Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead 247: Korsun Pocket Jan 16, 2014

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Rob and Bruce revisit SSG's classic Korsun Pocket in this first episode of 3MA's Winter of Wargaming. Rob tells us how the game holds up to someone seeing it for the first time and Bruce explains what made Korsun Pocket unique and important at its release in 2003.

Three Moves Ahead 246: Commentarii de Bello Gallico Jan 11, 2014

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Rob and Troy go deep into Roman history to talk about the expansion to Total War: Rome II - Caeser in Gaul. Have Creative Assembly turned their trireme around? Listen in to see if Rob is less irate and hear Troy drop the best sound bite in the history of the show. Alternate title: You've Got Some Gaul

Three Moves Ahead 245: Auld Lang Zerg Dec 31, 2013

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Tom makes the bold claim that the traditional RTS is dead by the hands of MOBAs. Troy still likes Civ and Rob discusses his space minivan as well as pushing through the less savory parts of SimCity.

Three Moves Ahead 244: Best of eSports 2013 Dec 28, 2013

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Andrew Groen and Taylor Cocke join Rob to talk about the eSports scene in 2013. The crew discusses how the different games have evolved and where they'd like to see eSports go in the future.

Three Moves Ahead 243: Personal Highlight Reels Dec 17, 2013

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Julian, Bruce, and Rob sit down to discuss their favorite things from 2013. Rob and Bruce look forward to a Winter of Wargaming. Bruce and Julian argue about Waterdeep.

Three Moves Ahead 242: A Black Turn of Events Dec 10, 2013

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Pieter de Jong and Tomislav Uzelac join Rob and Bruce to talk about the Black Turn expansion for Unity of Command. They go in-depth on the Eastern Front and principles of scenario design.

Three Moves Ahead 241: Sons of Abraham Dec 03, 2013

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Campo Santo's Nels Anderson joins Rob, Rowan, and T.J Hafer to talk about the Crusader Kings 2 Sons of Abraham expansion and why it speaks to so many people outside the traditional grand-strategy sphere.

Three Moves Ahead 240: Enemy Within Nov 26, 2013

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David Heron and Rowan Kaiser join Rob to talk about the Enemy Within add-on for XCOM.

Three Moves Ahead 239: A Blizzard of Enthusiasm Nov 15, 2013

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Rob, Fraser Brown, and TJ Hafer have come away from Blizzcon feeling like Blizzard is more of a strategy studio than it's been in years.

Three Moves Ahead 238: State of the RTS Nov 08, 2013

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Soren Johnson joins Rob and Troy to discuss the meaning of the RTS format, why the traditional genre definition is too narrow, and his new studio.