monthly 0.5 2023-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/3923184a-cfc3-4499-91c5-f8769b1ef3de/100+Next.png Episodes - Episode 100: The Next 100 Episodes and Games Played Over Break - 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. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-99-in-the-year-of-the-dragon-most-punishing-game-ever monthly 0.5 2022-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5aa24926-1378-4425-b989-0fbc31d5035b/dragon.png Episodes - Episode 99: In the Year of the Dragon - Most PUNISHING Game Ever? - 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! Timestamps Intro, Ratings, and Reviews - 0:00 Rules Overview - 11:40 Deep Dive Discussion - 15:37 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-98-we-rank-every-game-2022-end-of-year-special monthly 0.5 2022-12-14 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-97-battlecon-do-video-game-fighters-work-without-tv monthly 0.5 2022-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/d6e6121a-74e3-4f57-9180-811b4c239069/battlecon.png Episodes - Episode 97: BattleCON - Do Video Game Fighters Work Without a Screen? - We have been interested in covering BattleCON since day one of this show, and it only took us 96 episodes to get to it. Fortunately, the wait was worth it because this game is awesome. It really is, but is it for everyone? Definitely not. We hope that todays flight aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship will be educational as to whether it is for YOU. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Rules Overview - 12:27 BattleCON Deep Dive - 15:32 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-96-games-as-gifts-amp-100-budget-collections monthly 0.5 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/81164250-a0c1-4611-b28d-1a0d7ab8a93b/96+Games+as+Gifts.png Episodes - Episode 96: Games as Gifts &amp; $100 Budget Collections - In this two part episode, we first discuss the benefits, risks, and what to think about when giving games as gifts. We follow that up with a semi-related exercise where we each build our ideal collection, BUT we are limited to a budget of $100, AND we are drafting against each other. We'd love to know who you think ended with the better collection and what games would make your $100 collection. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Games as Gifts - 5:25 Brendan's Gift Ideas - 23:35 $100 Collections - 27:01 The Resistance - 31:29 The Isle of Cats - 33:49 The Fox in the Forest - 36:52 Race for the Galaxy - 38:16 Kingdomino - 40:02 So Clover - 41:45 Carpe Diem - 43:58 Qwixx - 46:39 Sushi Go! - 50:04 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - 52:11 Modern Art - 54:38 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-95-memoir-44-boy-meets-war-game monthly 0.5 2022-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/805b0581-7a75-402b-a9b8-64acbbfbccea/Memoir.png Episodes - Episode 95: Memoir ’44 - Boy Meets War Game - This is an episode of firsts. We cover our first war game, our first didactic game, and our first ameritrash game all in one shot. Today, we dive deep into Memoir '44, the award winning game designed by Richard Borg and published by Days of Wonder. We do our deep dive thing, but also talk a lot about the theme and what it means to be a game that wants to teach the player something. We hope you enjoy it, interdecisional spaceship traveler! Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 15:04 Memoir '44 Deep Dive - 17:43 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-95-rajas-of-the-ganges-a-log-rolling-good-time monthly 0.5 2022-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/cd766897-9fe9-4aa2-942e-0d882c3035c4/Rajas+of+the+Ganges.png Episodes - Episode 94: Rajas of the Ganges - A Log Rolling Good Time - This week we deep dive a worker placement, tile placement, dice manipulation euro game with, and I can't stress this enough, a river that you can move forward down but never back! If that doesn't get you fired up then your name must not be Jake Frydman! Welcome interdecisional spaceship travelers to Rajas of the Ganges! Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 11:19 Rajas of the Ganges Deep Dive - 13:35 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-93-board-game-podcasters-review-marvel-snap monthly 0.5 2022-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/0029b954-ca0f-49c3-9706-6bd4f7d772b3/Snap.jpg Episodes - Episode 93: Board Game Podcasters Review MARVEL SNAP - You are reading that right. There is not an error on your phone, computer, tablet, etc. We've done board games, we've done sports, and now, for the first time, Decision Snap veers into the exclusively digital play area of video games. Specifically, we are covering MARVEL SNAP, the new digital dueling card game from the team largely responsible for Hearthstone. And we are here to tell you that it's too late for us, but it might not be to late for you interdecisional spaceship traveller! Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 14:20 MARVEL SNAP Deep Dive - 16:36 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-92-developing-decisions-in-games-the-wolves-and-a-special-announcement-with-alex-cutler monthly 0.5 2022-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5c1e94fa-ab25-4532-9215-176bd81187b9/Wolves.png Episodes - Episode 92: Developing Decisions in Games, The Wolves, and a Special Announcement with Alex Cutler - We are joined by Alex Cutler, the the lead board game developer at Pandasaurus, to talk about what it is a developer does. Alex brings his wealth of experience and uses Pandasaurus' new hot game The Wolves as a case study to teach us a thing or two. The episode concludes with a special announcement and a live game development case study of sorts. We know you are going to love it, so fasten those safety belts and let's rock, interdecsional spaceship passengers! Timestamps Developing Decisions in Games - 0:00 The Wolves - 27:16 Special Announcement - 43:35 Pre-planners: Marvel Snap, Rajas of the Ganges, Memoir '44 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-91-point-salad-jake-sends-his-salad-back-to-the-kitchen monthly 0.5 2022-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/e5375250-9c90-42ac-abb9-e94094f69e43/PS.png Episodes - Episode 91: Point Salad - Jake Sends His Salad BACK TO THE KITCHEN - Hope you are hungry, but not that hungry because it is salad week on Decision Space. Point Salad that is -- designed by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich and published by AEG. We provide our usual ratings and capsule reviews, deep dive this small game's decision space, think about the implication of "bound" and "unbound" card systems, and disagree quite a lot. We hope you enjoy your inflight meal aboard the Interdecisional Spaceship. Dinner is served! Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 10:41 Point Salad Deep Dive - 12:15 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-90-bonfire-we-attempt-to-find-the-path-through-this-episode monthly 0.5 2022-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/2b366de6-6d23-4fc1-ac90-a5c478c15a4c/Bonfire.png Episodes - Episode 90: Bonfire - We Attempt To "Find the Path" Through this Episode - We get to talk about another Stefan Feld game, and I just have to say it feels so good. This time we talk about the 2020 hit (I'd call it a hit), Bonfire. It's a psychedelic game about gnomes, guardians, and colorful bonfires, man. Truly, that is really all I can tell you about it. Also, it's a classic Feldian point salad euro, but it just hits different some of Feld's other, best offerings. Is that a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in between? We'll talk about that and more as we try to "find the path" through this episode (and fail). We do hope you'll join us in this. Let's get interdecisional! Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 15:45 Bonfire Deep Dive - 18:11 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-89-top-15-waning-decision-space-games-with-jamey-stegmaier monthly 0.5 2022-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/0d0319f6-9c18-4f86-b5d1-781a15f3c09a/89+Waning.png Episodes - Episode 89: TOP 15 Waning Decision Space Games with Jamey Stegmaier - Today special guest Jamey Stegmaier is back on the pod, and we count down the top 15 games with a waning decision space. That means you get 5 games from Brendan, Jake, and Jamey to sink your interdecisional fangs into. Also, we'll learn that it's all about the shape of the wane, baby! Okay Decision Space travellers, let's dive in! Timestamps Topic Intro - 0:00 Honorable Mentions - 7:05 Palaces of Carrara - 15:28 Underwater Cities - 17:34 Space Base - 20:35 Calico - 24:32 Hey! That's My Fish - 27:08 T.I.M.E. Stories - 30:10 Patchwork - 34:01 Anno 1800 - 35:55 Cat in the Box - 40:35 Welcome To - 43:29 Five Tribes - 47:29 Roll Player - 50:43 Babylonia - 52:49 Codenames - 55:17 Planet Unknown - 57:05 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-88-visual-design-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/6cc1b6ec-a8d6-42f0-91c6-349cf53bf500/Visual+Design+EP+88.png Episodes - Episode 88: Visual Design (What We Talk About) - This week we are back with another in our series of what we talk about episodes focused on game design. In this episode, we touch on a topic we don't often give enough credence to in our game deep dives -- visual design. We discuss why visual design is more than just graphic design and illustration, share examples of games that we think incorporates visual design well, and even pitch visual design focused board game ideas at the end. Now, sit back, enjoy, and thank you for flying Interdecisional Spaceship Air! Timestamps Topic Intro - 0:00 Azul - 12:57 Lost Cities - 16:02 Enchanted Plumes - 18:26 Quacks of Quedlinberg - 24:20 Raiders of the North Sea - 28:24 String Railway - 32:45 Wingspan - 34:58 Burgle Bros - 38:13 Underwater Cities - 41:18 Keyflower - 45:45 Broom Service - 50:01 El Grande - 53:07 Shobu - 55:33 Game Pitches 1:00:00 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-87-get-on-board-new-york-amp-london-brendan-says-mean-things-about-old-ladies monthly 0.5 2022-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/24453a7e-debd-4c74-98f6-9e6e30a56db4/Get+On+Board.png Episodes - Episode 87: Get on Board: New York &amp; London - Brendan Says Mean Things About Old Ladies - This week in lighter fare, the Interdecisional Spaceship veers towards London & New York in the aptly named Get on Board: London & New York, designed by Sashi and published by IELLO games. As always we explore the decision of flip and write turned flip and write and place components on a board game. Timestamps Intro, Ratings, and Game Background - 0:00 Rules Overview - 17:28 Decision Space Deep Dive - 19:59 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-86-blood-rage-a-game-that-is-bigger-than-its-box monthly 0.5 2022-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/672299d6-5e7a-4669-b3aa-e87fa031eaa1/BR.jpg Episodes - Episode 86: Blood Rage —A Game That Is Bigger Than Its Box - For the first time and at long last, we steer our Interdecisional Spaceship towards the Eric Lang galaxy. Our first stop in this sector of the known decisioverse is with the 2015 smash hit Blood Rage -- currently ranked as the 40th best board game of all time according to the users at Board Game Geek. In this episode we think a lot about the type of decision space offered by this innovative hybrid game that seeks to offer the best of both 2015 Euro and Ameritrash sensibilities, while at the same time seeking to be a game that is bigger than the box. Does it deliver on these incredible ambitions? Hop in because this space craft is departing now! Referenced Links Opinionated Gamers' Interview with Eric Lang - https://opinionatedgamers.com/2012/08/13/the-art-of-design-interviews-to-game-designers-21-eric-m-lang/ Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 14:09 Blood Rage Decision Space - 18:07 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-85-decision-space-debate-cult-of-the-old-vs-cult-of-the-new-brendan-hansen-vs-paul-salomon monthly 0.5 2022-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/0363f408-fa72-4a31-85d9-23d8d8fbf221/Debate+Old+vs+New+EP+85.png Episodes - Episode 85: Decision Space Debate - Cult of the Old VS. Cult of the New (Brendan Hansen VS. Paul Salomon) - At long last the first decisional debate night has arrived. Today features a debate between Brendan Hansen and Paul Salomon (Designer of Honey Buzz), with Brendan representing cult of the old and Paul representing cult of the new. The debate features listener questions across three categories, including: Current Events, The Economy, and Game Design. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-84-mechanical-artifice-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/688f02d9-8db3-4367-8c20-f9ea0cf49055/Mechanical+Artifice+EP+84.png Episodes - Episode 84: Mechanical Artifice (What We Talk About) - This week we get old school with a throwback What We Talk About style episode. This time our co-pilots are talking through Brendan's new concept that he's calling mechanical artifice. In this episode, we'll define it, discuss how it fits into our understanding of decision space, and provide game examples as a point of reference. Jake also is just kidding a lot. Content Links - (Article) The Decision Space of Monopoly by Jim D’Ambrosia - (Song) I Don't Wanna Know by Flash Floods Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Mechanical Artifice Discussion Starts (Chess, Dice Hospital) - 5:38 Keyflower - 19:05 A Feast for Odin - 26:26 I Don't Wanna Know by Flash Floods- 37:35 Imhotep - 39:52 Codenames, Just One, and The Mind - 49:15 The Castles of Burgundy and Azul - 53:50 Cascadia - 1:02:37 Ending One - 1:05:55 Ending Two - 1:08:54 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-83-dice-hospital-our-biggest-fight-yet monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/bd0f1da6-970a-4be8-8b44-c8ff03bfee8d/Dice+Hospital+.jpg Episodes - Episode 83: Dice Hospital - Our Biggest Fight Yet - This week, we make significant use of the Interdecisional Spaceships infirmary. Not only is Brendan recovering from an illness and more than a little raspy on the record, but we are recording about Dice Hospital. Designed by Stan Kordonsky and Mike Nudd, Dice Hospital is a worker placement dice manipulation game about administering a hospital for dice. We'll dive deep, and ask incisive questions like, when is a decision space too clear and if a purely puzzly experience can still make a great game! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings - 5:32 Game Background - 8:16 Rules Overview - 11:19 Decision Space Deep Dive - 14:31 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-82-agricola-getting-more-workers-is-bad-because-they-cost-food monthly 0.5 2022-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/45cf6bb7-cf89-4974-8366-a530e26a8f36/Agricola.jpg Episodes - Episode 82: Agricola - Getting More Workers Is Bad Because They Cost Food - The day has finally arrived when our intrepid decisionaughts take on one of the titans of the industry, Uwe Rosenberg's Agricola! Though intimidation is a small factor, your co-pilots press forward to present the game through our decision-focused lens and even bring in a little more game background than normal. Strap in, you won't want to miss this Interdecisional Spaceship ride! