Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead 227: What's the Deal with Lord Management? Aug 08, 2013

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Idle Thumbs' Sean Vanaman and former Escapist editor Tom Endo join Rob to explain the appeal and hurdles of Dota 2 and lord management.

Three Moves Ahead 226: Firaxis' Revisionists Jul 28, 2013

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Ed Beach and producer Dennis Shirk sit down with Rob to discuss their thinking behind Brave New World, and making a better Civilization V.

Three Moves Ahead 225: Brave New World Jul 20, 2013

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Rob, Troy, Fraser Brown, and Rowan Kaiser talk about the latest Civilization expansion.

Three Moves Ahead 224: Stopped at the Gates of Moscow Jul 12, 2013

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Tom Chick joins Rob to talk about their feelings toward Company of Heroes, and why they both feel a bit disappointed. Tom thinks the game's economy is broken and it's become too armor driven, while Rob is really depressed by the faction design. And yet Rob still likes it, while Tom finds it ultimately pointless.

Three Moves Ahead 223: God Help the Marines on Iwo Jima Jul 04, 2013

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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.

Three Moves Ahead 222: Wargame: See Deep, Think Deeper Jun 28, 2013

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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.

Three Moves Ahead 221: Binding With Iron Jun 20, 2013

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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?

Three Moves Ahead 220: Expanding the Company of Heroes Jun 11, 2013

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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.

Three Moves Ahead 219: Meeting of the Minds Jun 05, 2013

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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.

Three Moves Ahead 218: The War in Europa May 30, 2013

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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.

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