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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Three Moves Ahead'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 30 — Role Playing and Strategy Games
September 16th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 29 – Getting Started
September 8th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
This week, a full panel deals with the question of getting started in strategy gaming. Should people approach the genre from first principles (The Murdoch Method) or through a topic they are interested in (The Goodfellow Approach)? How important is the visual immersion compared to the mechanics? Bonus: Everyone is called an idiot by someone […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 28 – We’re on a boat
September 1st, 2009 · 8 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames
The smallest podcast ever! Scheduling confusion means that just Tom and Troy are on hand to talk about naval tactics in strategy games. High on nostalgia, low on insight and yet another plug for Crown of Glory: Emperor’s Edition‘s tactical naval engine. You do get a moment where Tom fancies himself to be Da Vinci. […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 27 – Mark H. Walker and Lock N Load
August 25th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Matrix, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead, Wargames
The panel welcomes Mark H. Walker to the round table for a bruising discussion of his upcoming squad based wargame Lock N Load: Heroes of Stalingrad. Bruce and Julian dominate an unusually combative conversation, which only shows how much we care. What is the place of narrative in war games? Do designers overestimate how intuitive […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 26 – We Built This City
August 18th, 2009 · 8 Comments · City Builder, Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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 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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