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Ratings - 2:33 Game Background - 8:52 Rules Overview - 19:06 Decision Space Deep Dive - 50:07 Pre-planners: Dice Hospital, Blood Rage https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-81-power-grid-playing-games-in-teams-and-other-odds-amp-ends monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/99f11ac0-8359-47a5-aa3e-741efda60d62/Ep+81.jpg Episodes - Episode 81: Power Grid, Playing Games in Teams, and Other Odds &amp; Ends - Not going to lie, this episode is a bit of an odd duck. Brendan and I were both out traveling this past week/weekend, so we had to record and edit this in a day to get it into your feeds on time. It's kind of a variety show where share the games we played while both hosts were out traveling and talk about ideas for a retrospective episode, playing games in teams, and the news with KeyForge. Hopefully you too have arrived safely back home after your Interdecisional Spaceship travel. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Power Grid - 10:49 The Mind - 24:49 Celebrity/Times Up/Monkiers - 33:38 Enchanted Plumes - 38:43 Babylonia - 39:30 KeyForge - 50:07 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-80-vacation-games-the-best-games-to-play-on-vacation monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-79-the-isle-of-cats-are-these-ghost-cats monthly 0.5 2022-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/d4592c44-ef10-483e-807d-92b9ac96b4c1/The+isle+of+cats.jpg Episodes - Episode 79: The Isle of Cats - Are These Ghost Cats?! - If you are reading this then you have been lured into our basket by the wafting smell of fresh fish. Ha! Never fear, we are transporting you to safety in our Interdecisional Spaceship. While you are here though, you might as well enjoy our deep dive discussion about the decisions in The Isle of Cats, a game that feels to us of a different breed from the games we've covered before. Enjoy! Timestamps New Article - 0:00 Rules Overview - 9:45 Decision Space Exploration - 12:57 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-78-living-forest-were-doing-the-hotness monthly 0.5 2022-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ad5b4bf3-faba-465a-bb2d-c1cd387776ec/Living+Forest.jpg Episodes - Episode 78: Living Forest - WE’RE DOING THE HOTNESS - Interdecisional Spaceship passengers, it is the moment you have been waiting for. A moment many thought, us included, would never come. Though it may go against our morals, religion, and ethos, for one day only on Decision Space, we are doing the hotness! That's right, we are covering Living Forest hot off the presses after having just won the Kennerspiel des Jahres. (That is German expert board game of the year to the uninitiated.) We'll do our traditional deep dive, decision-centered review, if we can remember how that goes after a few weeks of discussion topics. How does it go again? Is this thing on? Time Stamps New Article - 0:00 Rules Overview - 10:28 Decision Space Exploration - 13:30 Pre-planners: Isle of Cats, Blood Rage, and more! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-77-top-10-games-we-are-enjoying-in-2022-so-far monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-76-mechanics-that-make-the-game-with-special-guest-gnarly-carley monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/space-base-augmenting-randomness-in-spaceepisode-75 monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/31b8c013-282b-43be-b98d-943741849452/Space+Base.PNG Episodes - Episode 75: Space Base - Augmenting Randomness in Space - New microphone who dis? That's right, you are hearing new crispy clean audio thanks to our crew at Patreon. Jake has finally updated from a usb microphone to a full-on podmic and audio interface (ooh shiny). We hope it makes a difference and than you sincerely for supporting our show! But that's not all, we also cover John D. Claire's space base augmenting game, Space Base and the decisions therein or lack thereof. Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 11:40 Main Discussion - 14:12 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-74-depth-and-size-in-board-games-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-06-29 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-73-lost-cities-reiner-knizia-master-of-theme monthly 0.5 2022-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/68ae574c-1798-49a0-a600-7a00429b192c/Lost+Cities.PNG Episodes - Episode 73: Lost Cities - Reiner Knizia Master of Theme - It's Reiner Knizia day on the Decision Space Podcast! This time we are deep diving and exploring the decisions in Lost Cities. Like last week's feature game, Riftforce, this is a lane-based, 2-player card game, only this one came out 22 years prior -- making it a fantastic companion to last week's episode. Join us in the Interdecisional Spaceship for this voyage back in time time time. Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 7:11 Main Discussion - 9:23 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-72-riftforce-whats-this-lifestyle-dueling-card-game-doing-in-my-euro-filler monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/7368b2f2-b9e9-44e3-a727-8149ac70ea67/Riftforce.png Episodes - Episode 72: Riftforce - What’s This Lifestyle Dueling Card Game Doing In My Euro Filler? - Dust off your rift rocks (as they say) because today we are covering Riftforce. It isn't every day that we cover a new game on Decision Space, but Riftforce (2021), designed by Carlo Bortolini, was something of a perfect storm. First, Jake had the opportunity to play it at Geekway to the West and was blown away. Days later, Riftforce appeared in alpha on Board Game Arena, giving us ample opportunity to play the game, and play the game we did! As to whether the game held up to the ample play and the Decision Space lens, well you'll have to hop into the Interdecisional Spaceship and find out. We also shout out our friend Saroule's French-language gaming podcast on this episode, who was our sparring partner in prepping for this episode. If you'd like to check out Board Game Duel, you can find it here: https://boardgameduel.podbean.com/ If you want to learn more about the upcoming Riftforce expansion guilds (elements), then you can find information here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2744875/riftforce-beyond-expansion Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 6:26 Main Discussion - 7:57 Elemental Tier List Discussion - 53:33 Final Thoughts - 1:02:34 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-71-board-game-design-process-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-70-brenpark-pwh-fan-club-meeting-with-special-guest-paul-salomon monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ac65ae6a-4de8-49a5-8bed-24cd27e3cb35/Barenpark.jpg Episodes - Episode 70: Bärenpark - PWH Fan Club Meeting with Special Guest Paul Salomon - Let this meeting come to order. Today, we welcome you to the first official Phil Walker-Harding (PWH) Fan Club meeting of 2022. We are joined by none other than the club president himself, Paul Salomon (designer of Honey Buzz). In this meeting, we'll discuss Bärenpark the classic, award winning tile-laying game about building a park filled specifically with bears. Bärenpark was designed by, who else, legendary designer Phil Walker-Harding. Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 7:17 Main Discussion - 9:43 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-69-ganz-schn-clever-thats-pretty-clever-wolfgangs-world monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1653483878542-M3F0LSNG8L60JQ18CXQL/TPC.PNG Episodes - Episode 69: Ganz Schön Clever (That’s Pretty Clever) - Wolfgang’s World - This week we deep dive Ganz Schön Clever / That's Pretty Clever / Ganz Schön Whatever by the inspirational designer Wolfgang Warsch. Say what you will about the saturation of roll and write games in the market today. Way back in 2018, this clever little game was making major waves and bringing new attention to the genre. Does this game hold up amongst all the roll and writes that would follow, and what does it say about the genre at large. We talk about all this and more as we explore the decisions in our interdecisional spaceship ! Timestamps Intro and Ratings - 0:00 Rules Overview - 8:08 Main Discussion - 10:40 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-68-reviewing-fourteen-games-geekway-convention-recap monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-67 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1652275522202-HAQPP9RYDKOQROWF1G9F/Agency.jpg Episodes - Episode 67: Games Are Agency As Art - A New Way To Talk about Games With C. Thi Nguyen - Note: the above podcast version is a censored version of the show. You can find a the uncensored version on our podcast feed. We are joined by philosopher and author C. Thi Nguyen to discuss the ideas in his incredible book Games: Agency as Art. We touch on the value of games as an artistic medium, striving play vs. achievement play, flow state, and why fly fishing is the 18XX of, well, fishing. It's a fantastic conversation that will change the way you think about games. For more of C. Thi Nguyen, you buy his book, find his website and articles here, and follow him on twitter. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-66-downforce-we-have-concerns monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1651670578696-FC2AZMQM4XVZGR0S6714/Downforce+cover.PNG Episodes - Episode 66: Downforce - We Have Concerns - Buckle your safety belts because this one gets a little bit bumpy. This week we cover Downforce, a Restoration Games remake of Wolfgang Kramer's original design with design work by Kramer, Rob Daviau, and Justin D. Jacobsen. We have concerns…quite a few in fact but sometimes the bumpy rides are the illustrative ones. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Rules Overview - 7:36 Feature Discussion - 9:26 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-65-sushi-go-with-azul-queens-garden-on-my-mind monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1651064392265-HMWAYDG1AFELZP6FR4GA/GAMEWRIGHT-249-front.jpg Episodes - Episode 65: Sushi Go! with Azul Queen’s Garden on My Mind - Sushi Go! by Phil Walker-Harding is our feature game in this week's episode. As card-carrying members of the PWH fan club, we're excited to sink our teeth into this super-light game. We'll explore the decisions in the game and offer card-by-card analysis. If that wasn't enough, it is also the return of the "What's on My Mind" segment, where Jake shares his recent entanglement with Azul Queen's Garden. It's a good one, hop in the Interdecisional Spaceship and enjoy! Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Azul Queen's Garden - 2:37 Sushi Go! - 10:30 Rules Overview - 15:26 Feature Discussion - 16:43 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-64-audience-qampa-what-is-the-best-board-game-to-eat monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-62-tigris-amp-euphrates-pt-1-awppl monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/08fe0c6d-02e1-4df5-9aef-24c3c72c0ee0/Tigris.PNG Episodes - Episode 63: Tigris &amp; Euphrates, Pt. 2 - Interdecisional Spaceship recalibrating. Charting return course to Tigris and Euphrates. Read Message: "Please join us for the exciting conclusion of our two-part series on the modern board game classic Tigris and Euphrates, the one where we actually Decision Space!" Now commencing exploration. Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Main Discussion - 4:44 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-62-tigris-amp-euphrates-pt-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/08fe0c6d-02e1-4df5-9aef-24c3c72c0ee0/Tigris.PNG Episodes - Episode 62: Tigris &amp; Euphrates, Pt. 1 - This is a bit of a doozy. In the first part of the first two-part episode ever, Brendan and Jake spar about the merits of Tigris and Euphrates. Is this a great game? Would you recommend it to new gamers in the year 2022? And of course we talk about whether or not this game is thematic. Brendan also shares some interesting history about the Dr. Knizia's unique process of creating this game. Buckle your safety belts, because this Interdecisional Spaceship flight might be a little bumpy. Preplan Your Next Turn Coming up: Tigris & Euphrates, Pt. 2 & Sushi Go! Timestamps Intro (Ratings and Slogans) - 0:00 Rules Overview - 9:59 Main Discussion - 13:41 Referenced Video Series The Board Room - Bob Schwartz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRCub6Xxng0 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-61-great-western-trail-a-straight-shootin-strategy-game monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1648652914635-D4AGH82CSTR9JDT37D8J/gwt.PNG Episodes - Episode 61: Great Western Trail - A Straight Shootin’ Strategy Game - Howdy! Today, we cover a game that, fittingly, Brendan and I have both had our own long and winding journeys with. And wouldn't you know it, it appears we hit a fork in the road and ended up in very different places. Great Western Trail is designer Alexander Pfister's biggest hit. It's a rondel building and traversing cowboy management game that currently sits at number 12 on Board Game Geek's list of greatest games of all time. As always, we shoot straight with our honest opinions, so saddle up because we ride into the decision space at dawn. Yeehaw! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-60-playing-30-games-at-once-what-weve-learned-from-digital-play-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-59-a-feast-for-odin-the-feast-is-a-lie monthly 0.5 2022-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/4a180319-890e-4ffc-a45b-f2e67d153c87/A+Feast+for+Odin.PNG Episodes - Episode 59: A Feast for Odin - The Feast Is a LIE - An extravagant menu, satisfying options, and playing out over 7 courses, A Feast for Odin by Uwe Rosenberg delivers on the promise of a decadent gaming experience and then some. In this week's episode of Decision Space, we take a bite out of this sprawling decision space and give you, as always, our honest opinions about the decisions in this game and what makes them tick. The interdecisional spaceship is now departing. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-58-a-new-way-to-talk-about-objectives-in-games-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-03-09 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-57-broom-service-knowing-the-cowardly-mind-of-the-opponent monthly 0.5 2022-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1f8034b0-faa1-4cce-a8be-8d41cec63796/Broom+SErvice.PNG Episodes - Episode 57: Broom Service - Knowing the COWARDLY Mind of the Opponent Imagine if to fold in poker you had to say, "I'm a cowardly hill witch." Well, that is basically Broom Service in a nutshell, and I don't need to say more than that to tell you that Broom Service is an incredible game. We won't bury the lead this week. In today's episode, we hop into the Interdecisional Spaceship to cover one of our favorite games that we won't let fade away. Timestamps: Intro - 0:00 Rules Overview - 9:20 Broom Service Discussion - 11:37 Wrap Up and Calls to Action - 1:11:27 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-56-our-board-game-biases-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-03-02 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-55-cartographers-you-draw-a-map monthly 0.5 2022-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/28dac9a6-e94a-4e15-9634-9f99af2d2233/Cartographers.png Episodes - Episode 55: Cartographers - You Draw a Map! - In this week's episode of Decision Space, we chart a course (heh) for the flip-n-write game Cartographers, designed by Jordy Aidan and published by Thunderworks Games, where players get to, get this, draw a map on their sheet of paper! If that sounds like fun, it is. But what does the game have to offer beyond its appealing theme in terms of decisions? Well, if that is what you are wondering, then you are in the right place. We also share brief-ish thoughts on Babylonia and Libertalia: Winds of the Galecrest. