Weekly Episodes, Launched Every Wednesday.
Episode 200: Episode 200! Our Favorite Decisions in Board Games
A discussion of Pete, Paul, Jake, and Brendan’s favorite decisions in games!
Episode 199: Shedding in Board Games (What We Talk About) and a Haggis Review
What are shedding games? We explore that question and dive deep-ish on Haggis, a standout example of a shedding and climbing game
Episode 198: The Best 2024 Board Game Decisions and Games We Look Forward to in 2025
The best decisions in board games released in 2024!
Episode 197: Our Top 5 Kramer & Kiesling Games and Mexica Deep Dive
Our top 5 K&K games and a deep dive of one of their greats, Mexica!
Episode 196: The State of Decision Space - Big News, Reflections, and the 2024 Listener List
Where we’ve been and where we’re going with Decision Space in 2025!
Episode 195: RANKING ALL THE GAMES 2024: Year End Rank-A-Thon
Ranking all the games we covered on Decision Space in 2024
Episode 194: Decision Space Episode #194 | Quintessential Brendan Games
An exploration of games that exemplify Brendan’s tastes
Episode 193: Double Feature! Dracula vs Van Helsing / Castle Combo
A deep dive on two small box card games!
Episode 189: Play at Work (Business Casual Dress Code Strictly Enforced for all Listeners)
A discussion on play in the workplace!
Episode 188: Top 10 Games of the '90s with Jared Ingersoll
An exploration of the best games from the last decade of the 20th century
Episode 187: EGO - Does this New Knizia Game Come in Peace?
A preview dive into a new Knizia game from Bitewing Games!
Episode 186: The Sweet Spot Mechanic (What We Talk About)
In this game we talk about the sweet spot mechanic, which is kind of but not quite a jackpot mechanic and an efficiency puzzle!
Episode 185: Five Tribes - Still Hanging Tough on the BGG Top 100?!
We return to a classic deep dive, covering Bruno Cathala's Five Tribes
Episode 184: What We Think About When We Think About Playtesting with Paul Salomon
A conversation about optimal playtesting
Episode 182: Playing on Hard Mode (What We Talk About)
What is hard mode and how does it relate to board games?
Episode 181: Games We Love to Lose (What We Talk About)
What makes us enjoy games even when we're losing?