Tom and Bruce are absent again while Troy, Julian and Rob dissect the still in beta Frozen Synapse, a small team tactics game from Mode 7. Troy finds it too difficult, Rob loves the potential for story telling, and Julian digs the puzzles. Listen as we talk about tactical games, the union of art […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 63: Frozen Synapse
May 5th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Indie Games, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 62: Gettysburg – Scourge of War
April 27th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Civil War, Interview, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames
Another wargame show! Troy, Julian and Rob are joined by NorbSoft’s Norb Timpko and Jim Weaver to talk about Gettysburg: Scourge of War. Learn more than you ever wanted to know about how to make a civil war game. Why is the AI so recalcitrant? What are the lessons of leadership here? How do […]
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Flash of Steel/Three Moves Ahead Washington DC Area Meetup?
April 23rd, 2010 · 14 Comments · Blogs, Me, Podcast
One of the great things about being addicted to stats and traffic is that I have a good idea where my blog visitors and podcast post commenters are from. And I know I have a local audience that I’ve done nothing for. Not that meeting me is necessarily a good thing for everyone, but I […]
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More Classic Strategy Gaming: Emperor of the Fading Suns
April 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Podcast, Retro
It had a great score, a great title and a great design. So it was just a matter of time before one of Tom Chick’s forum friends got around to chatting with him about Emperor of the Fading Suns on his Quarter to Three games podcast.
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 61: Classic Game Analysis – Imperialism
April 20th, 2010 · 27 Comments · Design, Podcast, Retro, Three Moves Ahead
Troy, Tom and Bruce look at the classic Frog City/SSI games Imperialism and Imperialism 2. What makes this series one of the greatest grand strategy experiences of all time? Can a game this difficult and time intensive be made again? Bruce has a theory, Tom keeps calling Colonization the wrong name, and Troy is […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 60: Achtung Panzer and WW2 Tactics
April 14th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames, WW2
Troy, Rob and Bruce participate in the wonkiest Three Moves Ahead ever, as Dr. Geryk makes up for weeks of absences with another tour de force rant. How does Achtung Panzer compare to Combat Mission? What do we expect from a WW2 tactical game, and how do these expectations mesh with reality? Turn based, real […]
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