Better late than never, freelance friends Jason Wilson and Rowan Kaiser join Rob for a love-in on Warlock: Master of the Arcane. They discuss how much it improved with patches, how its trans-dimensional map is both amazing and wasted, and how it solves classic problems of the fantasy strategy game. Big thanks to Jonathan Downin […]
Entries Tagged as 'Three Moves Ahead'
Three Moves Ahead Episode 172 – I AM WARLOCKED
June 10th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 171 – Fun with 3MA
June 2nd, 2012 · 7 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Tom Chick, SMG studios designer David Heron, and Jon Shafer join Rob to reflect on their various issues with “fun” and how we relate to games. It’s a rambling discussion about what we want from games, how we want to talk about them, and whether enjoyment is possible without fun. Listen here. RSS here. Subscribe […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 170: Classic Game Analysis – Kohan
May 26th, 2012 · 20 Comments · Design, Podcast, RTS, Three Moves Ahead, Timegate
Tom Chick comes back to the show to join Rob and Troy for a look back at one of the great real time strategy series – Timegate’s Kohan games. What made Kohan unique and what games, if any, have followed on its original ideas? Is Kohan 2: Kings of War really an inferior sequel? Cities […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 169: Out of the Park Baseball and Managing Things
May 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
This week, Bill Abner from No High Scores returns to the show along with new guest Dirk Knemeyer from Conquistador Games. What do they have in common? Both have better OOTP league teams than Troy does. The trio talk about the improvements in OOTP 13, what makes the OOTP series so special and enduring – […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 168: Return of Bomber Command
May 11th, 2012 · Comments Off on Three Moves Ahead Episode 168: Return of Bomber Command · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Lee Brimmicombe-Wood returns to the podcast so Bruce Geryk can talk more about bombers and commanding them, in the recently released board game Bomber Command. And unlike last time, we let them talk it all the way through! More on design decisions, simulating the air war and balancing history and play. Plus a detour into […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 167 – Naval War: Arctic Circle
May 4th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Jan Haugland from Turbotape Games drops by to talk to Rob about the art and science of designing a modern naval sim. Radars, ships, scenarios…is Naval War: Arctic Circle the spiritual successor to Harpoon that I have been waiting for? Listen here. Register at Idle Thumbs then join us in the episode thread! (This is […]
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