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Three Moves Ahead

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Three Moves Ahead is the leading strategy game themed podcast on the internet. Every week a panel of knowledgeable gamers with strong opinions meets to talk about the strategy and war games of the day, design issues and games in the wider world.

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  • 25 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 1 hr 12 min
  • English
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  • Sep 20, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

    Three Moves Ahead 639: The Past and Future Dawn of War

    Len, Ian, and Fraser are placed onto the battlefield from strategic reserves to talk about the past and future of Dawn of War. The past: the recent Dawn of War: Definitive Edition and how well it holds up for a 20-plus-year-old game. The future: Dawn of W

  • Aug 16, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min

    Three Moves Ahead 638: Timberborn

    Timberborn is one of those Early Access games that we missed covering at its original launch, and we're not sure when it's going to be actually done... so what better time to talk about it than now, honestly? Len, Ian, Mike, and Sin sink their oversized i

  • Aug 5, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

    Three Moves Ahead 637: Stormgate: Ashes of Earth Interview

    With Stormgate leaving Early Access alongside the release of its first full single-player campaign, Ashes of Earth, Len chatted with Frost Giant's Top Tims, Tim Morten and Tim Campbell, about what has changed in the last year and what this new chapter mea

  • Jul 31, 2025 · 1 hr 51 min

    Three Moves Ahead 636: Civil War Midlife Crisis

    Aftermath's Riley MacLeod has developed a sudden interest in the American Civil War, and we've assembled a 3MA all-star team featuring Rob Zacny, Rowan Kaiser, Len Hafer, and Luke Plunkett to walk him through this difficult and confusing time. We use Ulti

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