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-54-cascadia-the-cascadia-kid-with-special-guest-maya-polan monthly 0.5 2022-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/313e50fa-f436-465f-a653-dbc3caca39bb/Cascadia.png Episodes - Episode 54: Cascadia - The Cascadia Kid with Special Guest Maya Polan Sorry to all previous guests on Decision Space, but it must be said that on today's episode of Decision Space we welcome our most special guest to date. For our deep-dive discussion of the decisions in Cascadia, we are joined by none other than Brendan's wife Maya Polan. Brendan and Maya have cranked out 65 plays of Cascadia so far, so when we say deep-dive, it isn't just lip service. Please hop in the Interdecisional Spaceship as we chart a course for the best abstract game ever designed... or is it? https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-53-tempo-in-board-games-and-what-it-isnt-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2022-02-02 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-52-evolution-climate-keep-your-politics-in-my-evolution-board-game monthly 0.5 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/d63130f2-a14e-4cd0-b181-2bd952e1356a/EvolutionClimate-cover.jpg Episodes - Episode 52: Evolution: Climate - Keep Your Politics in My Evolution Board Game?! - This week we begin with a brief "What's on Your Mind" discussion. Brendan has been playing Calico, and Jake recaps an epic birthday game day. After that, we hop right into our signature deep dive discussion of the Evolution system with a focus on Evolution: Climate, designed by Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, and Sergey Machin with art by Ben Goldman and Catherine Hamilton. Our interdecisional spaceship navigates us to the heart of this decision space and to a question of politics. What is it that makes this game inherently political... or is it? Bleep bloop. Interdecisional Spaceship computer is booting up. Initiating podcast module. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-51-palaces-of-carrara-can-you-grok-the-block monthly 0.5 2022-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1436d919-fbaa-4210-957c-4718b3809b33/Palaces+of+Carrara.png Episodes - Episode 51: Palaces of Carrara - Can You Grok the Block? - Jake and Brendan are back in the interdecisional spaceship and - look out! - we're heading straight for Kramer and Kiesling's 2012 game Palaces of Carrara -- a decision space some call ungrokable. Find out what we say as wee discuss this sleek design that's oddly hard to talk about in this week;s episode of Decision Space, the podcast about decisions in games. Stick around for the end, where Jake shares the biggest hit party game from a recent bachelor party he attended in the "What's on My Mind" segment. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-50-episode-50-mission-planning-10-games-we-want-to-explore-in-2022-and-aspirations monthly 0.5 2022-01-12 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-49-splendor-the-little-engine-that-could-not-be-killed monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1641390526709-ARDI8GDYVIEPU0TJB36K/Splendor.jpg Episodes - Episode 49: Splendor - The Little Engine That Could (Not Be Killed?) - The week we change things up. No, really! It's the return of the "What's on Your Mind" segment where Jake and Brendan each share one game that we've been playing lately. Then we take off for Splendor's decision space in our interdecisional spaceship. We ask if this mega-hit is truly an engine building game, and, returning to Splendor after some time away, we ask if these gems still shine as brightly as they once did. You'll have to listen in to find out! Games Discussed So Clover - 2:49 Palaces of Carrara - 9:18 Splendor Feature Discussion - 14:15 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-48-we-rank-every-game-2021-end-of-year-special monthly 0.5 2021-12-29 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-47-azul-clones-the-castles-of-burgundys-decision-space monthly 0.5 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1640176558819-O6CE18M82550I0FAAW6Q/Azul.jpg Episodes - Episode 47: Azul - Clones The Castles of Burgundy’s Decision Space?! - 2018 Spiel Des Jahres winner, the 58th best game of all time on Board Game Geek, and designed by the esteemed Michael Kiesling, you don't need our podcast to tell you that Azul is a good game. So today on Decision Space, we dive deep into the decision space that emerges from Azul's simple set of mechanisms as players tussle over tile supremacy. You'll never guess which game/region of France this discussion will take us to, so hop in the Interdecisional Spaceship and we'll tell you on the way! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-46-raiders-of-the-north-sea-a-raid-to-remember monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1639578319067-M43NGBSN0U5XINX5YZI9/Raiders+of+the+nOrth+Sea.jpg Episodes - Episode 46: Raiders of the North Sea - A Raid to Remember - If you've been playing hobby board games over the past six years, then you likely have at least a passing awareness of the output of Garphill games and designer Shem Phillips. (If you are new to hobby board games, then welcome!) In today's episode we cover the Garphill Game that first put Shem on ther radar for many of us, Raiders of the North Sea. Raiders is a worker placement game, with an efficiently brilliant work displacement mechanic that has not only stayed in the conversation six years post publication, but today finds itself inside the top 100 games of all time on Board Game Geek. Time to hop in the Interdecisional Spaceship with a course set for decision exploration. Wait... are those sleigh bells? https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-45-irrational-actors-what-we-talk-about-with-tony-faber monthly 0.5 2021-12-08 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-44-kingdom-builder-were-gonna-to-need-a-bigger-decision-space monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1638366054878-VGK7IT1TC4W6P7L6FXLA/KB.jpg Episodes - Episode 44: Kingdom Builder - We’re Gonna to Need a Bigger Decision Space - Back with yet another classic game and yet another Spiel De Jahres winner, this week on Decision Space it is Kingdom Builder. We bring out our magnifying glasses to explore the decisions in this game, and it is a good thing we did because is the smallest decision space we've come across yet. But perhaps a small decision space is all you need to have a great time and, after all, this game did win the most prestigious award in board games. So what exactly is the deal here? Only one way to find out. We now welcome you into our Interdecisional Spaceship and into this conversation which will continue as always in our discord after the conclusion of the show. