Woodland War Machine

Episode #39 - RNGs and Fallacies

Woodland War Machine

Show Notes

<p>Episode 39 - Randomness and You - Root contains a number of randomly generated outcomes - from draft choices to battle dice to card draws. Understanding that randomness and calculating your odds is important for optimal decision making. In this confounding conversation, the crew tackles Randomly Generated Numbers and Logical Fallacies.</p> <p> </p> <p>Woodland War Machine: the podcast covering Leder Games' amazingly awesome asymmetric board game: ROOT! Join Jake Michels, Sam DeRoest, and Kyle Acheson as they explore the tactics and tradecraft of the cutest strategic warfare game ever!</p> <p> </p> <p>Support the show and hear bonus ROOTPARDY content, over at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/goodtimesociety'>Good Time Society’s Patreon</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p>Episode Links:</p> <p>[<a href='https://i.imgur.com/M9UQMk5.jpeg'>Becca’s Vagrant</a>]</p> <p>[<a href='https://rss.com/podcasts/mcg-readingrulebooks/'>Reading Rulebooks Podcast</a>]</p> <p>[<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion'>Frequency Illusion</a>]</p> <p>[<a href='https://i.imgur.com/1l4GKSK.png'>Battle Dice Stats</a>]</p> <p>[<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost'>Sunk Cost Fallacy</a>]</p> <p>[<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy'>Gambler’s Fallacy</a>]</p> <p>[<a href='https://makecraftgame.com/2022/03/11/the-vagabond-quest-deck/'>Make Craft Game Quest Deck Article</a>]</p> <p> </p> <p>Find the crew on socials:</p> <p>@thejakemichels</p> <p>@SamDeRoest</p> <p>@kyle_acheson</p> <p>@goodtimesociety</p> <p>Find more from <a href='https://linktr.ee/goodtimesociety'>GOOD TIME SOCIETY</a></p>

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