Pumpkin Spice Board Games: The Decision Space Spooktacular (Can Games Be Scary and Scary Game Recommendations)

Sep 27, 2023

In this spooky episode, the hosts explore the possibility of fear in games and share recommendations for spooky games to play. They discuss the appeal of being scared in games, the fear and uncertainty that comes from betrayal in board games, and the eerie atmosphere created by certain games. They also discuss Richard Garfield's vampire-themed game and recommend spooky board games for a game night.

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INSIGHT

Fear in Games vs. Movies

Fear in games often comes from high stakes and potential loss, rather than jump scares.
Players enjoy experiencing fear for characters or fearing betrayal by other players.

INSIGHT

Fear, Agency, and Impact

Jake discusses experiencing fear in games through agency and potential loss, not jump scares.
He contrasts this with the feeling of unsafety from movies impacting real-life actions.

ANECDOTE

The Resistance: A Scary Game?

Brendan describes feeling genuine fear in games like The Resistance due to high stakes and potential betrayal.
This fear manifests physically, such as elevated heart rate and discomfort, similar to real-life scary situations.

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Episode 140 - The Spooktacular (Can Games Be Scary and Game Recommendations To Play this Spooky Season)

Pumpkin spice is in the air, and we are in the mood for some spooky times with our favorite hobby. In this episode we consider if games can be scary and share recommendations for spooky games to play this fall/halloween season. Hey Interdecisional Spaceship travellers, are you afraid of the dark?

Pre-Planners

New to the list Taverns of Tiefenthal! Santa Monica, Food Chain Magnate, and social deduction games et. al remain in our backlog. Santa Monica will likely be the next deep dive we do!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00
Can Games Be Scary - 3:50
Can't Stop - 11:35
Zombie Dice - 12:36
Jenga - 13:00
Dread (RPG) - 15:33
Pandemic/Pandemic Legacy - 16:59
The Princes of Florence - 18:10
Incan Gold/Diamont - 20:37
Clockwork Wars - 21:42
Hidden Movement (Fury of Dracula, Letters from Whitechappel, Beast) - 23:46
Star Wars Rebellion - 25:11
Codenames - 25:32
The Resistance - 27:01
Spooktacular - 33:25
Broom Service - 33:47
Mysterium/Mysterium Park - 35:35
The Mind - 37:45
Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition - 41:45
Return to Dark Tower - 43:55
The Hunger - 48:04
Social Deduction (Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, Deception: Murder in Hongkong, etc.) - 50:20
Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game - 51:10
Alice is Missing - 53:33

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music:
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

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