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-43-patchwork-buttons-rule-everything-around-me monthly 0.5 2022-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1637762671156-V79AH10DGJWUFH81UNAE/patchwork.jpg Episodes - Episode 43: Patchwork - Buttons Rule Everything Around Me - We may have topped ourselves and put out our giggliest episode ever! It's true, we laughed a lot and had a great time exploring the decisions in Uwe Rosenberg's classic Patchwork. This is a game that hides a lot (of negative points) under its adorable (or gruesome - hello Halloween edition) exterior. Don't get it twisted. The game's cute, but to become the Button Master, you'll hash it out in a strategic, no-luck affair. So are these decisions for you, hop into the Interdecisional spaceship and find out! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-42-objective-versus-subjective-decision-space-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-41-7-wonders-duel-with-special-guest-jamey-stegmaier monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-40-race-for-the-galaxy-phases-set-to-fun monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-39-a-hrefhttpsboardgamegeekcomboardgamepodcastepisode41969710-decision-spaces-we-want-explore-asap-mission-pl10-decision-spaces-we-want-to-explore-asap-mission-planninga monthly 0.5 2021-10-31 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-38-a-hrefhttpsboardgamegeekcomboardgamepodcastepisode418903spirit-island-imposing-depths-indomitable-board-gaspirit-island-imposing-depths-of-indomitable-board-gamea monthly 0.5 2021-10-31 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-37-a-hrefhttpsboardgamegeekcomboardgamepodcastepisode417926praga-caput-regni-actions-wheel-go-round-and-roundpraga-caput-regni-the-actions-on-the-wheel-go-round-and-rounda monthly 0.5 2021-10-31 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-36-a-new-way-to-talk-about-theme-what-we-talk-about monthly 0.5 2021-10-31 https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-35-kingdomino-whats-hiding-beneath-this-quirky-art monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1633016584438-JNSDQKZNNG3WOCAELDG9/Kingdomino.jpg Episodes - Episode 35: Kingdomino - What‘s Hiding Beneath This Quirky Art? - Zany kingdoms, quirky art, and dominos make Kingdomino one of the warmest welcomes to the board game hobby we've ever come across, but could there be a demanding competitive experience hidden beneath this apparently simple game? You'll have to hop in to find out, the Interdecisional Space ship takes off in 3... 2... 1! https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/episodes/episode-34-imhotep-the-perfect-poached-egg monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1632425564586-4D1ZE5XLA0YFPHQDIF4M/imhotep.jpg Episodes - Episode 34: Imhotep - The Perfect Poached Egg? - This week on Decision Space, Imhotep! Designed by Phil Walker-Harding and a 2016 Spiel Des Jahres Nominee is a game about placing rocks, sailing boats, and getting in each other's way all the while. There isn't much more to it than that in this incredibly simple poached egg. I mean game. Will Jake and Brendan find this poached egg of a game to be bland, or will a perfectly runny yolk, fluffy texture, and pinch of salt prove that a poached egg alone can be more than you ever expected and all you'll ever need. I'm losing faith in this metaphor as I go. Anyways, dig in into this week's episode. 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Keyflower is design by Sebastian Bleasdale and Richard Breese and published by R&D games in 2012. This game is a tangled web of auctions and logistics. Fun! Fun? It depends who you ask, but one thing is for sure, this is the 78th best board game of all time at the time of recording on BGG. Hop into our interdecisional keyship and we'll get into it PLUS we'll- explore a village while we do. See you there! 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The learning curve for the game is steep, as familiarity with the card pool and potential combos is essential for success. I’m here to jump-start your Innovation strategy in the first section and then dig a little deeper into how to win against more experienced players. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/697ef5c8-42a6-49c0-a3b5-9d7f7ce74ac5/image1.png Articles - A Game Strategy Guide for Carl Chudyk’s Innovation - To give you an idea of what my Elo means, I very rarely lose to anyone who has below 250 Elo, and I very rarely win against anyone who has more than 450 Elo. I am writing this strategy guide to help people who are less experienced than me but also to help myself. I have found in the past that writing about strategy helps form abstract ideas into concrete strategies. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/articles/eight-tips-to-challenge-the-competition-in-challengers monthly 0.5 2023-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/6fa270b5-7f49-4612-acec-93ddc03cb910/Challangers.png Articles - Eight Tips to Challenge the Competition in Challengers! - Challengers! is an auto-battler style card-driven drafting game that was recently nominated for the Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023. I first had the opportunity to play this game at Geekway to the West in St. Louis a few weeks ago and it hit the table in a raucously fun game at the max player count–eight players. Challengers! feels something like a gamery party game. The entire game is structured in the style of a round robin tournament in which players do a little drafting, battle an opponent, hone their deck and continue on for seven delightful matches (with an exciting finals for the two highest placing players). It’s one part deck builder, one part drafting game, one part card game tournament simulator, and one part auto-battler. While Challengers! Isn’t the heaviest game around I was crestfallen after my in-person play because I knew it’d be tough to get a full table together to play frequently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/091cfe23-d798-4a7b-9dd7-2336befb4bd3/Bench.PNG Articles - Eight Tips to Challenge the Competition in Challengers! - If you’re not sure about if you should cut your deck size down in the early to mid-game, try to keep your deck to seven unique card types or less. There are expectations to this however, if you’re playing cards from the Haunted House set like Butler and Vacuum Cleaner that clear out your bench you can afford to push it a bit more. I tend to play in a risk averse manner but each copy of a card like this gives you about 1.5 cards worth of extra room in your deck for different card types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/26cfe3f6-886c-43d9-9ced-7e0c0bb5924d/vendor.PNG Articles - Eight Tips to Challenge the Competition in Challengers! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/717383aa-fc9b-4d4b-be46-5c71c4e0920e/Bands%21.PNG Articles - Eight Tips to Challenge the Competition in Challengers! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/d633489a-4ce9-4d49-995c-e644efe6c07f/Draft.PNG Articles - Eight Tips to Challenge the Competition in Challengers! - If you are dealt a few strong A or B deck cards during the transition from early to mid game or from mid game to late game it can absolutely be the right decision to take from the ‘weaker’ stack search for duplicates. In this example I drew into a lot of strong B cards in this Funfair deck that I would benefit from having copies of, so in this case I opted to continue to draw from Deck B rather than pulling a single card from Deck C. