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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Three Moves Ahead'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 62: Gettysburg – Scourge of War
April 27th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Civil War, Interview, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames
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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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Three Moves Ahead Episode 59: Distant Worlds – Space is Big
April 7th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Matrix, Podcast, Sci Fi, Three Moves Ahead
Troy, Tom and Rob talk about Code Force’s Distant Worlds, a 4x Space RTS that tries to tackle the challenge of ceding control. How can a game get past player paranoia about letting the AI handle things? When does a player choose to intervene? How can the AI failure at basic tasks undermine your confidence […]
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The Three Moves Ahead PAX Brunch Group Shot
April 5th, 2010 · 8 Comments · PAX, Three Moves Ahead
Thanks everyone for coming. Julian and Rob are third and fourth on the left from the bottom. I’m third from the bottom on the right with the ladies, Meghan and Tiffany. If you see yourself on the photo, let me know and I can tag you for the Facebook shot.
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 58: Phoning it In About Pax
April 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · PAX, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
With the post con exhaustion, panelists running around like crazy and Julian Murdoch fighting some sort of bug, it’s sort of a wonder we got a show together at all this week. Rob, Julian and I talk about why we loved PAX East. What makes a fan con different from a trade show? Is Microsoft […]
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