PODCAST

Decision Space

Jacob Frydman, Brendan Hansen, Pete Wissinger, Paul Salomon

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games.

leisure games

All Episodes

01:04:05

Imhotep - The Perfect Poached Egg?

Decision Space ·

2021/09/22

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode 34 - Imhotep 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

01:08:06

Our Personal Top 10 Games (What We Talk About)

Decision Space ·

2021/09/15

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode 33 - What We Talk When We Talk About Our Top 10 Games After 32 episodes Jake and Brendan break down and give you the board game content that you want and deserve. In this very special episode, we each share our personal top 10 games as well as a few honorable mentions. What are your top 10 games? Who's list is better? Jump into the conversation in our Discord channel to let us know what you think! Music Credits Thank you to

46:05

Jaipur - Jake EVISCERATES It

Decision Space ·

2021/09/08

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode 32 - Jaipur Jaipur is a widely revered, frequently recommended two-player set collectin' card game designed by Sebastian Pauchon and published in 2009. We give Jaipur a bath in the Decision Spa and then take it out back and give it what for as we discuss its decision space and some of the design choices that we don't agree with! Join us in the Interdecisional Spaceship as we set course for a brutal new episode of Decision

01:10:19

Villagers - Are These Combos?

Decision Space ·

2021/09/01

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode 31 - Villagers Villagers is a 2019 game with art and design by Haakon Gaarder and published by Sinister Fish. To be frank, we go all over the place as we discuss this lightweight tableau-building card-drafting game. The free-flowing conversation takes us through rigidity in combos, satisfaction in decisions, frustration in limitations and much more. Whether you like Villagers, don't like Villagers, or have never even heard of the

59:43

Feedback In Games (What We Talk About)

Decision Space ·

2021/08/25

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode Thirty - Positive and Negative Feedback Types In this "What We Talk About Episode" Jake and Brendan reveal our new intro and outro music courtesy of Hembree. After that we discuss the various types of feedback in board games. This includes positive feedback, negative feedback, positive agency loops, incremental victory conditions, achievements, jackpots, losspots, and more. As always, it is our sincere hope that our discussion

01:04:12

The Sport of Kickball - Highest Rated Game Ever?!

Decision Space ·

2021/08/18

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 29 - The Sport of Kickball In this week's episode, Jake sits down with two friends in Lawrence, Kansas to talk about the sport of kickball. Special guest hosts Angela Finch and Simon Skinner share their passion for the game and knowledge about the decisions you'll make in kickball on and off the field. Just because it isn't a board game, doesn't mean there are a ton of great decisions to be found. Join us in our interdecisional spaceship and

01:13:15

Bruges - You've Got Grail

Decision Space ·

2021/08/11

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 28 - Bruges In this week's episode, Brendan is back! If that wasn't good enough news, we are also covering Bruges by Stefan Feld, the point salad game where you pay people to live in your houses. Never mind the thematic disconnect because these mechanisms are just, chefs kiss, amazing. We have a great discussion and we hope you will join us in the interdecisional spaceship as we set off for 15th century Belgium! Preplan Your Next Turn Next

58:54

Ankh, Snakesss, and Sagrada - Paul and Jake Volume 2

Decision Space ·

2021/08/04

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 27 - Jake and Paul Volume 2 Congratulations to Brendan on the birth of his child! We are so happy for him and his family. In his stead, friend of the show Paul Salomon (Honey Buzz designer) is here again to talk with Jake about a few recent plays including new hotness, Ankh! Interdecisional spaceship, set a course for fun! Preplan Your Next Turn Next week we discuss the decisions in Bruges by Stefan Feld! Call to Action Leave us a review

01:14:29

Keyflower - Keylove It or Keyhate It

Decision Space ·

2021/07/28

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 26 - Keyflower Today on Keycision Space, Keyflower! 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

01:02:17

The Art of Being Good (What We Talk About)

Decision Space ·

2021/07/21

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 25 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Being Good Jake and Brendan are back together on the microphones doing what we do best, talking about games and game peripheral things. Today's episode is a "what we talk about episode" where we talk about being good at games. This episode is a companion to a prior discussion on getting good. Once you have reached the mountain top, we ask the question, what next? Preplan Your Next Turn Next week we

48:45

Ares Expedition, Summer Camp, Juicy Fruits, and...

Decision Space ·

2021/07/14

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 24 - Paul and Jake Talk Games When Brendan is away, Paul comes in to save the day. On this episode, I'm joined in studio (my house) by Paul Salomon (Honey Buzz and Genotype) to talk unscripted about our recent plays. We talk about Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, Summer Camp, Juicy Fruits, Fireball Island, and more. Hop in the Interdecisional Spaceship and enjoy the episode, then join us to continue the conversation on discord! Preplan

59:37

Hey, That's My Fish! - Decisions Have Never Waned...

