Sometimes Bruce misses a show he really needs to be on – like the one where we pronounced the death of the Dominions 3 game. This week, Dr. Geryk won’t give up and he makes a compelling argument along the way. Bruce admits to a new way of thinking about games, we talk about reviving […]
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Three Moves Ahead 33 — A Lecture from Dr. Geryk
October 6th, 2009 · 26 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead 32 – 45 minutes of cold open
September 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
So what do you do when your guest doesn’t show and your schedule for the rest of the week is shot to hell? You go ahead, press record and make it up as you go along. A beloved friend of the show is on his deathbed and no doctor is in sight to save it. […]
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Selling Boardgames and Complexity
September 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Selling Boardgames and Complexity · Podcast
This week’s Gamers With Jobs Conference Call has an interesting discussion about how Hasbro sells board games and the matter of complexity in design. It starts at around the 23 minute mark.
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 31 – The Majesty Show
September 22nd, 2009 · 13 Comments · Design, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Majesty 2 becomes the starting point for a talk about the pluses and minuses of surrendering control. Troy, Tom and Bruce talk about the origins of Majesty, other games with the detached czar motif and whether or not the game is repetitive. Listen as Bruce schools Tom on the subtleties of his new favorite game […]
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Not the First!
September 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Podcast
I knew that we couldn’t have been the first strategy focused podcast. I stumbled upon a podcast called Shift Queue – a great name – that focused on real time strategy gaming. It seems to be on hiatus, but looks to have been a very conventional show with news and then a round table discussion […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 30 — Role Playing and Strategy Games
September 16th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Ever wonder what would happen to a show where Tom Chick didn’t show up to ask annoying questions? This is the answer. PCGamer’s role playing game authority Desslock sits in with the remaining panelists to talk about how RPGs and strategy games overlap. Where is character advancement more important than story? Does Dominions 3 count […]
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