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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:24:53 -0800

Three Moves Ahead Episode 40 – Listeners Write Back
Troy, Bruce and Julian deal with a few questioners listeners brought to the panel. Can noobs and experts play together? What is...
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:13:36 -0800

Civ MMO Canceled?
I wonder what the odds are that I could get 2k to actually comment on this.
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:38:26 -0800

Field of Glory: I’d Like Some More Please
The computer version of Field of Glory satisfies two itches at once. First, it is a very simple and very fast playing wargame,...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:22:36 -0800

Solium Infernum Live Blogging
Tom Chick, Bruce Geryk and I have been playing Solium Infernum for the last few days. Because the build is still in flux, we...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:09 -0800

Decade Feature – 2001: Kohan Immortal Sovereigns
One of the great things about these feature series is that they give me license to reinstall games I hadn’t touched in a...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:40 -0800

Stardock’s Customer Report 2009
Brad Wardell has published the Stardock customer report and it’s got little bits of interesting information, especially...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:56:49 -0800

Field of Glory now available
The PC adaptation of the Field of Glory miniature rule set is now available from Slitherine. . Game play that allows...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:08:38 -0800

Supreme Commander 2: A Ten Minute Presentation
Chris Taylor narrates a ten minute trailer of Supreme Commander 2. I love how the game looks, even though it is in pre-Alpha.
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:44:23 -0800

Three Moves Ahead Episode 39 – Bob Smith and Armada 2526
Another guest this week as Ntronium Studios lead Bob Smith talks to Troy and Tom about the imminent release of Armada 2526. Bob...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:06:31 -0800

Decade Feature – 2001: Black & White
What this is about. I have this fear that something bad will one day happen to Peter Molyneux. Because if he ever suffered harm...
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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:47:36 -0800

Decade Feature – 2000: Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
When I was in grade school, I had a set of painted toy soldiers. While my friends had the anonymous green plastic bazooka guys...
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:56:09 -0800

Victoria 2 – “Because we can”
Fun fact: My review of Victoria for Computer Games Magazine was the first review I was ever paid for. Chris King’s...
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:19 -0800

Command and Conquer Comes to Conclusion?
Always be wary of rumors, especially from sites that specialize in rumors. But Kotaku is reporting that the massive layoffs at...
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:50:53 -0800

Three Moves Ahead Episode 38 – Expansions and DLC
This week’s show begins with a business chat as we talk about the changing revenue models in all gaming as downloadable...
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:33:53 -0800

Dragon Age: Origins
It’s not a strategy game but I thought I should weigh in on what’s been consuming the time of me and my friends. I...
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:27:37 -0800

Histwar: Les Grognards Dropped By Battlefront
I can’t say I blame them. Histwar, an ambitious Napoleonic strategy/wargame, has been in development forever and it says...
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:17:59 -0800

Three Moves Ahead Episode 37 – Chris Park and AI War: Fleet Command
Chris Park from Arcen Games joins us this week to talk about independent game development and how his sci-fi RTS AI War: Fleet...
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:44:49 -0800

The Escapist Goes to War
This week’s issue of The Escapist is dedicated to the idea of war, and the articles are generally interesting. Greg...
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:43:27 -0800

Turn Based vs Real Time
I’ve always thought that the division of strategy games into turn based and real time categories was artificial. How a...
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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:28 -0800

Egypt: Engineering an Empire
I just finished teaching about this stuff. Egypt is the first in a series a turn based grand strategy games with important...
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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:47:39 -0800

Now What?
With the teaching done and buried for now, it’s time to get back to the blogging thing. But I’m finding my strategy...
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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:41:50 -0700

Decade Feature – 2000: Sacrifice
What this is about. The just shall live by faith and kill by hellmouths. Sacrifice is the very definition of a cult hit. Like...
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:05:38 -0700

Decade Feature – 2000: Shogun Total War
Know the enemy, and know yourself It seems fitting that 2000 should have seen the release of Shogun: Total War, the inaugural...
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:53 -0700

Feature Series Authors
The decade feature series is almost ready to go, but an introduction is in order. You all know me, and you all know one of my...
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:06:15 -0700

Three Moves Ahead Episode 36 – Time to Catch Up
We try to make up some ground this week with a little chat about Panzer General: Allied Assault (via Julian), Eufloria (via...
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