Three Moves Ahead

This week, @TilFolkvang is joined by @Fatherlorris and Sin Vega to discuss Frostpunk 2, the long-awaited sequel to the quintessential survival city-builder. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/f…

This week, @TilFolkvang and @RowanKaiser are joined by @KrisLorischild to discuss Tactical Breach Wizards! We discuss how rare it is for a game to be this funny on purpose, and how it creates interesting tactical puzzles with simple ingredients. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/t…

This week, @TilFolkvang was joined by @DLagettie, the CEO of MicroProse, to discuss bringing a classic sim/strategy brand back from the dead. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/t…

This month for patrons: another four hours of EU5 dev diary discussion focusing on warfare! patreon.com/posts/no-cb-me…

This week, @TilFolkvang, @LukePlunkett, and @BretDevereaux dig into Total War: Pharaoh's huge Dynasties glow-up. We dig into the historical sources, as well as whether Creative Assembly's apology tour is a sign of things to come, or a one-off PR move. idlethumbs.net/forums/topic/1…

With Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic emerging out of early access, @TilFolkvang and @JonBolds were joined by Sin Vega and @wtyppod's Justin Roczniak to figure out who this game is for. (The answer is weirdos like us.) idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/w…

This week, @TilFolkvang, @Fatherlorris, and @Lambert2191 sat down with @Jayhant to discuss the future of the Anbennar fantasy total conversion mod, and what he thinks of the dev diaries that have been released so far for EU5. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/t…

This week, @TilFolkvang, @LukePlunkett, and Ian discuss Homeworld 3, a space strategy sequel more than two decades in the making. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/h…

It is with a heavy heart I must announce we have once again broken the record for the longest-ever episode of this show talking about a video game that is not out yet. Free preview: idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/t… Extended cut for Patrons: patreon.com/posts/no-cb-me…

This week, @TilFolkvang, @JonBolds, and Ian are joined by our official unofficial historical consultant @BretDevereaux to discuss the surprise hit medieval city-builder, Manor Lords! idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/m…

Just as an FYI, our next regular episode on Manor Lords is in the can and will be out soon! The plan is not to have only one regular show and one Patreon episode per month. That's just how the scheduling panned out this time.

Last month's EU5 Megacast, discussing the latest dev diaries from the ultra secret Paradox project codenamed Project Caesar, was the longest episode in 3MA history. Until right now. 37-minute free preview: idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/g… Four-hour extended cut: patreon.com/posts/no-cb-ex…

This week, @TilFolkvang is joined by Ian Boudreau, @LukePlunkett, @AutomaticZen, and @velcrocyborg to perform a bit of an autopsy on Millennia, the Civ-like historical 4X from C Prompt Games and Paradox. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/m…

This week, @TilFolkvang is joined by @Fatherlorris and @Lambert2191 to discuss Paradox Tinto's "Project Caesar," which is probably Europa Universalis 5! 30-minute free preview: idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/e… 3.5-hour extended Megacast for Patrons: patreon.com/posts/nocb-ext…

This week, @TilFolkvang, @JonBolds, and @AutomaticZen deal a few hands of Balatro: It's poker? Sort of? Not really? Poker with boss battles. Poker with booster packs. Poker with tarot cards? What is this madness? idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/b…

This week, @TilFolkvang, @JonBolds, and @AutomaticZen discussed the strategy games of Steam Next Fest 2024! We pick out our unexpected favorites and run through some of the heavy-hitters like Stormgate, Millennia, and Homeworld 3. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/t…

Aw heck, it's podcast time! @TilFolkvang is joined by @AutomaticZen and @neriumstrom to take a look ahead at the strategy games of 2024 and make some predictions! idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/2…

Rowan's going live momentarily with more Against the Storm! twitch.tv/3malive

This week, @TilFolkvang and Ian are joined by @ChefLuBu_ATL to discuss Warhammer 40,000 on the tabletop! We go over a bit of lore, run through the factions, talk about our favorites, discuss how we got into the hobby, and why it may or may not be for you. idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/w…