Decision Space ·

2021/06/30

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 23 - Hey, That's My Fish Hey, That's My Fish! takes one minute to learn. In today's episode, we dive deep into that simple ruleset and emerge into a decision space larger, richer, and more interesting than we could have possibly imagined! There's nothing left to do now but to fire up the Interdecisional Spaceship and set a course for fish. Hey! those are my fish! Hey, That's My Fish! is designed by Games Discussed Chess, Kickball, Checkers,

01:10:30

Castles of Burgundy - Crème de la Crème

Decision Space ·

2021/06/23

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 22 - The Castles of Burgundy Today, friends, feast your ears on one of tastiest point-salad morsels ever served up by the master chef himself, Mr. Stefan Feld. The Castles of Burgundy is a great, great game. Quite possibly the best board game ever made by the tastes of one of our hosts. But why is it so good? What is it about the decision space that makes it an experience so many people want to return to time and time again. We'll try to

01:04:27

Mistakes are GOOD but sometimes they HURT (What We...

Decision Space ·

2021/06/16

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode 21 - Mistakes in Board Games Why did I do that? I'm such an idiot. Can I take that back?! Mistakes are all around us in the world of board games, or are they the game itself? In this episode we talk about the act, experience, and impact of mistakes in board games. This episode also features a mini-review of Dune Imperium in comparison to Ruins of Arnak! Hop into the Interdecisional Space ship and set your audio device to play! Not

01:04:16

Carcassonne - A Funny Thing Keeps Happening

Decision Space ·

2021/06/09

Click on the link to join our Discord community! Episode 20 - Carcassonne The big episode 20 is here and with it a game that is 20 years old. Wow! That works so well that you'd think we planned it, but as you are likely well aware, this isn't really that kind of show. Hop into the interdecisional spaceship and travel with us to a time long ago, the year 2000. Specifically, we'll travel to a time and place where a cutting-edge board game with a strange name has just been released. The game

01:16:22

Grand Austria Hotel - Jake Gives Strategy Tips But...

Decision Space ·

2021/06/02

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube. Episode Nineteen - Grand Austria Hotel Welcome distinguished guests to this week's episode of Decision -Space. Our Interdecisional Spaceship has taken us straight into the service industry of the Viennese modern age in Grand Austria Hotel, a board game designed by Virginio Gigli, Simone Luciani with iconic illustrations by Klemens Franz. As always, we

01:08:34

BOARD GAME SIGNPOSTS! (What We Talk About)

Decision Space ·

2021/05/26

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Episode Eighteen - What the HECK are Signposts in Board Games In this "What We Talk About Episode" Jake and Brendan discuss signposts in board games. We ask important questions like what are they even? And further, what do they do? To this end, Jake becomes increasingly more confused. Fortunately, we eventually come to some steady footing and draw conclusions about this board game terminology that we believe will lead to even more

01:21:45

KeyForge - The MOST Skill Intensive Dueling Card Game?!

Decision Space ·

2021/05/19

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube. Episode 17 - KeyForge At long last, our interdecisional spaceship has successfully navigated to the Crucible, the land of KeyForge. This is old stomping grounds for Jake and Brendan who have long -- like kind of absurdly -- histories with the game. KeyForge is designed by Richard Garfield and published by Fantasy Flight Games. In today's episode, we

01:22:20

Lost Ruins of Arnak - This Game Won Us Over

Decision Space ·

2021/05/12

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube. Episode Sixteen - Lost Ruins of Arnak UH OH! The Interdecisional Spaceship has crash-landed into some kind of overrun forest. Is that some generic ruins of nonspecific civilization over there?! That's right, it's another deckbuilding game, but is it just another deckbuilding game? Today on Decision Space, we explore Lost Ruins of Arnak, designed by

55:40

Return of the Game Night (What We Talk About)

Decision Space ·

2021/05/05

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community! Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube. Episode Fifteen - Return of the Game Night (What We Talk About) Jake and Brendan have a nice chat about returning to in-person play after so much time away. It's a conversation, as Brendan eloquently points out, that is like the scene in Star Wars where everyone takes a break to play chess, except with no mad Wookies. We also congratulate Brendan on

253 results

Decision Space

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

詭哭郎嚎

郎祖筠 & FMTaiwan製作團隊

Ron en Erik Podcast

Ron en Erik

Poor Man"s Pinball Podcast

Poor Men Ian and Drew

WeAreChange on Odysee

WeAreChange