Paradox France’s Philippe Thibaut and GWJ’s Erik Hanson colonize 3MA this week to talk about Pride of Nations, Paradox France’s new grand-strategy game of imperialism. Erik and Rob are intrigued by Pride’s cynical view of colonial competition and its novel mechanics. Philippe explains the game’s origins and how it is at once a departure for […]

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Vic Davis rides back into town to talk about Six Gun Saga, his new solitaire card-based strategy game. Julian is mighty fond of it, but wants to play with the rest of his posse. Rob is curious how Vic’s Armageddon Empires and Solium Infernum fans have greeted this unusual game, and where Vic is headed […]

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An exhausted Julian and Rob welcome Cory Banks back to the show to go over what they played at Julian’s board gaming retreat. Could Agricola’s position be threatened by young up-and-comer 7 Wonders? Why is Battleship Galaxies the best space game since Sins of a Solar Empire? Is Castle Ravenloft a baby game, or an […]

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Ralph Trickey takes a break from updating and improving The Operational Art of War III to talk about the series with Rob, Troy, and Bruce. They discuss how the game is changing through patches, and then debate whether TOAW is a game so much as it is a set of tools. They also talk about […]

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Elemental and Civilization V come in for a follow-up appointment with Julian, Troy, and Rob. Have the major changes that have been patched into these games translated into major improvements for the player? How much post-release support should players reasonably expect, and what can developers accomplish with it? What flawed games have become great with […]

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Here come the creeps, led by Rob and Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Quintin Smith! Fortunately, they encounter a maze of discussion and towers of topics. Inspired by first-person tower defender Sanctum and tower attacker Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Quinns and Rob explore how these games change the tower defense formula, and what about that formula needed changing? […]

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