Scott Jennings (Lum the Mad) fills in for an ailing Rob as he and Bruce and Troy welcome Joel Billings (2by3 Games) and Erik Rutins (Matrix Games) to talk about what Gary Grigsby’s War in the East means for wargame design, scale, realism and detail and marketing of wargames. Pardon some of the sound […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 99: War in the East
January 13th, 2011 · 20 Comments · Matrix, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 98: 2010 in Review and Looking Ahead
January 7th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
PCGamer’s Dan Stapleton returns to help Troy and Rob make sense of 2010. Why Starcraft 2 matters, why Troy resents DLC, the magic of Achtung Panzer and why Rob has no idea what is coming out this year. Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes. FoS End of Year Awards Company of Heroes Online
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 97: Bronze with Alex Kutsenok
December 30th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Podcast, Shrapnel, Three Moves Ahead
If you chat with me about strategy or board games, I have mentioned Bronze to you. Alex Kutsenok is the lead designer of Bronze and he sits down with me and Julian to talk about the development and inspirations for this deep but easy to learn computer/board/strategy game. Prepare for a love fest. I […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 96: Shafer, Patches, Holiday Wishes
December 24th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
On the night before the day before Christmas, Troy and Rob and Julian sit down to talk about Jon Shafer leaving Firaxis, mega patches for turn based games Civ 5 and Elemental and then we wrap up with seasonal reflections including New Year’s resolutions for the podcast. Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes.
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Catching Up on the Portfolio
December 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Gameshark, Me, PCGamer, Podcast
What a last couple of months. So busy on the personal and professional side of things, helping other people with their stuff, reorganizing my office, and publishing all kinds of reviews and the like. Some things are written but not up. The portfolio will be updated later today. But here’s a quick update. Gameshark Sims […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 95: End Game Moves
December 16th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
In response to a listener/reader question, Troy and Rob talk about end games that work and end games that don’t. What do we mean by the “end game”? What role do strictly defined victory conditions play in making an end game appealing? Can you avoid the late game drag? Apologies for the duet show. […]
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