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Three Moves Ahead 591: Darkest Dungeon 2
May 21, 2023

Rowan, Len, and Nerium hitch their wagon to Darkest Dungeon 2 and set in for the long haul on this epic-length episode. We discuss some of the ways this sequel is an improvement over one of 3MA's cons

Three Moves Ahead 590: Wartales
May 13, 2023

Rowan, Nerium, and Luke set off into the fantasy landscape of Wartales to give a glimpse at one of the most robust tactical management games we've seen in a while. They discuss how it's a counterpoint

Three Moves Ahead 589: 'Board Game' vs 'Simulation'-style Strategy Games
April 21, 2023

It's an all-star panel as Len and Mike Williams are joined by Mohawk Games' and Idle Thumbs' own Soren Johnson and Paradox Tinto's Johan Andersson to chip away at a tricky target: the different design

Three Moves Ahead 588: The Great War: Western Front
April 14, 2023

This week, Len and Ian welcome military historian Brett Devereaux back to the show to talk about The Great War: Western Front. We discuss what it gets right and what it gets wrong about the trenches,

Three Moves Ahead 587: Terra Nil
March 31, 2023

This week, Rowan teams up with Fanbyte's Mike Williams and Kotaku's Luke Plunkett to discuss Terra Nil, a "city builder in reverse" about restoring the natural ecosystem of a devastated planet. We bre

Three Moves Ahead 586: Industrialization and Snowballing w/ Bret Devereaux
March 24, 2023

Len and Ian are joined once again by our official unofficial historical consultant, UNC Chapel Hill's Dr. Bret Devereaux, to discuss a couple of interrelated topics: Snowballing in strategy games and

Three Moves Ahead 585: Phantom Brigade
March 10, 2023

We have a packed panel this week as Jon is joined by Fanbyte's Mike Williams and Nerium Strom, Waypoint's Renata Price, and Freehold Games' Brian Bucklew to hop into the cockpit on Phantom Brigade. Th

Three Moves Ahead 584: Company of Heroes 3
February 25, 2023

Rob and Ian are joined by Kotaku's Luke Plunkett to dig in to Company of Heroes 3. The long-awaited World War II RTS left us with mixed feelings, between a dynamic campaign that just doesn't really wo

Three Moves Ahead 583: Religion Revisited
February 17, 2023

Len, Jon, and Ian kick off what is to be an ongoing series revisiting some big ideas in strategy games that we haven't covered since Ye Olde Podcast Days of Yore. This time around, we're taking a fres

Three Moves Ahead 582: Europa Universalis IV - Anbennar
January 27, 2023

It's a NoCBcast semi-reunion as Len is joined by Lambert (https://www.youtube.com/Lambert2191) and Father Lorris (https://www.chapelcomic.com/) to discuss Anbennar, our favorite Europa Universalis IV