Three Moves Ahead

Three Moves Ahead 589: 'Board Game' vs 'Simulation'-style Strategy Games

Apr 21, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Advantages of Different Sides of Strategy Games
02:04 • 4min
3
Grand Strategy and Simulation
05:42 • 2min
4
The Differences Between a Grand Strategy Game and Other Strategy Games
07:52 • 1min
5
The Importance of Real Time in Strategy Games
09:11 • 2min
6
How to Play Crusader Kings
11:04 • 2min
7
How to Play Grand Strategy Games
12:37 • 2min
8
The Magic of User Research
14:13 • 2min
9
The Importance of Game Literacy
15:50 • 3min
10
Nested Tooltips: The Best Idea Ever
18:32 • 2min
11
How to Overcome the Hump in CK3
20:10 • 4min
12
The Sweet Spot for Crusader King
23:54 • 3min
13
Crusader Kings 3: A Strategy Game
26:35 • 2min
14
The Tension Between Old World and Victory Conditions
28:17 • 1min
15
The Story of Hearts of Iron
29:42 • 2min
16
The Rise and Fall of the Crusader King
31:55 • 3min
17
The Importance of Culture in Siege Games
34:34 • 2min
18
How to Mix Up a 4x Game
36:20 • 5min
19
The Tension Between Realistic History and Making a Fun Video Game
41:13 • 2min
20
The Importance of Simulating Weather
42:58 • 2min
21
The Importance of Abstraktion in GSG
44:40 • 3min
22
The Golden Ages
47:40 • 2min
23
The Tension Between History and Strategy
49:58 • 2min
24
How to Optimize and Get the Most Out of a Game
51:57 • 2min
25
The History of Old World
54:21 • 3min
26
How to Deal With Tension in History
57:01 • 2min
27
Sieve: A Transitional Strategy Game
58:46 • 2min
28
The Limits of Optimization in Simulation Games
01:00:36 • 2min
29
The Importance of Attention in Video Games
01:02:11 • 2min
30
The Importance of Sieve in Chess
01:03:46 • 2min
31
Sieve Seven: The Future of Civilization
01:05:41 • 2min
32
Designing Sieve 7: A Tough Spot
01:07:35 • 2min
33
The Opaqueness of Grand Strategy Games
01:09:23 • 2min
34
The Importance of Understanding Uh in Battles
01:11:52 • 2min
35
The Importance of Explanation in Siege Combat
01:13:48 • 2min
36
The Difference Between Pirate Escapes and Civilization
01:15:21 • 2min
37
The Importance of Grand Strategy
01:17:30 • 2min
38
How to Make a Strategy Game
01:19:18 • 3min