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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.
Brain Burning Decision Spaces and Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Decision Space
1 hour 13 minutes
1 month ago
Brain Burning Decision Spaces and Castles of Mad King Ludwig
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Episode 232 - Brain Burning Decision Spaces and Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Pete and Brendan explore what types of games give us that satisfying (and sometimes exhausting) feeling of "brain burn". Why do we like this? Are board gamers a bunch of masochists?
Also, we deep dive the classic Castles of Mad King Ludwig, a game with its fair share of brain burning decisions.
Timestamps
5:00- brain burning decision spaces
29:45- deep dive on Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Games mentioned
Carcassone, Ginkgopolis, Calico, Decrypto, Scythe, Root, Mexica, Keyflower, My City, No Loose Ends
Preplanners
Next week is deckbuilding 101 with a study of Dominion! Also we'll be drafting our favorite game components soon!
Music and Sound Credits
Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s
You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.
Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA
Intermission Music:music elevator ext part 1/3 by Jay_You -- https://freesound.org/s/467243/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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Decision Space
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.