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/articles/six-tips-to-stop-the-competition-in-cant-stop monthly 0.5 2023-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/63ef0f24-bcce-463f-8d78-78ada50dacea/Can%27t+Stop.png Articles - Six Tips to Stop The Competition in Can’t Stop - Can’t Stop is a simple push your luck game designed by Sid Sackson and originally published in 1980 and is currently available to play on BoardGameArena (BGA). I was first introduced to the game on the Decision Space discord and I was immediately hooked. I have a soft spot for push your luck games like Quacks of Quedlinburg and Incan Gold. I’ve been asked to write some strategy tips for Can’t stop, which I will. But I will also get into why I think Can’t Stop is a better push your luck game than other games in this genre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/0eda23b1-9e54-42d8-942c-6c18c129c1c6/Can%27t+Stop+bga.PNG Articles - Six Tips to Stop The Competition in Can’t Stop - This sort of push your luck means that if you are behind you are very much incentivized to push your luck indefinitely. Push it as hard as it will go. And if you win, that makes for one hell of a story. Can’t Stop is special because it lets you push your luck as much as you want. Incan Gold is somewhere in between. While you can’t push your luck indefinitely, you definitely have to push your luck some if you want to win and you can push it quite a bit. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/articles/the-decision-space-of-the-game-monopoly-by-jim-dambrosia monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/c9de0523-4239-4e66-ad16-8a046f871c41/Badgers.png Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly - There’s been a meme going around about the differences between the European and American badgers. I generated some AI pictures and went from a warm cozy feeling to breaking out in a cold sweat in five seconds. I’m not sure I would say that boardgames are exactly like badgers, but there are some who would make just this analogy between the civilized Eurogames of our millennium and the old classic, Monopoly. Although, sure, the game differences have much less to do with nationality and everything to do with decades of evolving game design – Monopoly was released in 1935, and even then it was based on “The Landlord’s Game” from 1903.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1661444096801-281EIAA4RS3MTVCRGZWT/unsplash-image-J36Z5hLlnvk.jpg Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly - This is the part of the game where you roll around the board, passing Go and stuff, and most importantly, buying property. And right off the bat, we meet the first great (but not greatest) practical joke the designer(s) played on us. In this stage, there are no decisions to make! At least, not meaningful ones. At least, not if you want to win. Sure, winning isn’t everything, but if you’re not into winning – and honestly, that’s perfectly acceptable – you can probably find a more fun game to not win at. Movement in Monopoly is completely deterministic. Roll the dice, move that many spaces. Maybe go to Jail. No decisions here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1661444191159-DM8P1TUFKJNJPZVFE49V/unsplash-image-ku7lFc6zZ28.jpg Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly - The good news, if you’re still with me, is that in almost all cases of how the properties fall out, there is a game to be had, and each player has a definite possibility of winning. Not always an equal chance, but usually a decent one at least. If one player has a monopoly and you and the third player don’t, you can make a deal with that third player. It doesn’t matter if player 3 has like a million dollars and most of all the properties, while you have like $12 and the worst of the rest. If they are too important to trade with you, they will suffer the same fate as you, except their suffocating death will be a bit more drawn-out. You can go ahead and congratulate them on this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1661444278328-G5WEY35MQPFCXF5J1OKO/unsplash-image-CyuRKLT32vw.jpg Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly - Ideally, you’d be totally loaded and can hotel it up and still have enough reserves to withstand landing on other players’ hotels a few times. But that never happens. There is always going to be a gamble – a big gamble – and a decision of how much money to put into development and how much to leave in reserve. It’s not easy. You have to play aggressively to win, but you have to take measured risks. Again, the whole game state is involved. Repeating myself, this includes: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1661444948658-GHY441N9WNKEA7UGD1U9/unsplash-image-MkoTQg_5xjw.jpg Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly - Ok, to be fair, I was a bit hasty in writing off your chances and your life. Apologies. The dice are random, and it is very possible to recover, and depending on how other players are doing, it may be worth their while to toss you some money for some worthless property and keep you in the game. So, the death spiral isn’t irreversible, but still, if you have N players, it’s a guarantee that N-1 of them are going down. Enjoy! Might as well mention the punch-line of the final joke, which won’t surprise anyone. For all the depth of those decisions that I claimed were interesting, in the end, luck plays a major role. In a sense, this can be inevitable. If you’re playing with others who are skilled at evaluating the board and making those decisions, the trades will be calibrated to be generally equitable among the participants. All other things being even, the dice will call the shots from here on out. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t personally consider this game to be a luck-fest. The better strategies will win out, but it will take more than a few plays. There aren’t enough rolls to even things out in the critical period of a single game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1662133153280-LJ84MB2B3QLVGXFC2IZQ/Kingdomino.png Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1662133153322-51WEEFCKYSVY724PE4Z3/Monopoly.png Articles - The Decision Space of the Game Monopoly https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/articles/the-three-types-of-objectives-in-games monthly 0.5 2022-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/8c055866-9295-414a-8b15-0a4557a463d6/Cascadia.jpg Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - Cascadia | Juxtaposed Animals, Overlaid Habitat In Cascadia there are two primary ways in which players score points, Animals and Habitats. Animal scoring is typically juxtaposed–selecting bears comes at the expense of pursuing salmon, taking an elk token means you did not take an available bear or salmon with your action. There are a few exceptions to this, Foxes are overlaid as they care about the animal tiles around them, Hawk scoring card D also overlays onto other animal objectives because it cares about unique animal types between two hawks. Typically, however, in Cascadia, animal scoring opportunities are juxtaposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/ac5828e4-2758-425f-bd81-779b34d928b1/ModernArt-avatar.jpg Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - Modern Art | Solitary Players have a solitary goal in Knizia’s Modern Art–to have the most money at the end of the game. This objective provides a direction for the players but very little tension (there’s some natural tension because you must spend money to make money in Modern Art). However, the real tension in the system comes from not knowing which artists will be the most popular (valuable) in a given round, or over the course of