Decision Space

Join our brand new Discord community!  Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Ten It's our the big one-zero, and we make it a doozy by covering the legendary Magic: The Gathering. Was it perhaps too bold to attempt to cover the decisions in Magic: The Gathering in a single podcast episode? Yes. Definitely yes. But hey, you have to give us some points for trying. Magic is a game that needs no introduction. It's a game that has stood the test of time and one that both Brendan and Jake have spent untold hours pouring their hearts into. Well, we are back at that again and now there is nothing left to do but answer one last lingering (souls) question: is it any good?   0:00 - Intro, Ratings, and Synopses 11:55 - Rules Overview 14:00 - Personal MTG Backgrounds 19:25 - Decision Space Exploration 44:59 - Turbulence 57:57 - Bluffing 1:05:22 - Card Stories 1:16:08 - Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up   Preplan Your Next Turn Next week we'll explore the decisions in Welcome To...!   Call to Action Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!   Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Nine - What We Talk About When We Talk About Competitive Play It turns out we talk about a whole lot when we talk about competitive play.* We ask what is competitive play and try to define it. We share our own histories in competitive gaming. We also think of the benefits and not-so-benefits of engaging in competitive play, including the potential pitfall of the "Levine Ravine." We conclude the episode with Brendan and Jake both sharing their TOP 5 Factors that Make a Game Suited for Competitive Play.    *Side discussions may include but are not limited to Magic: The Gathering, KeyForge, Kickball, Chess, Disc Golf, Pokken, Chess, Boxing, Battlebots, Donkey Kong, Poker, Ladder Golf, Bridge, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Line Graphs, wavelength, the Pixies and much more. If you find yourself engaging in competitive play for more than 4 hours after listening to this podcast, see a doctor immediately.   Preplan Your Next Turn Next time on Decision Space... we explore the decisions in Magic: The Gathering!    Call to Action Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (I'm going to keep posting this until it happens.) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Seven We discuss the two-player trick-taking game The Fox in the Forest, designed by Joshua Buergel and published by Foxtrot Games. For the first time, Jake and Brendan significantly disagree on their rating for this game, but both agree that the game is a lot like basketball. No really.   Preplan Your Next Turn On Next week's episode, we will discuss the terraforming mars game, Terraforming Mars!   Call to Action Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!   Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI  

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Six In our second "What We Talk About" episode, we had the pleasure to speak with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games about the "Value" of games. While we talk a lot on Decision Space about the decisions in games, this conversation focuses instead on the decision to games... and why you should games too. Games Mentioned in this episode: Red Rising The Fox in the Forest Sagrada Magic: the Gathering Hallertau Sleeping Gods Terra Mystica   Look Ahead On Next week's episode, we discuss the decisions in The Fox in the Forest.   Call to Action Give us a review! You can be the very first one. We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Or you can be the very first to follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! What did you think about the episode? Let us know. If you are enjoyed the show, what the heck, throw us a "follow" and a "like" to help us grow. Sigh. Like, Subscribe, and Ring the Bell.   Special Thanks To our friend Jamey Stegmaier!

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Five Today we discuss a game that is definitively not about terraforming Mars. This game could literally not be any less about terraforming Mars if tried! That's right. We are talking, of course, about the wonderful Underwater Cities. After all, as a wise lobster once said, life under the sea is better than anything they got up there. On this episode, we consider the lobster, and it may be on to something...   Look Ahead On Next week's episode, we will discuss the value of board games with a very special guest.   Call to Action We are once again asking to hear your feedback. We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Or you can be the very first to follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! What did you think about the episode? Let us know. If you are enjoyed the show, what the heck, throw us a "follow" and a "like" to help us grow.    Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI   Special Thanks To my friend Mike for the incredible voice acting. Can you believe he's not a real pilot? Total acting pro. 

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Four We discuss Res Arcana and boy are my arms tired! Seriously, this was a difficult game to cover on a podcast about decisions. Nevertheless, Jake and Brendan give it their best shot to pull apart the threads of this tightly wound gaming package to see what's inside! What's in the box?!   Look Ahead On Next week's episode, we will discuss Underwater Cities by Vladimír Suchý. You can play Underwater Cities free online at Yucata.de.   Call to Action We are once again asking to hear your feedback. We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Or you can be the very first to follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! What did you think about the episode? Let us know. If you are enjoyed the show, what the heck, throw us a "follow" and a "like" to help us grow.    Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games.    Episode Three This is our very first discussion topic show! We are calling these our "What We Talk About" episodes, which will pop up every third episode or so. In this week's episode, you'll hear what we (Brendan and Jake) talk about when we talk about decision space. No. We aren't talking about the show itself. We are trying to define the term "decision space" in the context of board gaming. The term is ubiquitous in our hobby, but not so easily defined. We try to do just that and also think through the different factors that contribute to the size and texture of any given "decision space." We also discuss whether there is any value in trying to put any given decision space on a scale from 1-100... or should that scale look like a parabola? If you aren't confused yet, you will be!   Look Ahead On Next week's episode, we will discuss Res Arcana by Tom Lehmann. You can play Res Arcana online on Board Game Arena.    Call to Action We are still desperate to hear your feedback. We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Or you can be the very first to follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! What did you think about the episode? Let us know. If you are enjoyed the show, what the heck, throw us a "follow" and a "like" to help us grow. 

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games. Today, Jake and Brendan tackle Carpe Diem, a 2018 board game where you try to get some grapes and then quickly realize you can't. Carpe Diem is designed by Stefan Feld and published by Alea. We are desperate to hear your feedback. We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Or you can be the very first to follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there!   Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games. In this pilot episode, Jake and Brendan discuss the decisions in Kanagawa, a 2016 board game about learning how to paint well and somehow making your friends mad at the same time. Kanagawa is designed by Bruno Cathala and Charles Chevallier and published by IELLO. We are desperate to hear your feedback. We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Or you can be the very first to follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there!   Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI​