Julian hosts Bruce and editor-podcaster extraordinaire, Ryan Scott, of Geekbox and Comedy Button internet fame. They talk about the lure of League of Legends, whether these DotA / MoBA games are even strategy games, and how Valve’s and Blizzard’s attempts at the DotA genre will fare against the LoL powerhouse. Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe […]
Entries from November 11th, 2011
Three Moves Ahead Episode 142 – For the LoLs
November 11th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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November 19 Local Meetup Location
November 10th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Me
I’ve been asking around about good locations for a boardgaming meetup in Toronto and settled on the Tequila Bookworm at Bathurst and Queen. They have an upstairs room that I have reserved for 2 PM. Benefits? All local microbrews, reputable food, they’ve held events before so they know how to handle a group without getting […]
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Tropico 2: Why it Fails
November 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · City Builder, Retro
I’ve talked a lot about the Tropico series of city builders and usually dismissed Tropico 2: Pirate Cove with a wave of my hand as if it doesn’t really exist. Developed by Frog City, the makers of the Imperialism games, it has some real talent behind it and you can sort of see the direction […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 141 – Failing Basic
November 4th, 2011 · 10 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Rob summons Troy and Julian for an emergency therapy session about how many strategy games simply cannot get their acts together when it comes to basic standards. The panel discusses busted cameras and mouse controls, disastrous campaigns, and nonexistent endgames. The beginning of the Subversion saga Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes.
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Thanks to All Donors
November 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
The last week of October’s Pledge Drive saw a flurry of activity, and we couldn’t be happier with the response from our listeners and the gaming community at large. There were more donors and more funds were raised than last year. We are very grateful for your support – all of it. I know that […]
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NaNoWriMo and Why I Won’t Do It
November 1st, 2011 · 6 Comments · Me
I wasn’t really a fan of National Novel Writing Month (i.e., November Hackapalooza) until I came to terms with the basic fact that it’s not about quality, it’s about discipline and that’s a value I can get behind. Encourage people to commit to just putting the damn thing on paper and you are slowly building […]
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