Three Moves Ahead
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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.
Episodes
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Jul 4, 2013 • 1h 17min
Three Moves Ahead 223: God Help the Marines on Iwo Jima
Evan Lahti joins Rob to talk about Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm (a totally LEGIT strategy topic). They discuss why it outstrips Heroes of Stalingrad, how it does faction design right, and the role of asymmetry.
Jun 28, 2013 • 1h 6min
Three Moves Ahead 222: Wargame: See Deep, Think Deeper
Bruce and Tom join Rob for a late-night chat about Wargame: AirLand Battle, Cold War tactics and politics, and Rob's overwhelming awfulness at this game.
4 snips
Jun 20, 2013 • 1h 20min
Three Moves Ahead 221: Binding With Iron
Troy and Bruce team up to discuss the track record of railroad games through strategy history, from 1830 through Railroad Tycoon and Rails Across America and beyond. How do these games distinguish themselves from each other? What is the attraction? Does Ticket to Ride count?
Jun 11, 2013 • 1h 10min
Three Moves Ahead 220: Expanding the Company of Heroes
Relic's Quinn Duffy and former Relic producer and friend of the show Shane Neville join Rob to talk about Company of Heroes past and future.
9 snips
Jun 5, 2013 • 1h 21min
Three Moves Ahead 219: Meeting of the Minds
Rob talks to the Paradox brain trust of CEO Fred Wester and VP Shams Jorjani to discuss publishing, Paradox's approach to the business, and whether reviewers are the enemy.
May 30, 2013 • 1h 14min
Three Moves Ahead 218: The War in Europa
EU IV lead Thomas Johansson and freelance writer Joe Robinson join Rob to talk about their recent adventures with a massive EU IV multiplayer session.EU IV lead Thomas Johansson and freelance writer Joe Robinson join Rob to talk about their recent adventures with a massive EU IV multiplayer session.EU IV lead Thomas Johansson and freelance writer Joe Robinson join Rob to talk about their recent adventures with a massive EU IV multiplayer session.
14 snips
May 20, 2013 • 1h 6min
Three Moves Ahead 217: Victoria Day
3MA Producer Michael Hermes and GWJ editor Erik Hanson joins Rob and Tom to talk about Victoria II: Heart of Darkness. Rob is reconsidering some of his earlier, harsher views on Victoria while Tom argues that it is a towering achievement of game design that speaks to real-world politics in a way few others have ever attempted.
6 snips
May 14, 2013 • 1h 18min
Three Moves Ahead 216: Lost in Space
Paul Dean joins Rob to talk about their shared frustration with the state of strategy games among the stars.
May 1, 2013 • 1h 13min
Three Moves Ahead 215: Early Access
Tom Chick and Rob talk about the rise of early access programs, whether it's a good thing, and what it means for their work.
Apr 24, 2013 • 1h 18min
Three Moves Ahead 214: We <3 the Swarm
Andrew Groen and Sean Sands join Rob to discuss how Heart of the Swarm has changed StarCraft 2, and the evolving competitive landscape. (Cover image: Enrique Espinoza courtesy MLG)
