Troy, Tom and Bruce spend an hour talking about city builders as ant farm games. Why didn’t they talk about Dawn of Discovery two weeks ago? What’s up with Cities XL? Is SimCity Societies a neglected classic or a misfire of epic proportions? And, most importantly, does Bruce know any games made after 1984? Listen […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 26 – We Built This City
August 18th, 2009 · 8 Comments · City Builder, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 25 – World War II
August 11th, 2009 · 23 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, WW2
Troy, Tom and Julian start with Hearts of Iron 3, detour through a bunch of other WW2 games and somehow end up making less sense than usual. Learn why Thin Red Line is Tom’s favorite WW2 movie, why Julian thinks everyone who bailed on Axis & Allies in college should give it another chance, why […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 24 – Making A Buck
August 5th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Business Sim, Paradox, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
East India Company and other trading themed games take center stage this week. Listen as a full panel talks about where Nitro’s sailing business sim stands and falls. Is it possible to make cargo interesting? Are trading games pointless with a computer opponent? Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe on iTunes. Tom’s final Fidgit diary on […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 23 – Modelling Changes in Conflict
July 28th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Design, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames
Sometimes a last minute topic change actually goes somewhere. Troy, Tom and Bruce have a long and detailed conversation about the challenges wargame and strategy game designers face when they try to capture the essence of an historical moment. How do you model insurgency? What makes WW2 the default combat model if not the default […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 22 – Blood Bowl and Sports Sims
July 21st, 2009 · 16 Comments · Baseball, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
After a month of absences, Bruce Geryk more than makes up for it in a tour de force conversation with special guest Bill Abner as they relive the fun of 1970s baseball simulation games. We open with a discussion of Blood Bowl, which Julian finds too difficult and Troy finds too easy. Then Tom, Julian […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 21 — Soren Johnson and the state of the genre
July 14th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Soren Johnson drops by to talk to Troy, Tom and Julian about how the future of strategy games is online – whether you like it or not. He drops some hints about what he is working on at EA, talks a little bit about Civ and why RTSes have to die in order to be […]
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