Duel for Cardia and the Value of Gameplay Modules (or the Lack Thereof)
Episode 260- Duel for Cardia Jake and Brendan deep dive yet another dueling game! This time it's 2025's Duel for Cardia. After the review, they discuss gameplay modules and try to decide when they a...
8 Apr 1h 15min
2026 Game Show Spectacular: Achievement Play on Display
Episode 259- April Fool's Game Show Spectacular The only game show that takes place right here, in the space between the episodes of your favorite podcast. Preplanners We deep dive Cardia next week!...
1 Apr 1h 23min
Reports From a Gaming Marathon: Old King's Crown, Blood on the Clocktower, Splotters, and More!
Episode 258- Gamer's Ranch 2026 Report Pete and Jake played a ton of games together! New hotness, old beige games, and a big dramatic session of Blood on the Clocktower! Timestamps 9:45- The Old Ki...
25 Mars 1h 24min
Fun Through Frustration? Game Difficulty and Sail
Episode 257- Game Difficulty and Sail What makes games difficult and why do we sometimes enjoy that? When does it go too far? Pete and Brendan explore the topic after discussing a very difficult gam...
18 Mars 1h 26min
Isle of Skye: an Elegant Masterpiece of Variable Scoring
Episode 256- Isle of Skye Jake and Paul deep dive the 2016 Kinnerspiel des Jahres Winner: Isle of Skye. Yo, that was 10 years ago? That's craaaazy! They go deep on the joys of variable scoring, cat...
11 Mars 1h 21min
Is Art a Game? C. Thi Nguyen Answers Our Questions About Philosophy, Process, and Play
Episode 255- Art and Games with C. Thi Nguyen Professor C. Thi Nguyen returns to the pod! We discuss process art, getting good, value capture, empathy, and his new book The Score. Timestamps 2:00- ...
4 Mars 1h 24min
Concordia: Pursuit of Perfection
Episode 254- Concordia It's an old school episode in every way! The original Decision Space duo (Brendan and Jake) do a deep dive on a new classic with an old school soul: Mac Gerdts' Concordia! Time...
25 Feb 1h 25min
Historical Games and Pax Renaissance with Andy Nealen
Episode 253- Historical Games and Pax Renaissance Pete is joined by Andy Nealen, an academic, game maker, and podcaster. Together they explore what makes the historical war games so special but also ...
18 Feb 1h 58min
