June 21, 2023

Designer Space - Kramer and Kiesling (Bonus Tikal Mini Review!)

1 hour 14 minutes

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Episode 125 - Designer Space on Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling

For the first time, Decision Space attempts to explore the ludography and design ethos of a famous board game designer. We are nothing if not ambitious, so perhaps unwisely, this first effort features two designers - Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. We'll start with a mini review of Tikal, then dive into what the history and games that make these designers great. Buckle up Interdecisional Spaceship travelers, this trip will run a smidge longer than normal.

Pre-Planners

Chicago Express (Wabash Cannonball), Challengers! are in our hopper. We are also considering adding Ark Nova to the queue.

Timestamps

Intro and Housekeeping - 0:00

Tikal - 4:33

Five Tribes - 14:30

Heimlich & Co - 24:15

Downforce - 24:44

El Grande - 30:55

6 Nimmt! - 33:22

Colloseum - 33:52

Princes of Florence - 35:11

Heimlich and Co. - 35:48

Azul - 36:36

Azul Stained Glass of Sintra - 36:47

Azul Summer Pavilion - 36:57

Azul Queen's Garden - 36:59

Bamboo - 37:27

Vikings - 39:49

Heaven and Ale - 41:03

Miyabi - 45:34

The Mask Triology (Tikal, Cuzco, Mexica) - 47:24

Cuzco - 47:42

Torres - 50:30

Joraku - 52:14

Palaces of Carrara - 53:08

Renature - 54:00

Savannah Park - 57:35

Maharaja - 1:00:07

Coal Baron - 1:00:13

Linko! - 1:00:38

Imhotep - 1:08:06

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

Rules Overview Music:

Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Contact

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Byeee!

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