Three Moves Ahead
Three Moves Ahead is the leading strategy game themed podcast on the internet. Every week a panel of knowledgeable gamers with strong opinions meets to talk about the strategy and war games of the day, design issues and games in the wider world.
Latest episodes
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Sep 4, 2020 • 1h 2min
Three Moves Ahead 503: Total War: Three Kingdoms - The Furious Wild
Rob and Leana are joined by Creative Assembly's Simon Mann to talk about the latest DLC for Total War: Three Kingdoms, The Furious Wild.
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Aug 29, 2020 • 1h 26min
Three Moves Ahead 502: A Total War Saga: Troy
Rob, T.J., and Fraser are joined by freelance writer Dia Lacina to discuss A Total War Saga: Troy. The ancient city, not the creator of this show.
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Aug 13, 2020 • 52min
Three Moves Ahead 501: Othercide
Rob and T.J. are joined by freelance writer Astrid Johnson to discuss goth girl tactics game Othercide.
Aug 2, 2020 • 3h 7min
Three Moves Ahead 500: Origins
For our landmark 500th episode, Rob sits down with Rowan, T.J., Troy, and Bruce to discuss the formative games that made us strategy fans. Buckle in - it's a long one!
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Jun 30, 2020 • 1h 13min
Three Moves Ahead 499: Desperados III
USgamer's Mike Williams and Kotaku's Luke Plunkett join Rob to talk about Desperados III, the stealth tactics puzzler from Mimimi. They talk quicksaving versus flow, stealth tactics vs stealth immersive sims, and Desperados vs. Shadow Tactics, the previous game from this developer.
Jun 6, 2020 • 54min
Three Moves Ahead 498: Crusader Kings 3 Hands-On
Rob and T.J. got some hands-on time with an in-development build of Crusader Kings 3, and they have a lot to say about it. Can the medieval strategy sequel live up to its now august predecessor?
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May 29, 2020 • 1h 14min
Three Moves Ahead 497: Gears Tactics
Rob is joined by Cameron Kunzelman and Evan Lahti to discuss Gears Tactics, which adapts the familiar rhythms and dynamics of Gears of War to a turn-based, squad-tactics format with generally positive results.
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May 13, 2020 • 1h 16min
Three Moves Ahead 496: XCOM: Chimera Squad
Rob, Rowan, and Bruno Dias start working the mean streets of City 31 as they discuss XCOM: Chimera Squad.
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May 1, 2020 • 1h 2min
Three Moves Ahead 495: Sports
With the sports world mostly on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sports games have emerged to take their place in some of the oddest ways. Rob discusses this weird moment for sports sims with Troy, Jenn Cutter, and Kat Bailey. They chat about why sim motorsports seem to be working well, but most console sports sims don't seem to have the same resonance. Rob accuses Troy of being the target audience for beat reporting based on Out of the Park leagues. Troy denies the charge, then describes the travails of his Expos dynasty in detail.
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Apr 23, 2020 • 1h 17min
Three Moves Ahead 494: Stellaris Federations
Rowan, Jon, and T.J. are joined by Waypoint and Friends at the Table's Austin Walker to once again ask the immortal question: Is Stellaris good now? On the heels of a diplomacy rework and four years of expansions, what has become of Paradox's oddball 4X space child?
