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Decision Space

Jacob Frydman, Brendan Hansen, Pete Wissinger, Paul Salomon

Decision Space explores decisions in games across the board game hobby and beyond. By exploring tactics, strategy, and the subjective experiences of decisions in games, we hope to provide insights into the specific games we cover and the games in general.

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292 episodes

  1. Shinzawathon! Ranking Every Game From the Master of Trick-Taking with Taylor Reiner 1:53:17
  2. Modern Art: A Classic That Continues to Appreciate in Value 1:16:21
  3. Medina and More: Fresh Hot Impressions of Dusty Old Games 1:31:04
  4. Cole Wehrle on His Love of Economic Games and How They Inspired An Infamous Traffic 1:44:16
  5. Our Designs in Development: Report from a Prototype Convention 1:24:32
  6. Lane Battlers: How Schotten Totten Created a Genre 1:22:52
  7. Our Favorite Splotter? Indonesia Roundtable Merge-a-Palooza 1:32:56
  8. The Games of Gen Con 2026: Greylune, Jibber Jabble, Buttonville and More 1:27:25
  9. New Editions of Old Games and the Brilliance of Libertalia 1:12:30
  10. Design Disagreements, Dream Games, and Other Listener Questions 1:21:35
  11. Sandbox Objectives and Frosted Blooms 1:12:32
  12. The Questions Games Ask (What We Talk About) 1:17:33
  13. Deckbuilding 301: How Slay the Spire Expands Tabletop Design 1:47:01
  14. An Infamous Traffic, Virgin Queen, John Company Megagame and More: Report from a Historical Game Convention 1:35:41
  15. Inside the Deck: Digging Deep on Suits, Numbers, and Design 1:27:34
  16. Showdown of the Best Board Games From the Golden Age of 2010-2014 1:09:40
  17. dnup, Scout, and Iterative Game Design 1:11:58
  18. The Old Kings Crown Rewards Player Expression and Obsession 1:48:23
  19. Playing the Cards You're Dealt: Hand Management (What We Talk About) 1:15:27
  20. The Beauty of Balance: An Interview with Phil Walker-Harding 1:32:54
  21. The Definitive Phil Walker Harding Tier List with Chris Yi 2:08:54
  22. We Played New Hotness (Dark Pact, Feya's Swamp), Stone Cold Oldies, and All Time Favorites at Geekway to the West! 1:25:01
  23. "I Drink Your Milkshake": Bus and other Shared Infrastructure Games 1:17:51
  24. Agency, Storytelling, and Play: A Conversation with Cole Wehrle 1:29:43
  25. What is a Euro Game? (What We Talk About) 1:14:23
  26. Our Top 5 Games of All Time (...right now) 1:32:39
  27. Our Top 10 Games of All Time (...right now): Part 1 1:27:33
  28. What Makes Games Deep? A Conversation About Complexity, Luck, and Skill with Jon Perry 1:17:40
  29. Arcs Strikes Back: Exploring the Blighted Reach with Analog Arnie and Jared Ingersoll 1:28:40
  30. Duel for Cardia and the Value of Gameplay Modules (or the Lack Thereof) 1:15:54
  31. 2026 Game Show Spectacular: Achievement Play on Display 1:23:15
  32. Reports From a Gaming Marathon: Old King's Crown, Blood on the Clocktower, Splotters, and More! 1:24:57
  33. Fun Through Frustration? Game Difficulty and Sail 1:26:03
  34. Isle of Skye: an Elegant Masterpiece of Variable Scoring 1:21:31
  35. Is Art a Game? C. Thi Nguyen Answers Our Questions About Philosophy, Process, and Play 1:24:55
  36. Concordia: Pursuit of Perfection 1:25:10
  37. Historical Games and Pax Renaissance with Andy Nealen 1:58:06
  38. Area Control, Majority, and Conflict (What We Talk About) 1:30:18
  39. The Shapes of Games: Decision Spaces and Gameplay Arcs 1:20:01
  40. Episode 250: Counting Down the Best of the Rest 1:27:19
  41. Trio, Jungo, and the Joys of Family Gaming with Jason Schneider 1:12:22
  42. Ra: The Doctor's Greatest Game? 1:29:51
  43. Arcs is Ambitious, Aggravating... and Awesome 1:27:02
  44. Awarding Our Favorite Decisions in Games from 2025 1:30:14
  45. Podcast Year in Review: Reflections and Ranking All the Games! 1:18:52
  46. Our Favorite Video Games of All Time 1:23:24
  47. Entering the Donkey Space: Agent Avenue and Hanamikoji 1:15:12
  48. "Get Good?": What Motivates Us To Play Games 1:22:18
  49. Evaluating Auction Games 1:29:33
  50. Every Game I'm Shufflin': Deckbuilding 201 and Dune Imperium 1:14:19