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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · 19h

This week, @len.bsky.social and @mhwilliams.bsky.social are joined by Ruth Cassidy and Sin Vega to discuss Endless Legend 2's Early Access launch and a bunch of other stuff we've been playing in this chill variety chat.

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Three Moves Ahead: Endless Legend 2 & Friends

Episode 640. What Really Is A Strategy Game?

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · 20d

Endless Legend 2 is on deck, so stay tuned for that one!

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · 20d

This week, @len.bsky.social, @ianboudreau.com, and Fraser discuss the Past and Future of Dawn of War, in the forms of Dawn of War: Definitive Edition, which holds up shockingly well for such a venerable RTS, and Dawn of War 4, which we got to play a demo of!
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Three Moves Ahead: The Past and Future Dawn of War

Episode 639. Relics of A Bygone Age.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · 29d

Subscribe to our friends at Aftermath.site!

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 29d

Welcoming a reluctant 43-year-old man to Civil War (and other) strategy games:

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Aug 16

This week, @mhwilliams.bsky.social, @ianboudreau.com, Sin Vega, and @len.bsky.social sink their oversized incisors into Timberborn, an Early Access city-builder we missed covering at its launch, and we're not sure when it's going to be done... so what better time to talk about it than now? #bobr

Three Moves Ahead: Timberborn

Episode 638. Better Late Than Never.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Aug 5

This week, @len.bsky.social got to chat with Frost Giant's Tim Morten and Tim Campbell about their careers working on RTS, Stormgate leaving early access, and the Ashes of Earth campaign.

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Three Moves Ahead: Stormgate: Ashes of Earth Interview

Episode 637. Open The Gates.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Jul 31

This week, @rcmacleod.bsky.social comes to be tutored in the ways of Civil War strategy games by @robzacny.bsky.social, @rowan.monster, and @lukeplunkett.com.

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Three Moves Ahead: Civil War Midlife Crisis

Episode 636. Let's Remember Some Guys.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Jul 28

New for $5+ Patrons: We got to talk for 2.5 hours with Paradox's Johan Andersson about Europa Universalis 5, "crunch" culture, difficulty in strategy games, and more!

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No CB Megacast 14: The Johan Interview | Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Jul 13

You can find them on the episode page right below the description:
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We could start putting them in the show notes for other platforms as well, though.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Jul 12

This week, @len.bsky.social, @mhwilliams.bsky.social, and @dominictarason.com run down the most exciting and notable strategy and tactics games from Steam Next Fest 2025 (and a couple that are outside our usual wheelhouse).

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Three Moves Ahead: Three Moves Ahead 635 - The Strategy Games of Steam Next Fest 2025

Episode 635. Who's next?

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Jun 30

This week, @len.bsky.social, @lukeplunkett.com, @mhwilliams.bsky.social, and @jonbolds.bsky.social roll out the royal red carpet for 9 Kings, a tile-placement strategy roguelite that's... kind of hard to describe, honestly.

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Three Moves Ahead: 9 Kings

Episode 634. We'll lead as nine kings.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · May 23

It's even more EU5, this time on Three Moves Ahead Original Flavor as Len, Fraser, and Jon gather for a second panel discussion on the press hands-on for Europa Universalis 5 and argue about whether or not Greenland is a good starter nation.

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Three Moves Ahead: Even More EU5

Episode 633. Learning Curve.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · May 8

Europa Universalis 5 is real! And we played it!

40-minute free preview: www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes...

2.5-hour megacast for Patrons: www.patreon.com/posts/128479...

And there is more to come!

Three Moves Ahead: We Played Europa Universalis 5! (No CB Megacast 11 Preview)

Episode 632. The Johan Piece Is Real!

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Apr 29

New for $5+ Patrons: NoCB Megacast 10: "Antici-"

Two more hours of dissecting dev diaries for the top secret Paradox game "Project Caesar" that *some have speculated* is Europa Universalis 5.
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Last chance to get it for 20% off 1st month with code 37E8A at sign up!

No CB Megacast 10: Antici- | Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Apr 24

Whoops, forgot to include this in the show notes!
Get 20% off your first month at Patreon.com/3MA with code: 37E8A

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Apr 23

This week, @len.bsky.social was joined by @caseyexplosion.bsky.social to discuss Cataclismo, a horde survival RTS with a unique, LEGO-like base-building mechanic.

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Len @len.bsky.social · Apr 2

You can subscribe to my podcast, @3ma.bsky.social, which is about strategy and tactics games. This month only, for the first time ever, we're offering a discount code for 20% off your first month. That means $4 gets you access to *years* of bonus episodes.
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Code: 37E8A at sign-up

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Mar 25

New for $5+ Patrons-

No CB Megacast 9.5: Simon the Heathen

3 hours and 40 minutes of more ADHD hyperfixation on the latest Europa Universalis dev diaries!

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A picturesque Italian vineyard with a goblet of wine and some grapes in the foreground.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Mar 25

New for $5+ Patrons-

No CB Megacast 9.5: Simon the Heathen

3 hours and 40 minutes of more ADHD hyperfixation on the latest Europa Universalis dev diaries!

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Mar 18

This week, @len.bsky.social, @mhwilliams.bsky.social, and @lukeplunkett.com take a look at Two Point Museum! We discuss how it's such a great fit for the formula Two Point Studios built over their previous games and how you make a museum game without presenting a tacit endorsement of grave robbing.

Three Moves Ahead: Two Point Museum

Episode 630. It belongs in a...

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Mar 18

They were able to help me figure out which email I used to sign up for the account.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Mar 18

This week, @len.bsky.social, @mhwilliams.bsky.social, and @lukeplunkett.com take a look at Two Point Museum! We discuss how it's such a great fit for the formula Two Point Studios built over their previous games and how you make a museum game without presenting a tacit endorsement of grave robbing.

Three Moves Ahead: Two Point Museum

Episode 630. It belongs in a...

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Mar 15

Hey, we're back, Bluesky! Check out our most recent episode about RTS shoutcasting:
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Three Moves Ahead: RTS Shoutcasting and Stormgate 0.3.0 with BeoMulf

Episode 629. Flag on the Play.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Aug 19

This week, @len.bsky.social , @jonbolds.bsky.social , and @iboudreau.bsky.social are joined by @cheflubu.bsky.social to delve into Baldur's Gate 3. We discuss what really makes this a CRPG that can be enthusiastically recommended to tactics fans.

Three Moves Ahead: Baldur's Gate 3

Episode 596. Roll for Initiative.

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Three Moves Ahead @3ma.bsky.social · Aug 18

A 7?!

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