the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/2cc952e2-4a90-43ae-8349-fa41a905fdc4/The+REsistance.PNG Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - The Resistance | Solitary The Resistance gives players a solitary objective–to win three rounds (if you’re a member of the resistance) or prevent members of the resistance from winning three rounds if you’re a spy. In play, players are entirely focused on this single objective and the game's tension comes from the fact that each team has an opposing solitary objective they’re working towards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/be378e14-4b20-4042-b331-848bbcbed5ee/Race+for+the+Galaxy.jpg Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - Race for the Galaxy | Juxtaposed This lens can be useful in looking at objectives adjacent to scoring conditions too; for example, in Race for the Galaxy two end game conditions are juxtaposed. The game ends if any player ends a round with 12 or more cards in their tableau or the victory point chips run out. These ending objectives forge the two archetypal strategic paths for the game—go wide quickly, playing cards to your tableau, vs building and efficient engine that can be run multiple times for highly efficient point payoffs. Race, however, wouldn’t be the stellar game it is if it was solely defined by these binaries. Somewhere between these two poles exists many interesting and nuanced hybrid paths to victory depending on the cards one is dealt and the lines other players at the table are taking. Perhaps the best lesson Race offers when examined with this lens is the emphasis that juxtaposed objectives can place on strategic pathfinding in a given play. Done well, that strategic pathfinding puzzle can be an infinitely interesting dance between player and decision space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1632410776463-GRPIMELXJ10KXG24MH0U/welcome+to.jpg Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - Welcome To… | Pools + Parks Juxtaposed, House Groupings Overlaid Welcome To… uses both overlaid and juxtaposed objectives. It’s point rich pools and parks are juxtaposed objectives. Pursuing pools comes at the opportunity cost of working on parks and vice versa (though the game gives players the flexibility to try to do both in the course of the game). However, it also overlays other objectives on top of these decisions. Both it’s City Plan shared objectives and Housing Estates (groupings of houses of different sizes) overlay onto the park and pool objectives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1636736950698-0JPXBHC21JX47W2CGOL5/7WD.PNG Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - 7 Wonders Duel | Overlaid 7 Wonders Duel is an interesting case study with this lens. At first it seems that the three different victory conditions (Science victory, military victory, and having the most points at game end) are juxtaposed, however, design decisions push these paths towards being more overlaid than they otherwise would be (which goes a long way in preserving the tension in the game). Progress towards a science victory can be beneficial in terms of end game scoring and a military victory (assuming the correct progress tokens are available, for example, “Strategy” which makes the players military more effective). Progress on the Military track gains you points before it outright wins you the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/303bebc6-9097-44da-b05b-3eff9ff0acbb/The+Fox+in+The.PNG Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - The Fox in the Forest | Juxtaposed In the Fox in the Forest, each hand of 13 tricks players either want to win very few tricks (0-3) making you “Humble” or win 7-9 tricks making them “Victorious.” These goals are directly juxtaposed. Missing the mark on playing towards the Humble objective will potentially leave them with a measly 1 point if they score 4 tricks. This juxtaposed scoring creates real tension and to amplify this the game adds a penalty for losing to the “Humble” player in this zero sum tug-of-war, granting them 0 points for being “Greedy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/1658414555568-JP6LJEOGV3B13BQIGS5U/unsplash-image-h1ShPXfHbTw.jpg Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - Chess | Solitary Chess offers players a solitary objective–checkmate the opponent’s king. Every action the player takes is focused on advancing their progress towards this solitary objective. There aren’t alternative ways to score points in Chess, there are simply ones pieces and the rival king before you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/5c139ab2-60e3-4dd0-9401-b929e4dd3f73/Babylonia.jpg Articles - The Three Types of Objectives in Games - Babylonia | Juxtaposed until it’s Overlaid Reiner Knizia’s Babylonia is a fascinating case study for this framework. There are three primary paths towards scoring points in the game: Cities, Farms, and Ziggurats. These scoring paths are initially juxtaposed as progress towards scoring Cities means the player isn’t building momentum on claiming ziggurat spaces or snatching up high value farm tiles. https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/articles/7-wonders-architects-review-by-aurore monthly 0.5 2022-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/d6e4d9fc-a28c-46ab-bb6d-8bd2eb1dae3b/a7w4.jpg Articles - 7 Wonders Architects Review by Aurore - Decision Space On face value the decision space is very narrow. In each turn you typically only get to choose which card to take from one of three decks of cards. Not only that, but because one deck is hidden and two decks are revealed, it is generally better to take from the random deck, because taking from a revealed deck has a chance of giving your opponent more information. Different cards, wonders, and information can all change the decision space over the course of the game. This makes the decision space dynamic. Some high value cards might have you choosing from a side deck right off the bat, but otherwise the first few turns usually involve players simply taking a random card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/830274e1-a9f5-4634-9ed2-6ad9885040cd/a7w3.jpg Articles - 7 Wonders Architects Review by Aurore - Technology I won’t go over all the technologies as there are many of them, but the most important ones are the ones that grant additional cards when you trigger them. Cards that trigger off getting cards can vastly increase the number of cards you get throughout the game, but also allow you to take a card from a side deck and get first pick at the next card behind it. Those technologies change the value of cards and encourage you to grab cards from side decks. But maybe even more interesting is considering when to deny an opponent with a technology an opportunity to grab a card that triggers an additional card draw. In two player games, and often in three player games, denying is important, but the more players there are in the game the higher the cost to you, so you may decide to let them have it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b6bb6b53d3634beec805f/613d995f-8801-4971-a72a-9605cc973d94/a7w1.jpg Articles - 7 Wonders Architects Review by Aurore - Resources We’ve already gone over the benefits when you have technologies, but there are other situations to consider. Being able to close out the second to last stage requiring 3 of the same type can be very important, otherwise you sometimes get useless cards trying to complete it. Every resource that is unspent at the end of the game is wasted, so making sure you can use them is essential to winning. Wonders The staccato way that wonder stages are built is the tempo of the game. 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