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 Maalis 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 Maalis 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 Maalis 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 Maalis 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 Helmi 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 Helmi 1h 58min
Area Control, Majority, and Conflict (What We Talk About)
Episode 252- Area Control (WWTA) In this "what we talk about" episode, Pete and Brendan try to sort through vocabulary and feelings related to area control and area majority games. Brendan tries to p...
11 Helmi 1h 30min
The Shapes of Games: Decision Spaces and Gameplay Arcs
Episode 251- The Shapes of Games In this episode, Pete and Brendan go back to the basics. How should we characterize a decision space? What shapes the arc of a game? Timestamps 5:00- types of decisi...
4 Helmi 1h 20min
