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Three Moves Ahead 602: Patreon Preview: An Interview with Michele Pirovano (dotAGE)
November 29, 2023

Listen to the first five minutes of our November Patreon episode for free, and then hear the full one hour and 15 minute interview by subscribing at Patreon.com/3MA!Len had a chance to chat this mon

Three Moves Ahead 601: Victoria 3: One Year Later
November 25, 2023

Len is joined by Dr. Bret Devereaux and Chapel Comic creator Father Lorris to take a look at Victoria 3 one year later. Is this a game that deserves to stand beside Paradox's best yet? And if not, wha

Three Moves Ahead 599: Cities: Skylines 2
October 28, 2023

Len and Jon are joined by Sin Vega and Well There's Your Problem's Justin Roczniak (donoteat01) to discuss Cities: Skylines 2. We have some mixed feelings about this much anticipated sequel, and we do

Three Moves Ahead 598: Total War: Pharaoh
October 14, 2023

Len and Ian are joined by freelance writer Josh Broadwell to discuss Total War: Pharaoh, the first properly historical Total War in an actual age. We dig into the new campaign mechanics, the feel of t

Three Moves Ahead 597: Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
September 29, 2023

This week, Jon is joined by RPS Editor in Chief Katherine Castle and freelance writer Dominic Tarason to discuss Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. Mimimi's swan song, as we sadly learned after recording

Three Moves Ahead 596: Baldur's Gate 3
August 19, 2023

Len, Jon, and Ian are joined by Brian "Chef Lu Bu" Smawley to delve into Baldur's Gate 3. We discuss what really makes this a CRPG that can be enthusiastically recommended to tactics fans, what our fa

Three Moves Ahead 595: Aliens: Dark Descent
July 29, 2023

Rob, Len, and Rowan are in the pipe, five-by-five, to discuss Aliens: Dark Descent. An unconventional squad-based stealth game that brings James Cameron's sci-fi classic to a new (and dare we say bett

Three Moves Ahead 594: Jagged Alliance 3
July 22, 2023

This week, Len is joined by Sin Vega and Dominic Tarason to discuss Jagged Alliance 3, the long-awaited sequel to one of the greatest tactical games of all time. Did they do a good job of recapturing

Three Moves Ahead 593: Rule the Waves 3
June 30, 2023

It's the... Summer of Wargaming? When a game comes along that's even too obscure and spreadsheet-y for our normal panel, we light the Grognard Beacon. And this week, first-timers Wesley Livesay and Be

Three Moves Ahead 592: Age of Wonders 4
June 09, 2023

Len, Rowan, and Jon step through the portal into Age of Wonders 4, the latest fantasy 4X from Triumph and Paradox. We dig deep into the strategic and tactical pacing and why so much of it hits the spo